GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 9 - 15, 2007

UNCLAS GRENADA 000181 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SCUL ELAB GJ SUBJECT: GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 9 - 15, 2007 ¶1. (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. ¶2. (U) Begin GWAR text: ¶A. Urias Peters Wins Again Under the Shadow of Darkness, Peters' radio drama about the impact of HIV/AIDS on families and communities, won four regional awards last week, including the overall award for `best entry' throughout the entire English speaking Caribbean including Belize and Suriname. The program had won first place at the national level competition earlier in the year. Under the Shadows of Darkness received support from the U.S. Ambassador's Cultural Fund and was launched on January 19, 2007 by U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Mary Ourisman. ¶B. Other Unions Rally Behind Teachers The Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) pledged its support to the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) in their fight to get the government to honor a signed contract with teachers. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) the umbrella body for unions, last week added its voice in calling on the government to honor the agreement. The Minister for Labor called the actions of the teachers `unfair' and their accusations inaccurate since the government was in discussions with the union attempting to resolve their differences. End text. ¶3. (U) The GWAR goes into hiatus for the holiday season and will reappear early in the new year. MCISAAC