Investment invited for proposed tourism adventure activities

St. George’s, January 21, 2011 â€" A senior government minister has said that the ruling NDC administration plans on deepening relations with the private sector in 2011, with the aim of enhancing the tourism industry and generating more revenue for the national economy.

Tourism Minister Peter David said the outreach to the business community is part of an initiative to meet with all tourism stakeholders to develop and implement a short to medium term tourism strategy.

“We will make every effort to deepen collaboration with other industry sectors to increase visitor arrivals, visitor spending and the industry’s contribution to the Grenadian economy,’’ Mr. David said

Government plans for refurbishment of Statium

In making his contribution to the 2011 Budget on Tuesday, Minister Simmons disclosed that government will be meeting with officials of an international company which has expressed an interest “in working with us on a Public/Private Initiative for the refurbishment of the stadium”.

The Minister said, like athletes, coaches and sports administrators, he is also disappointed that they were unable to do any work on the National Stadium.

The Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for St Andrew South East, said that Government is on target in its promise to develop a professional sporting nation.

He said that

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Source: Spiceislander.com - News & Information from Grenada

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Richie Richardson appointed Windies Team Manager

St John’s, Antiguaâ€" The West Indies Cricket Board announced the appointment of Richie Richardson as Team Manager of the West Indies Cricket Team.

Richardson, a former West Indies captain and legendary batsman, has been a successful businessman engaged in sport tourism ventures in his native Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom, since his retirement from the game in 1996.

“I feel tremendously honoured to be once again asked to serve West Indies cricket. I believe that it is critical for me to lend support to the efforts to re-develop the sport in the region,” commented Richardson, who turned 49 on January

THE IMPACT OF BULLETS IN TORONTO

By Neals J. Chitan

Saturday January 15, 2011: Last night, Friday January, 14th, 2011, I stood behind my former student, the father of another young Grenadian who was gunned down on Christmas Day in Toronto, as we gazed into the casket of his son Jordan Hosten.

As friends, acquaintances and supporters passed by the open casket at Scott’s Funeral Chapel on Weston Rd, to take a look and pay their respects, you could hear the cries of “that doesn’t look like him.” Indeed, the zombie-like remains lying there, fully deformed from the high powered impact of multiple bullets to the head had not the slightest

Grenada government investing in jobs and youth in 2011

St. George’s, January 15, 2011 (GIS) â€" The Grenada government is planning to spend more than EC$700 million on jobs, establishing a medical teaching hospital and other initiatives over the next 12 months.

The government’s plans were outlined Friday, January 14, by Finance Minister Nazim Burke as he presented the 2011 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure before a packed hall at a sitting of the House of Representatives in St. George’s.

This year’s EC$783.4 million budget is 15.3 percent higher than last year’s EC$675.9 million.

Among the money budgeted, $12.6 million will be spent on the introduction of a new initiative to create employment and training for at least 1500 young people under the Grenada Youth Upliftment Programme (GYUP). Last year’s allocation to GYUP was $4 million.

“We believe that the current focus of the Youth Upliftment Programme on education, training and certification is good and necessary,’’ Finance Minister Nazim Burke said during the budget presentation.

The initiative will target young unemployed school-leavers, between the ages of 16 and 25, who will be offered employment or training at a private business, state-owned enterprise or state-sponsored programme or activity.

During the period of employment and training to acquire work skills and experience, the young people will receive a basic government-paid monthly stipend.

Minister Burke’s two hours and 45 minutes’ presentation â€" the third budget