Grenada to swear in new governor general
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| Published on Thursday, November 20, 2008 |
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ST GEORGE’S Grenada: Grenada will have a new Governor General from Thursday, November 27. He is Carlyle Glean Sr, a former Education Minister (1990-1995), who retired from active politics in 1995, and a university lecturer. He will be sworn in as Grenada’s fifth Governor General since Independence.
The swearing in ceremony will take place at the Grenada Trade Center at 10 a.m. and it will take the form of a joint sitting of Parliament. The ceremony was postponed from Wednesday 19th November, due to the non-arrival of the royal commission of appointment.
However, Queen Elizabeth has now given assent to the appointment of the new Governor General, who will take over as Head of State in Grenada from Sir Daniel Williams who demitted office on Wednesday, November 19 .
The appointment of Glean to the position makes him the second person from St John to be appointed Head of State of Grenada. The first was Sir Paul Scoon, who held the position from 30 September 1978 to 6 August 1992.
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas on Wednesday issued a statement thanking the former Governor General Sir Daniel Williams for his services to the state for the past 13 years. Below is the full text of that message.
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| Grenada's Prime Minister Tillman Thomas |
“On the behalf of the Government and people of Grenada, I thank Sir Daniel Williams for his period of service as Governor General. I also extend thanks to his wife, Lady Williams.
As we all know, Sir Daniel demitted office Wednesday, the 18th day of November.
And the intention was to swear in Carlyle Glean as Governor General and at the same time to thank Sir Daniel for his years of service. However the swearing-in ceremony had to be postponed and I now take this opportunity to thank Sir Daniel for his services.
To serve the public calls for great sacrifice and commitment. Sir Daniel certainly exhibited those qualities. I know he has been contributing in different areas, including the Scout Movement, the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and other Organizations in Society. So I want to wish him well in his retirement. I want to wish him all the best. I know Sir Daniel will continue to serve because he is a community oriented person. Again, I wish him all the best in his retirement.”
Glean follows in the footsteps of Sir Leo de Gale (7 February 1974–30 September 1978), Sir Paul Scoon (30 September 1978–6 August 1992), Sir Reginald Palmer (6 August 1992–8 August 1996) and Sir Daniel Williams (8 August 1996– 18 November 2008). | | | | Reads : 1820 | | | |
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