TNTFORMAT 1-32:GTFORMAT 1-32 6/17/15 12:22 PM Page 1 “The Pen Is Always Mightier” “The Pen Is Always Mightier” VOL. 6 NO. 32 Week Ending Fri., JUNE 19, 2015 PRICE EC$1.50 VOL. 6 NO. 32 Week Ending Fri., JUNE 19, 2015 PRICE EC$1.50 choppinG incident hats oFF to leoneal, darYl and KaYla Grenadian Students top CPEA Scores in the Region puts tWo in hospital FULL STORY ON PAGE 3 Two residents of the parish of St Patrick Randy Bartholomew who is from not clear as to what started the conflict chop wound to his face and another to are currently nursing stab and chop Duquense in St. Mark’s. as the investigation is still ongoing. his neck. wounds at the St. George’s General The two men were both patrons at the However, it is alleged that Bartholomew He is said to be in stable condition at Hospital following an altercation at Rose launch of the Pink Panther J’ouvert stabbed Stanisclaus approximately the General Hospital. Hill. Band on Rose Hill Hard court. twice and in turn friends of the injured No one has been arrested for the chop - THE NEW TODAY understands that It is believed that after the launch, the man then inflicted a number of chops to ping incident but the Criminal Police were called in to probe the chop - duo had an altercation that ended very the body of Bartholomew. Investigation Department (CID) of the c ping incident that took place some time sour. Bartholomew has been described as a Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) after 4.00 a.m in the early hours of last There are unconfirmed reports that former national athlete and is the broth - confirmed that there are at least two m Sunday Morning. Stanisclaus and Bartholomew had prob - er of world rated 400 metre runner, persons in custody assisting them with Y Information reaching our News Desk lems before, over an alleged stabbing Rondell Bartholomew. their investigation. indicate that the incident involved Davis and the robbery of a piece of Jewellery. THE NEW TODAY understands that Bl Stanisclaus, a resident of Mt Rich and A police source told this newspaper it is the injured Bartholomew received one Port-of-Spain, Trinidad -- WITH the Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams denying the existence of any report on the discovery of marijuana at the Prime Minister’s home in 2013, Ganja at Jack Warner held a news conference Tuesday afternoon, to “reveal all the details”. The news confernece, attended by local and for - eign media, was held at Mandela Hall, Centre of Excellence, Macoya. Kamla’s house – Warner played three tape recorded conversations between him and a man sounding like former National Security Minister Gary Griffith, and an email exchange in which Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the alleged marijuana find jacK Warner at her home, was the subject. In an interview with Express Chief Reporter Joel Julien on Tuesday afternoon, Griffith confirmed he was the person whose voice was heard in the taped conversations. Griffith said he is leaving it to the population to pulls out tapes decide the kind of man Warner is for secretly tap - Daryl Streete and Leoneal Rennie tied for the top spot in CPEA Kyla Jordan – took the third place in this year’s exams ing him. He however dismissed Warner’s “bombshell”, saying everything remains as is and that Warner was the only person who ever mentioned a situa - and emails tion of marijuana being found at Persad- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar continues (Continues on page 28) to deny any knowledge of the alleged ganja find Full cpea results inside Printed by Trinidad Publishing Company., 22-24 St. Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad for Impact Printers, Marian, St. George’s, Grenada •Phone Nos. (473) 440-7760/435-9363 PAGES 11, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 31 PAGE 2-31:PAGE 2-31 6/17/15 12:04 PM Page 1 Page 02 THE NEW TODAY Fri., June 19, 2015 ADVERTISEMENT LOCAL NEWS THE NEW TODAY Fri., June 19, 2015 Page 31 not breaking any of the laws that would give Child and Caregiver Anti-Litter Law to be rise to an increase in the mosquito population. The Health Minister Conference scheduled for July strengthened pointed out that his A two-day conference on caregivers/teachers as welcomed, including A new piece of legisla - ministry is closely the importance of devel - they would be exposed walk-ins on the day, but tion is being brought to monitoring the Zika oping healthy relation - to new ideas. lunch cannot be guaran - Parliament as aimed at Virus and has put cer - ships between the child “We are bringing in teed. minimising the breed - tain mechanism in place and caregiver/teacher is experts and specialists The NeW TODAY ing sites of mosquitoes to protect Grenada. scheduled for next that are leaders in the understands that the con - on the island. He said there will be an month at the Alumni field and participants ference is expected to aggressive increase in Hall, St. George’s would be able to talk and combine current theory The strengthening of University, True Blue, question them. This con - with practical interac - the anti-litter law comes fogging, as well as the St. George. ference is important tive workshops and will against the background use of chemicals in The conference being because it’s about nurtur - focus on the importance of the threat the Zika areas of stagnant water organised by New ing positive relation - of developing healthy Virus poses to the to help kill mosquitoes. York/Grenada NGO, ships with the child and relationships between Caribbean Region. The Zika Virus is an Reachwithin in collabo - these relationships the child and the care - Health Minister Aiedes Aegypti ration with St. George's would directly affect how giver/teacher to help Nickolas Steele told the Mosquito-borne disease. University (SGU) and the child views him or improve the child's media on Tuesday that Symptoms from the research foundation, herself, how they view short and long-term he will be presenting an illness are similar to WINDREF. the world and how they behavioural outcome. Anti-Litter Bill to help dengue fever and is gen - The organisers are urg - interact with the rest of It will target people cut back on the mosqui - erally mild and self-lim - ing caregivers within the world as they grow responsible for the car - to population. iting, lasting four to the tri-island state of up. What we are trying ing, nurturing and pro - seven days. Grenada, Carriacou and to do is give the child a tecting of Grenada's Minister Steele said he Petit-Martinique to reg - positive start in life so youth including parents, will be seeking the sup - Incubation period is ister before June 20, for that when they are fac - step-parents, relatives, port of both the usually between three to the annual two-day con - ing life’s challenges teachers, care home Members of the Lower twelve days. ference of Caribbean they can cope with it in workers, Au Pairs, nurs - and Upper Houses of Symptoms of ZIKV Children and Caregivers a positive way…”, she ery workers, roving Parliament in order to Health Minister Nickolas Steele – moving to put in infection may include place an Anti litter bill to be held under the said. caregivers, teachers, ensure that the legisla - fever, headache, con - theme, “The Importance Registration for the police and child protec - tion comes part of the to deal with it aggres - So we have to put all junctivitis, rash, myal - of Their Relationships.” event cost EC$200.00 tion staff, all of whom law. sively. I think now is possible mechanisms in gia, and arthralgia. According to and according to confer - will receive a certificate He said that everyone the time, we are all place to prevent the Other less common Communications Officer ence organisers, regis - of attendance at the con - should be aware that lit - aware of the cost to the spread of the Zika symptoms reported with the local chapter of tering before June 20, clusion. tering is partly respon - Nation and personal Virus,” he told the include: anorexia, diar - Reachwithin, Christine will ensure lunch at the The conference is a col - sible for the breeding of cost to us all, the suf - media. rhoea, constipation, George, the conference conference, which takes laborative effort of the fering that occurred to Minister Steele said res - abdominal pain and is about exposing new place July 2-3. three organisations and mosquitos. ideas and would also be a However, registration is the second of its kind “The Anti-Litter Bill those of us who did get idents will be monitored dizziness. very educational one for after this date is still to be held in Grenada. seeks to remedy this or the Chik-V last year. to ensure that they are CARIBBEAN PRIMARY EXIT ASSESSMENT (CPEA) RESULTS - 2015 MORNE JALOUX R C KELSON GREENIDGE ST JOSEPH'S RC KENTON CREEDLAND WESLEY COLLEGE MORNE JALOUX R C JOHN JOSEPH ST JOSEPH'S RC LIDJ JOHN PRIMARY SCHOOL NAMES SOUTH ST GEO GOVT JAMAL BAIN ST JOSEPH'S RC SAMSON MORAIN SOUTH ST GEO GOVT DONICK CHARLES ST JOSEPH'S RC SHAWNDEL MORAIN ST PAUL S GOVT ZARA JOSEPH SOUTH ST GEO GOVT JAMAL COURTNEY ST JOSEPH'S RC ISAIAH PATRICK c ST PAUL S GOVT ANISHA MATHURINE SOUTH ST GEO GOVT BRIAN FARRAY ST JOSEPH'S RC YURI REUBEN ST PAUL S GOVT JOANNA WEBSTER SOUTH ST GEO GOVT JAHEISHA FRASER ST LOUIS GIRLS R C CELINE RADIX MONIQUE M THE PEAK INSTITUTE SHANEKA EDMUNDVICTORIA 37SOUTH ST GEO GOVT DEBRENDON GILBERT ST PAUL S GOVT KAYDE BLAKE VENDOME R C JOMO PRIME AARON 38SOUTH ST GEO GOVT JONATHAN HENRY ST PAUL S GOVT KERISSA HAZZARD Y WOBURN METH JOSEPH DANIEL 39SOUTH ST GEO GOVT KARINA HOUSTON ST PAUL S GOVT NAOMI HAZZARD WOBURN METH JAHIEM NOEL 40SOUTH ST GEO GOVT CHANECIA JULIEN