Grenada government ministers boycotted swearing in ceremony

Political tensions mounted in Grenada yesterday after three government ministers boycotted a swearing in ceremony where they were due to take the oath of office.



The ceremony followed a Cabinet re-shuffle announced by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas late on Thursday.



An official statement yesterday indicated that Karl Hood would take over responsibility for the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Environment and International Trade that was previously held by Peter David, while Glynis Roberts, will serve as Minister for Labour, Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs.



It also said former Cabinet minister Michael Church, will now serve as a junior minister in the Ministry of Works, Physical Development and Public Utilities.



But yesterday none of the ministers turned up at the Governor General’s Office amid media reports of a rift within the two-year-old Cabinet over the re-shuffle.