GRENADA - Embattled Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has been holding meetings with his close political allies pondering his next move following a surprise decision by a former government minister to file a motion of no confidence in his administration. Former foreign affairs minister Karl Hood filed the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Thomas on Friday. It was the second such motion in a three month period. Informed sources said that the meetings, which began on Saturday, have been taking place at a private residence on the outskirts of the capital and that Mr Thomas is seeking to ensure the survival of his administration, ahead of the general election constitutionally due by July next year. Courtesy: go-jamaica.com...Read More

ST.GEORGE'S, Grenada - The Grenada Informer newspaper has apologized to Peter David, a senior official of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), over a headline printed in its July 13 edition. On page one of this weekend's issue of the newspaper, Grenada Informer expressed deep regrets for "any inconvenience, embarrassment, or considerable distress caused to Hon. Peter David by the misleading headline, and therefore sincerely apologizes accordingly." The offending headline read, "Peter David admits to conspiracy against leader." It was accompanied by a photo of David, the NDC general secretary who resigned from government as tourism minister in April. The Grenada Informer reported that David had revealed that unnamed members of...Read More

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -President Donald Ramotar on Saturday morning met with the entire diplomatic community in Guyana, including development agencies and their heads, in order to brief them on developments in relation to Linden, and efforts by the government regarding the civil unrest that occurred and is still occurring there. Lindeners have burnt several buildings, vehicles, and blocked roads into and out of the town since protests began on Wednesday. During clashes with police that same day, three people were killed and several others injured. Presidential advisor, Gail Teixeira, stated that Ramotar informed the diplomatic community about the meetings with the opposition parties and business investors in Linden. He also reiterated his...Read More

Two former government ministers joined the four opposition MPs in Grenada's House of Representatives on Friday to prevent passage of an amendment bill proposed by Finance Minister, Nazim Burke. Former Foreign Minister Karl Hood and Michael Church, an ex-Minister of Environment, voted with opposition leader Keith Mitchell and New National Party (NNP) MPs Roland Bhola, Elvin Nimrod and Clarice Modeste-Curwen in defeating the Insurance Amendment Bill 2012. Church resigned from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas in 2010, and Hood quit about two months ago. The two now sit as parliamentary backbenchers with two other former NDC ministers – Peter David and Joseph Gilbert. During Friday's vote,...Read More