| Singing for galvanise William Munroe, chairman of the foundation, says the event is being staged to raise money to purchase 250-thousand galvanize sheets for the reconstruction of homes in Grenada. Grenada’s Minister for Housing Yoland Joseph attended the launching of the SOCA/Comedy show in Trinidad. She urged Trinidadians to support the event, which takes place at the end of this month. The cost per ticket is fifty dollars. According to the Minister the most urgent need among Grenadians is the replacing of their roofs. Minister Joseph also lost her house roof during the battering of Grenada by Hurricane Ivan on September 7. Preliminary reports indicate more than ninety percent of the thirty-three thousand houses on the island were severely affected. The Hurricane damage to Grenada is in excess of two point two billion dollars. Tobago proposes ferry for relief London told reporters that he already held discussions with Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Transportation Minister Franklyn Khan on the initiative. The Tobago House of Assembly Chief secretary said that the project would be to identify the things that Grenadians needed and use the boat to take them to the Spice Isle. More power to the people Parts of the Tanteen, Lagoon Road, including the RENO cinema and the Ministerial Complex, sections of Grand Anse and Morne Rouge, now have electricity throughout the day. The Grenada Electricity Company along with a contingent of workers from Trinidad and Tobago and several neighbouring Caribbean Countries are working long hours in several parts of the country to replace broken electrical poles and wires. GRENLEC says it is working to restore electricity to most parts of the country in the quickest possible time. Normal working hours for civil service A release from the Cabinet Office advises that Public Officers who were working on a flexible schedule over the past three to four weeks would now resume operations under normal working hours. All concerned are asked to take note. Social development programmes The program entitled ‘Back to Wellness” is implemented in the parishes of St. George, St. Mark, St. John, St. Patrick, St. Andrew, and St. David. Teams comprising doctors, nurses, social workers, environmental health officers, youth workers, Guidance, and Counselling officers, Red Cross, among others, are working with various communities affected. The main focus of the teams is the facilitation of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) for all sectors within the respective parishes. Debriefing sessions are designed to mitigate signs of stress and help participants to return to normalcy. More schools re-opened Thousands of students were unable to attend school due to the devastation of several primary and secondary schools. According to education officials, less than twenty percent of public schools were habitable following the killer Hurricane. During the past month education officials along with support from UNICEF and other regional and International Organizations have been working assiduously to have the nation’s children back in school. Among the schools reopening today was the century old Grenada Boys’ Secondary School (GBSS). Several of the buildings that accommodated students at the GBSS were destroyed. The School’s Auditorium is now utilized as the main class room block. Several other secondary schools opened today, accommodating fourth and fifth form students. |