Judge appoints liquidator for newspaper that lost libel case

A judge in Grenada on Tuesday appointed a liquidator for a weekly newspaper that lost a libel case to former prime minister Keith Mitchell.

Justice Claire Henry said she issued the order because the Grenada Today newspaper and Mitchell failed to agree on an arrangement on paying damages. The court named a former accountant general to oversee sale of the paper's assets to compensate Mitchell.

Last week the court ordered the newspaper to pay US$71,000 in libel damages over a 2001 letter to the editor that called Mitchell corrupt and incompetent. Mitchell held power for 13 years before losing the 2008 general elections.

The newspaper was established in 1990 and employs nine people. Its demise would leave Grenada with four weekly papers.