St. George’s, May 6, 2010 (GIS) – The Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas between the Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago has been posted on the Government of Grenada website:

The seven-page document includes details of the treaty which was signed by Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Patrick Manning, at an official ceremony on April 21 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The ceremony was attended by the foreign ministers of the two countries, Grenadian and Trinidad officials who negotiated the maritime agreement as members of the Joint Boundary Commission, as well as representatives of non-governmental sectors in Grenada.

“We have always made it abundantly clear that as part of our policy of openness and transparency that the treaty was going to be made public. Now that that the treaty has been signed and ratified, we are now free to do that,’’ said Prime Minister Thomas, who is also Minister of Information.’’

Hon. Thomas urged nationals to read the treaty, which he describes as “a document with great prospects for exploration and exploitation of our vast marine resources, and which could help enhance and develop the national economy.’’

The Prime Minister also appealed for broad participations from citizens in a series of briefings on the treaty that is taking place nationwide.

The citizens’ briefings began May 4 in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and continued on May 5 in Victoria, St. Mark.