• Latest
5 Grenadian Artistes at International Soca Monarch Semis

Infrastructure Ministry awaiting “no objection” to commence St Patrick coastal study

3 years ago

November is Tourism Awareness Month

10 hours ago
Tanteen Road Closes At Noon

Closure of Mt Craven Road, St Patrick

10 hours ago
Mac Donald College Star Malt Secondary Schools Football Tournament

Mac Donald College Star Malt Secondary Schools Football Tournament

10 hours ago
Conception Dance Theatre excerpts Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

Conception Dance Theatre excerpts Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

10 hours ago
The dignity of labour

Labour force survey results released

10 hours ago
Sandals Foundation strengthens turtle conservation with Ocean Spirits

Sandals Foundation strengthens turtle conservation with Ocean Spirits

11 hours ago
Managing your cholesterol can save your life

Managing your cholesterol can save your life

11 hours ago
Grenada’s Artificial Reef Project celebrates 10th anniversary

Grenada’s Artificial Reef Project celebrates 10th anniversary

20 hours ago
Endocrinologist leads precision medicine to better diabetes care

Endocrinologist leads precision medicine to better diabetes care

1 day ago
Installation of humps from Mt Rich Bridge to Mt Reuil

Installation of humps from Mt Rich Bridge to Mt Reuil

1 day ago
The next new normal: The Caribbean post-Covid-19

Fiscal transparency and Caribbean citizens

1 day ago
Regional Private Sector Development Programme III

Regional Private Sector Development Programme III

1 day ago
NOW Grenada
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
NOW Grenada
No Result
View All Result

Infrastructure Ministry awaiting “no objection” to commence St Patrick coastal study

This story was posted 3 years ago
20 January 2021
in Environment
2 min. read
Norland Cox
Share

by Linda Straker

  • Area in St Patrick currently affected by coastal erosion
  • Erosion responsible for seawater flowing more inland affecting at least 8 families
  • “No objection” approval from Procurement Commission needed to engage coastal engineering company

The Ministry of Infrastructure is awaiting a “no objection” approval from the Procurement Commission to engage a coastal engineering company that will embark on a study in the St Patrick area currently affected by coastal erosion.

“The reason why we are seeking a no objection for that company to proceed is because there was not a tender because of the emergency situation in terms of the coastal area,” Infrastructure Minister Norland Cox told reporters during the weekly post-cabinet briefing on 19 January 2021.

He explained that the company has already done some preliminary work in that area, so they were far advanced in the terms of understanding the area affected. The ongoing erosion is responsible for seawater flowing more inland and at least 8 families have been relocated from a coastal community having been directly affected by the inflow of the water into the land space.

“They had submitted those preliminary work sometime earlier when we had The Breakwater Restoration work and so because it’s a sole source request and it’s for emergency purposes, we have to get procurement to sign off on that, do the due diligence and give the okay for us to proceed.” Cox explained the study will last for about 3 months but refused to disclose the name of the coastal company because the procurement commission is yet to give the “No Objection” order.

Under the procurement law, all government purchasing must be tendered out and bids reviewed in accordance with terms of reference. However, the same law makes an exception for sole sourcing when it is recognised that the service requested is of an emergency nature and it is provided by a single supplier or provider.

NOW Grenada is not responsible for the opinions, statements or media content presented by contributors. In case of abuse, click here to report.
Tags: coastal erosionlinda strakerministry of infrastructurenorland coxprocurement commissionst patrick
Next Post
Government and trade unions disagree over deferral request

Government and trade unions disagree over deferral request

Comments 2

  1. Sheron says:
    3 years ago

    533 6257 Joan Callica

    Reply
  2. Sheron says:
    3 years ago

    Good morning Mr Cox
    This is good news for those family affected by this. I am so happy for them. God bless
    There is so many places like this in Grenada
    Please visit Gross point st marks
    Marvis Phillip, with her daughter Joan Callica and her grandchildren home is on a cliff sliding. Please help!!

    Reply

Comment on post Cancel reply

Please enter your valid email address.
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

© NOW Grenada. All Rights Reserved. Published by Aqua Design Inc. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

No Result
View All Result
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us

Copyright NOW Grenada

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in . Visit our Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Visit our Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.