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08GRENADA155
2008-12-24 20:56:00
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Embassy Grenada
Cable title:  

GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2008

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SUBJECT: GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2008

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TAGS: PGOV KCOR EFIN GJ
SUBJECT: GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT DECEMBER 14 - 20, 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. Good Governance, Transparency, and Accountability
The Commonwealth Secretariat is assisting Grenada and other
regional governments to set up Integrity Commissions in their
countries aimed at helping to oversee good governance,
accountability and transparency in public office. The
Commonwealth official, who last week met with government
officials and stake holders, said the response he received was
warm and cooperative. Allegations of corruption dogged the
former Grenada government for years. The present Prime Minister
said that good governance, transparency and accountability will
be his government's watchwords.

Grenada passed several anti-corruption laws in 2007 but has not
fully implemented them. The Integrity in Public Life Commission
has remained unformed since mid-2007 as different sectors of
society, including the now ruling party, objected to its format
and several suggested commissioners. The current government
promised on December 12 that it will implement the commission in

2009.

b. Budget Debate Continues
Debate on the EC$675.9 million (US$260 million) package
presented on December 12 by the Government of Grenada will
continue in the New Year. Former Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Elvin Nimrod, expressed his disappointment over the amount
allocated to the Foreign Affairs ministry in the government's
new budget for 2009. He stressed that the work of the Foreign
Affairs cannot easily be seen, like that of the Ministry of
Works, but is equally important. He called on the Government to
put more emphasis on the work of the mission in Brussels as
regards to investment he said "this is one mission that always
brings home the bacon" from the European Union.

End text.

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