Identifier
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08GRENADA152
2008-12-16 21:34:00
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Embassy Grenada
Cable title:
GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2008
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TAGS: EFIN SOCI KWMN PHUM GJ
SUBJECT: GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2008
UNCLAS GRENADA 000152
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SUBJECT: GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2008
1. Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little
detail about events of interest that do not merit longer
reporting at this time.
2. Begin GWAR text:
a. National Reconstruction Levy (NRL) Repealed
Delivering on a campaign promise, the five-month old National
Democratic Congress (NDC) government has passed the NRL repeal
Act. The repeal of the NRL, a symbolic political act, will take
effect from January 1, 2009.
The former government introduced the levy, which provided for
contributions to the Grenada Reconstruction and Development Fund
to assist with rebuilding after two hurricanes devastated the
country in 2004 and 2005 and was designed to expire on December
31, 2008. The NRL was set at 3% of earnings above EC$1,000
(US$370).
b. Prime Minister Attends Prison Graduation Ceremony
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas attended a graduation ceremony at
the prison, the first visit by a Prime Minister since Grenada
achieved independence in 1974. One member of the so-called
Grenada 17, jailed for the killing of former Prime Minister
Maurice Bishop in 1983, offered the group's apology to Prime
Minister Thomas for his incarceration for two years during the
1979-83 Grenada revolution. The Prime Minister was a lawyer at
the time of the revolution and was imprisoned without trial for
voicing his opinion that the People's Revolutionary Government
(PRG) was violating Grenadian's basic human rights.
c. Grenada's PM Supports Women's Rights
Grenada's Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said that his government
respects and holds fast to the United Nations Declaration of
Human Rights. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the
United Nations Declaration the Prime Minister highlighted the
circumstances facing women in Grenada. He noted that while
Grenada has come a long way in addressing some of the challenges
facing women, he could not deny that there are still some
challenges that must be dealt with to further improve their
economic and social conditions. This year's theme was dignity
and justice for all. Prime Minister Thomas worked as a lawyer
dealing with human rights issues in the early part of his
political career.
End text.
MCISAAC
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN SOCI KWMN PHUM GJ
SUBJECT: GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2008
1. Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little
detail about events of interest that do not merit longer
reporting at this time.
2. Begin GWAR text:
a. National Reconstruction Levy (NRL) Repealed
Delivering on a campaign promise, the five-month old National
Democratic Congress (NDC) government has passed the NRL repeal
Act. The repeal of the NRL, a symbolic political act, will take
effect from January 1, 2009.
The former government introduced the levy, which provided for
contributions to the Grenada Reconstruction and Development Fund
to assist with rebuilding after two hurricanes devastated the
country in 2004 and 2005 and was designed to expire on December
31, 2008. The NRL was set at 3% of earnings above EC$1,000
(US$370).
b. Prime Minister Attends Prison Graduation Ceremony
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas attended a graduation ceremony at
the prison, the first visit by a Prime Minister since Grenada
achieved independence in 1974. One member of the so-called
Grenada 17, jailed for the killing of former Prime Minister
Maurice Bishop in 1983, offered the group's apology to Prime
Minister Thomas for his incarceration for two years during the
1979-83 Grenada revolution. The Prime Minister was a lawyer at
the time of the revolution and was imprisoned without trial for
voicing his opinion that the People's Revolutionary Government
(PRG) was violating Grenadian's basic human rights.
c. Grenada's PM Supports Women's Rights
Grenada's Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said that his government
respects and holds fast to the United Nations Declaration of
Human Rights. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the
United Nations Declaration the Prime Minister highlighted the
circumstances facing women in Grenada. He noted that while
Grenada has come a long way in addressing some of the challenges
facing women, he could not deny that there are still some
challenges that must be dealt with to further improve their
economic and social conditions. This year's theme was dignity
and justice for all. Prime Minister Thomas worked as a lawyer
dealing with human rights issues in the early part of his
political career.
End text.
MCISAAC