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Government has signed a multi-million dollar contract with a Chinese company, Qingdao Fuhaiyang Construction Group Caribbean Ltd to build a Polyclinic for residents of the parishes of St. John and St. Mark. A sod turning ceremony was held recently on the grounds of what was once the Gouyave Health Centre for the start of work on the facility that is being funded to the tune of EC $7 million by the European Union. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Health Nickolas Steele described the Polyclinic as “an equitable sustainable health service that responds to the needs of the population” through … Continue reading →

More than 20 years after serving an 18-month jail sentence for the biggest cocaine haul in the country – possession of 45 kilos of cocaine – La Potrie drug lord, Diego Peters is back in trouble with the law for drug possession. Peters, the operator of the popular Moonlight City entertainment arena, was charged along with two non-nationals – Decauris Fransico Alberto of the Dominican Republic and Venezuelan Breeny Emeneria Drira Lopez for possession of 3.175 kilos of cocaine. Well-placed sources told THE NEW TODAY that the St. Andrew businessman was taken into custody following the arrest of Alberto and … Continue reading →

Police are looking to press drug charges against two men who were left to nurse serious injuries at the St. George’s General Hospital following a major accident along the Lagoon Road last Sunday morning. The vehicle that the men were travelling in got out of control at high speed and collided with the bus shed along the Kirani James Boulevard. The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident as a quantity of ganja was allegedly discovered in the damaged vehicle. A police insider told THE NEW TODAY that the owner of the vehicle who … Continue reading →

Minister of Education, Emmalin Pierre has confirmed reports circulating in the country that the ministry is making moves to replace the principal of the Mt. Pleasant Government School on the sister isle of Carriacou, Emma Williams on grounds of inability to properly manage the affairs of the school. The minister said that this decision stemmed from the decision of the principal to change the uniform of the school at the beginning of the school year in September without the proper authorisation from the Ministry of Education. Speaking on a popular social media programme on Monday, the female government minister said … Continue reading →

Approximately $14,000 have been invested in Her Majesty’s Prison at Richmond Hill by the Chinese Embassy as it provided five computers to the institution to help in its drive towards enhancing security there. The handing over ceremony was held last week Wednesday at the Conference Room of the Chinese Embassy on Maurice Bishop Highway, Grand Anse, St. George. Chinese Ambassador to Grenada, Zhao Yongchen stated that the computers can be used in an effective way towards the security of the island. “Today we are donating some computers to the National Prison. We hope the National Prison can use these computers … Continue reading →

By Carrema Lewis It was a very low voter turnout for the country’s second attempt at a referendum to break away from the London-based Privy Council and accede to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final Court of Appeal. On Tuesday, 12,133 persons voted against the bill, “Caribbean Court of Justice and Renaming of the Supreme Court” that was meant to have the country recognsie the CCJ as its final appellate court. According to results from the Parliamentary Elections Office, a total of 21,979 votes were cast on Tuesday with 9,846 voting in favour of the bill while … Continue reading →

One man who has been nabbed and charged by police officers for a drug related matter is now shouting “police brutality” as he says beatings he endured by an officer of the law has left him currently unable to provide for his family. Martin Telesford, a 42-year-old Auto Body Repairman from Syracuse, St. David walked into THE NEW TODAY newspaper last Wednesday complaining that he was physically assaulted by a police officer at Westerhall Point in a recent operation. Telesford claimed that he was an innocent passenger in a vehicle in which a quantity of compressed marijuana was found inside … Continue reading →