Budget Speech 2011 - Government of Grenada

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• Procured and installed key equipment at the General Hospital including: - Alcon Infinity Vision System to the tune of US$60,000. A modern piece of biomedical equipment which allows an Ophthalmic Surgeon to undertake and successfully complete cataract removal in 15 minutes with no sutures and no need for overnight hospitalization. - A new surgical C-arm to the tune of US$ 85,500. An important piece of equipment in surgery when implanting screws for hip replacement thus reducing complications and increasing speed of recovery. This equipment is used when implanting cardiac pace makers and in urology for the removal of kidney stones. • Retrofitted the Elevator at the General Hospital at a cost of EC$ 809,169.90 • Relocated and upgraded the Snug Corner Medical Station at Beaulieu in St. George’s. • Arranged for the passage of the Health Practitioners Act which provides for registration of Doctors and Allied Health Professionals. Education and Human Resource Development • Successfully completed the third consecutive year of the Free School Books programme • Completed reconstruction of two pre-Schools: Victoria and Grenville • Completed the Crochu RC School • Completed second phase of Calliste Government School • Substantially completed technical blocks and additional classrooms at St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School, Anglican High School and St. Mark’s Secondary 2011 Budget Statement Page 25
• Provided every primary and secondary school with new classroom furniture. • Provided more than 40 computers and projectors to schools to assist with the teaching of literacy and numeracy. • Awarded a total of 106 Scholarships including to new countries such as Morocco, Serbia, Austria and Indonesia. • Increased Island Scholarships awards from three (3) to five (5). Providing Affordable Housing • Provided soft loans and housing material assistance to 150 families; • Advanced phase one of the Affordable Housing Project funding by the People’s Republic of China; • Ensured the compliance of Building Codes and Hurricane Resistance Standards in the construction of all houses approved by the Ministry of Housing; • Trained Housing Officers and small contractors in construction methods, techniques and project assessment; • Regularised the tenure of 100 persons who were occupying Crown Lands illegally; • Collaborated with the Ministry of Works for the rehabilitation of six (6) community centers; • Constructed a multi-purpose resource centre in St. Andrew. Fast Tracking Youth Empowerment and Sports • Trained 300 young people in Small Business Management by the Small Business Development Centre at GIDC • Trained 54 youth at NEWLO for seven months as part of their fulfillment of their requirement for the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Page 26 2011 Budget Statement
Page 1 and 2: GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA 2011 Budget S
Page 3 and 4: 5.8 Strengthening Economic Manageme
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Page 7 and 8: At home, many of us lost loved ones
Page 9 and 10: not accompanied by significant job
Page 11 and 12: Mr. Speaker, the data show that the
Page 13 and 14: 3.0 LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS 3.1 Performa
Page 15 and 16: In an effort to provide additional
Page 17 and 18: It is useful to understand how Gove
Page 19 and 20: Based on the revised GDP, Grenada
Page 21 and 22: This year, our VAT Unit will intens
Page 23 and 24: Improving the Business Climate •
Page 25: o o 6 acres of avocados 10.6 acres
Page 29 and 30: Violence Act - landmark legislation
Page 31 and 32: We pointed out that there are sever
Page 33 and 34: We commenced the process of tax ref
Page 35 and 36: In preparing this strategy we have
Page 37 and 38: will depend on two additional criti
Page 39 and 40: The individual freedoms we enjoy in
Page 41 and 42: Public Debt - $188.3 million (or 24
Page 43 and 44: 4. Improved marketability of fish p
Page 45 and 46: Support for Airlift It should be no
Page 47 and 48: in securing vacations and is workin
Page 49 and 50: We are working closely with the Off
Page 51 and 52: to explore the technical and commer
Page 53 and 54: the three (3) sites, thus negating
Page 55 and 56: In a real sense, C@ribNET is a cata
Page 57 and 58: And Grenada is not alone. Having re
Page 59 and 60: Project Grenville Market Developmen
Page 61 and 62: The report showed that of the perso
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Page 65 and 66: Its development goal is to contribu
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9. Creating training and educationa
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The Grenada Home Improvement Scheme
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4. To commence work on the Top Hill
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The Sustainable Development Council
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The updated Public Service Rules an
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These achievements included: • Su
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all sectors of our society. NaDMA w
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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbe
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Mr. Speaker, we have articulated a
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