HISTORIC: Grenada's first female Governor General sworn in
Published:Tuesday | May 7, 2013 | 2:23 PM
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC):
The first ever female Governor General of Grenada was sworn into office today.
Grenada's Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell said her inauguration serves as a “beacon of hope that can inspire a whole nation”.
Former head of the Public Service Commission, Dr Cecile La Grenade, took the oath of office before Justice Margaret Price-Findlay.
The only other female Head of State in Grenada was Dame Hilda Bynoe, who was Governor when Grenada attained statehood status from Britain in 1967.
Bynoe died earlier this year.
La Grenade, a United States trained food technologist, succeeds Sir Carlyle Glean.
Prime Minister Mitchell said the inauguration sets a new national tone and “also allows us to once again, make a bold national statement about the value we place on women leadership.
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