Yolande Bain-Horsford
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| office = Minister of Tourism
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| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2017
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| primeminister = Keith Mitchell
| predecessor = Alexandra Otway-Noel
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| birth_date = 1950
| birth_place = Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada
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| occupation = Government minister
| party = New National Party
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Yolande Bain-Horsford (born 1950) is a Grenadian politician who has been a Minister of Tourism, the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister of Sport and Culture. She is a leading member of Grenada's New National Party.
Life
Bain-Horsford was born in Saint Andrew Parish in about 1950.{{fact|date=March 2024}}
In 2013 her party won every seat in the election{{Cite news |date=2013-02-20 |title=Grenada opposition wins clean sweep in general election |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-21526209 |access-date=2024-03-11 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} and in 2014 Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell rearranged his cabinet and she became the tourism minister taking over from Alexandra Otway-Noel who had held that role. Otway-Noel became a minister without portfolio.{{Cite web |title=Grenada names new tourism minister |url=https://www.travelmole.com/news/grenada-names-new-tourism-minister/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=TravelMole |language=en-US}}
When the New National Party Women’s Arm held its 2017 Convention it was at Boca Secondary School. Bain-Horsford was the interim chairperson. There are over 72,000 voters in Grenada and about 37,000 of them are women.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-19 |title=NNP Women’s Arm To Hold Convention {{!}} NOW Grenada |url=https://nowgrenada.com/2017/05/nnp-womens-arm-hold-convention/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=nowgrenada.com |language=en-GB}}
In 2017 she was the Minister of Agriculture. One of her concerns was food safety because it was a growing concern of the United States and the European Union. She warned nutmeg farmers to be cautious.{{Cite web |last=Greaves |first=Natalie |date=2017-12-20 |title=Grenada warns nutmeg farmers on food safety |url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/grenada-warns-nutmeg-farmers-food-safety/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=CNW Network |language=en-US}} She was still looking after agriculture in 2020 as Covid 19 meant that farmers and the community had to balance the danger of spreading the virus and the need to keep producing food.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-07 |title=Hon Yolande Bain-Horsford statement {{!}} NOW Grenada |url=https://nowgrenada.com/2020/04/hon-yolande-bain-horsford-statement/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=nowgrenada.com |language=en-GB}}
In 2021 she was the Minister for Sport, Culture and the Arts, Fisheries and Co-operatives. The People’s Republic of China's government had donated eight containers of materials in 2020 and their team of eight people were maintaining the Kirani James Athletics Stadium in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-26 |title=Bain-Horsford impressed with maintenance work at stadium {{!}} NOW Grenada |url=https://nowgrenada.com/2021/03/bain-horsford-impressed-with-maintenance-work-at-stadium/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=nowgrenada.com |language=en-GB}} In 2022 she announced that the restrictions due to Covid-19 were being relaxed. She allowed a blended approach to the important Spicemas festival.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Michael Kevin |date=2022-02-28 |title=Grenada to stage Spicemas this year – Caribbean Life |url=https://www.caribbeanlife.com/grenada-to-stage-spicemas-this-year/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.caribbeanlife.com |language=en-US}} In that year her party became the party of the opposition as they lost the election.{{Cite web |title=Grenada: Mitchell sworn in as Opposition Leader {{!}} Loop Caribbean News |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/mitchell-sworn-opposition-leader |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Loop News |language=en}}
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Category:Agriculture ministers of Grenada
Category:New National Party (Grenada) politicians
Category:People from Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada