The passing of an INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ICON
“Ye are the salt of the earth, and if the earth has lost its savour – wherewith shall it be salted” – Holy Scripture. GEORGE GRANT must be included in our journalistic HALL OF FAME with the late Leslie Seon, Alister Hughes and Leslie Pierre…
EULOGY of Raymond Anthony Smith – OBE
Ray Smith as he was popularly called, was born at “Ashford” on 16th October 1930 in St. Paul’s, St. George – the 2nd son of Mr & Mrs Sydney H. Smith. He began his early education at the St. George’s Intermediate School under headmaster John…
IS the NDC political party ENERGIZED ?
See also THE NEW TODAY editorial of Feb. 28, 2020 entitled “The Heart is not beating” The caption above came about when a few weeks ago, before the Publication of THE NEW TODAY editorial, I was at a government office-where in the waiting area, I…
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT – “Grenadian Style”.
A development policy that disrespects NATURE (the environment) and history is doomed to failure. At this point in the evolution of man, we have come to realise that we share one planet – MOTHER EARTH, and to protect it has become an existential necessity –…
PROMISES – a continuous POLITICAL MAMAGUY
“If wishes (promises) were horses all beggars would ride” – as unwittingly as it may sound, this ditty is a true reflection of what is on offer to a docile population over the years – say for the last 2 decades. When there is an…
INDEPENDENCE – an inevitable result of COLONIALISM
When we consider our roots, from whence we came, it should not be too difficult to follow the sequence of events which have led to the present stage of our Caribbean civilization. Having just celebrated our 46th year of “political” independence, it should serve us well…
GRENADA BELONGS TO ALL OF US.
At first glance the caption above may appear simplistic, but as Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, one of America’s great 20th century architects opined – “Simplicity is not for the simple”. A thoughtful introspection therefore, may reveal a completely different picture. The beginning of the 3rd decade…
BY THEIR DEEDS YOU SHALL KNOW THEM
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time” – Anonymous. In an environment were a large percentage of the diet of…
7TH PATRIMONIAL AWARD CEREMONY 2019
Supporters, friends and members of the Willie Redhead Foundation gathered at the Radisson Beach Resort in Grand Anse on the evening of Monday November 18, 2019 to celebrate the climax of the 25th anniversary (1994-2019 of the Foundation, and to honour those in our society who…
CLEANING OF YORK HOUSE
It was Reporter Euginia Peters of GBN who broke the news to President Tim Byam of the Willie Redhead Foundation via telephone during the morning of Tuesday, November12, 2019, that the Ministry of Works was cleaning the debris in York House – 15 years after…