ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada is honoring prime ministers Sir Eric Gairy and Maurice Bishop in addition to profitable Olympian Kirani James, because the island continues with actions to have a good time its fiftieth anniversary of political independence from Britain on Wednesday.
Sir Eric, the island’s first prime minister, Bishop, the primary particular person to go a authorities following a profitable coup in 1979, and James are among the many individuals featured on an EC$50 (One EC greenback=US$0.37 cents) observe in observance of the event.
“Grenada is the primary member of the Jap Caribbean Foreign money Union to have attained political independence. On this fiftieth anniversary, Grenada is creating one other first with the launch of a commemorative circulation observe known as the Grenada 50,” stated Timothy Antoine, the Grenada-born Governor of the St. Kitts-based Jap Caribbean Central Financial institution (ECCB).
He advised a ceremony right here that commemorative means “we’re celebrating the big day on this golden jubilee, and circulation merely signifies that it is possible for you to to make use of it in on a regular basis enterprise transactions.”
He urged the authorities to permit the commemorative observe to be circulated and never stored as memorabilia.
“I do know a few of you’ll want to hold it for prosperity…however you’ll be able to spend it; don’t take it out of circulation; it’s authorized tender, and since it’s authorized tender, it signifies that it may be spent in any member of the foreign money union,” he added.
The Financial Council of the ECCB, at its assembly in July in St Vincent, authorized the issuance of the commemorative EC$50 observe to mark Grenada’s fiftieth anniversary.
Antoine stated the observe shall be circulated within the second half of 2024. In addition to that includes the previous prime ministers and the highest athlete, the observe additionally options the Maurice Bishop Worldwide Airport, the Annadale Waterfall, large drum gamers and dancers of Carriacou, cocoa pods, and the bougainvillea flowers.
Grenada will have a good time its fiftieth independence anniversary on Wednesday, the spotlight being the army parade and rally.
Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell is predicted to call a number of individuals who shall be awarded for excellent service to the nation on the rally, which will even be attended by a number of visiting regional leaders and members of the diplomatic corps.
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