Pink sand runs uninterrupted for miles along Barbuda’s southwest coast. The shoreline is flat and wide. Low vegetation stretches inland. There are no high-rise resorts and no dense hotel clusters. Now Nobu is moving deeper into that landscape, several years after opening the beachfront Nobu eatery and club on the island. Nobu Hospitality has announced […]
Updated: 12:36 PM By the Caribbean Journal staff A payment made to the Prime Minister in Grenada has raised controversy on the island. According to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, five months ago, a friend of Grenada who does not wish to be publicly identified and whose place of corporate residence is the British Virgin Islands, […]
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada must change the image of politics in the country, according to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. The PM was speaking at a rally this weekend following his survival of a no-confidence motion brought by Opposition Leader Keith Mitchell. The country’s politics have been in turmoil following […]
Above: the rally in Grenada (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s ruling NDC government held a rally Sunday after Prime Minister Tillman Thomas’ survival of a no-confidence motion brought by the opposition NNP last week. The rally, which police said was attended by 2,000 people, was headed by Thomas. “Many of you were […]
Above: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of the NDC By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s ruling National Democratic Congress will be changing the date of its 2012 annual convention, the party announced Saturday. The convention, which was originally scheduled for July 8, will now be held on a new date, which the party has not yet […]
Above: Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas held talks Thursday with leaders of Non Governmental Organisations in the country on a range of issues affecting Grenada’s development. Thomas said the meeting was part of an effort by the government to maintain contact and dialogue with the […]
Above: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff With Grenada seeing its second high-profile cabinet resignation in less than a month, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said his government remained dedicated to the task of running the country. “Most of you are clearly indicating that as a government, we need to resolutely pursue the […]
Above: Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has named Dr George Vincent as the country’s new Tourism Minister, following the resignation of former Tourism Minister Peter David last week. Vincent will be sworn in on Monday as a Senator and the new Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture. “Dr […]
Above: MP and Former Tourism Minister Peter David By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian Tourism Minister Peter David resigned his position on Monday. David, whose portfolio includes Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture, said he was “pushed into having to take this decision” after Prime Minister Tillman Thomas did accept a proposal that the Minister of […]
Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has signed a $10.5 million loan agreement with OPEC’s Fund for International Development to be used for the repair and renovation of 10 schools and 17 kitchen facilities across the country. Grenadian Ambassador to the European Union Stephen Fletcher signed the agreement along […]
Above: Downtown St George’s Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Thailand’s Ambassador to Grenada Udomphol Ninnad visited Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas this week at his office in Botanical Gardens. The two sides both expressed the need for further strengthening of bilateral relations within the scope of South-South cooperation, particularly in the area […]
Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is looking to take steps to depoliticise the public service, according to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. Thomas was speaking about his decision to establish the Office of the Prime Minister as an entity separate and distinct from the Prime Minister’s Ministry. “This […]
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