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R 142140Z MAR 08
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RUEHGR/AMEMBASSY GRENADA 0467 UNCLAS GRENADA 000042 
 
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SUBJECT: GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MARCH 2 - 8, 2008 
 
 
 1. (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides 
a little detail about events of interest that do not merit 
longer reporting at this time. 
 
 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: 
 
 A. International Women's Day Celebrated in Grenada 
Grenada celebrated International Women's Day with events around 
the country for a week leading up to March 8.  This year's 
celebration was held under the United Nation's theme, "Shaping 
Progress".  There were a number of panel discussion: "Shaping 
Progress-Women in Politics and Decision Making Roles"; 
"Preparing Women for Public Leadership"; "Caribbean Women and 
Gender Relations: The Connections between Gender Ideologies and 
Political Behavior" and "The effect of Urban to Rural Migration 
and Violence and Discrimination Against Women and Girls. 
 
 B. Grenada Inches Towards Renewable Energy 
Grenada Electricity Services Limited, (GrenLec) announced it 
will erect wind turbines in the northern parish of St. Patrick 
to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.  The American-owned 
company, which is the sole power provider for the island, has 
leased 300 acres of land to establish a wind farm.  Grenlec and 
government officials are in the early stages of discussing 
financing and the number of wind turbines.  Last year the GOG 
pledged to have all police stations, public schools and health 
clinics operate by solar power by 2010. 
 
The push for renewable energy sources comes at the same time 
that GrenLec receives preferential terms to buy fuel under the 
Petrocaribe accord.  The 2005 Grenada - Venezuela accord, 
promises Grenada 340,000 barrels of gasoline, fuel oil and 
diesel a year.  The first shipment of 20,000 barrels of 
subsidized Venezuelan fuel was delivered to the company in 
October, 2006. 
 
 C. Court Denies CapBank Owner's Request to Quash Receivership 
Grenada's Supreme Court denied on February 27 Capital Bank 
International owner Finton DeBourg's request to quash the 
receivership appointed on February 15.  The first report by the 
receiver, who was appointed on February 15, was due on February 
25 but has not yet been released to the public.  At first that 
was because the court was considering the request to end the 
receivership and return the bank to DeBourg.  With that question 
out of the way, the report currnetly under review by the court 
which must decide what to do next.  Depositors are 
understandably nervous as they are still in the dark about 
whether or when they will be able to retrieve their money.  The 
bank is encouraging borrowers to continue to pay their loans and 
opened several branches for one day in late February to receive 
those payments. 
 
End text. 
 
MCISAAC