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12/30/2005 || GRENADA'S COMMERCIAL BANKS LEND A HELPING HAND 0 Both the government and the opposition of Grenada have arrived at a consensus on a 4 point plan in an an effort to help the country's economy recover from the devastation wrought by hurricanes Ivan and Emily. A number of Grenada's leading commercial banks including National Commercial Bank, Bank ...Read More >>>   12/30/2005 || GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE LOANS TO FARMERS 0 THE GRENADA Government says it will provide soft loans to farmers who are still trying to rebound from the effects of two hurricanes over the past year. Agriculture Minister Gregory Bowen said that the soft loans and green houses to ensure a year-round vegetable supply were some of the main prior...Read More >>>   12/29/2005 || NEWS FROM GRENADA CRICKET ASSOCIATION 0 The Grenada Cricket Association wishes to congratulate Windwards' two representatives on the West Indies Under 19 Team, Grenadian Nelan Pascal and Andre Fletcher. At the same time, the Under 15 players listed below are asked to report to Progress Park for the first trial match on Friday 30 th De...Read More >>>   12/29/2005 || CHINSE PRESIDENT ACCEPTS CREDENTIALS FROM GRENADIA... 0 Chinese President Hu Jintao accepted the credentials presented by the first ambassador to China from Grenada since the two countries resumed diplomatic ties in Beijing on Wednesday. China and Grenada resumed diplomatic ties in January, 16 years after such relations broke off due to the Caribbean ...Read More >>>   12/29/2005 || GRENADA STILL NOT FULLY RECOVERED FROM HURRICANE B... 0 Grenada's Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, is warning citizens that the country still has a long way to go in its rehabilitation efforts following the destruction caused by two hurricanes over the past two years. He said the journey of rebuilding the country had just begun despite the generous...Read More >>>   12/29/2005 || CARICOM - NEWEST TRADE BLOC ON JANUARY 23 0 COME JANUARY 23, 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) becomes the newest trade bloc, joining the approximately 194 other trade blocs in the battle for economic survival. These trade blocs enjoy special and differential treatment within their boundaries, in addition to the removal of trade barri...Read More >>>   12/28/2005 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION AGREE ON FOUR DE... 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: At a special sitting of Grenada’s House of Representatives last week, the government and the opposition agreed upon four motions that will help Grenada recover from the ravages of Hurricanes Ivan and Emily. Loans for development purposes will be granted by some of the commer...Read More >>>   12/28/2005 || GRENADIAN ROBERTS IS PREMIERSHIP CLASS SAYS BOLTON... 0 LONDON, England: Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce has hailed Grenadian striker Jason Roberts as Premiership class, following his superb midweek performance for Wigan, which knocked their rivals out of the Carling Cup. Roberts – a real centre forward Roberts scored two late first-half goals...Read More >>>   12/28/2005 || SOME FACTS ABOUT THE NUTMEG 0 Some historians argue that Christopher Columbus and other explorers of the New World and Asia were after nutmeg, not the pepper we learned about in school. That's because doctors touted nutmeg as a cure for plague, the most feared illness of the Renaissance and late Middle Ages. Nutmeg is native...Read More >>>   12/28/2005 || MAGISTRATE SAYS STANFORD TWENTY20 NOT SUSTAINABLE 0 ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) - Cricket commentator and magistrate, Ossie Lewis, believes the proposed Twenty20 tournament being organised by Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is not in the best interest of West Indies cricket. Lewis, a cricket enthusiast and a former national cricketer, says the 20 over...Read More >>>   12/28/2005 || CRICKET PIONEER PACKER DIES 0 KERRY PACKER is being eulogised as one of the greats of cricket, despite turning the establishment upside down in the 1970s and never playing at first-class level. Tributes flowed from cricket's administrators, commentators and elite players yesterday for Packer, whose World Series Cricket concep...Read More >>>   12/27/2005 || GRENADA’S 5 PERCENT LEVY MAY CREATE MONTH-LONG PRO... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: Finance Minister Anthony Boatswain is appealing to the Grenada Trades Union Council to see the wisdom behind the implementation of the 5 percent National Reconstruction Levy at the beginning of next year. The GTUC passed a resolution recently, demanding that government imm...Read More >>>   12/27/2005 || MORE NON-STOP FLIGHTS BETWEEN GRENADA AND NEW YORK... 0 Air Jamaica www.airjamaica.com and the Government of Grenada are pleased to announce that there will be 8 weekly non-stop Lovebird flights between New York’s JFK International Airport and the island of Grenada, effective February 23, 2006. JM094 will operate Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Satu...Read More >>>   12/27/2005 || A FANTASTIC BUILDUP TO CHRISTMAS IN MT. HORNE 0 by Wallace J.A Exclusive to Grenadianconnection.com The residents of Mt. Horne inside of big parish, St. Andrew’s, were in for a great Christmas this year. There was a nice buildup during the week immediately preceding Christmas and many of the residents in the area were heard openly suggestin...Read More >>>   12/27/2005 || A YEAR LATER...REMEMBERING THE ASIAN TSUNAMI 0 BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - The world remembered the fury of the Indian Ocean tsunami that one year ago yesterday swept away at least 216,000 people in 12 countries and laid waste to entire communities in one of the worst natural disasters in memory. From Indonesia and Thailand to Sri Lanka and ...Read More >>>   12/27/2005 || HISTORY OF BOXING DAY 0 BOXING DAY, which falls on the first weekday after Christmas, has nothing to do with gory fist fights. Though it remains unclear as to how it began or how it is traditionally celebrated, it is now a bonafide public holiday in many Commonwealth countries and Europe. The theories which herald the b...Read More >>>   12/23/2005 || GRENADA'S ROBERTS FIRES WIGAN INTO HISTORY BOOKS 0 LONDON, England: Two goals from Grenadian international Jason Roberts led his English Premier League side Wigan to an historic win in the Carling Cup Tuesday night at the JJB Stadium. Roberts' first-half double fired the Lactics into the history books, as they reached their first-ever major cup ...Read More >>>   12/22/2005 || KEEPING FOOD SAFE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 0 FOOD, WHICH is a focal point of many celebrations during the Christmas season, can turn out to be a nightmare if some simple rules are not observed. Along the journey from the farm to the table, many rules are often broken which can cause food to be unsafe for consumption. SOME BASIC GUIDELINE...Read More >>>   12/22/2005 || CARIBBEAN UNDER PRESSURE TO SET UP STADIUMS FOR CW... 0 Caribbean countries will lose their venue rights if their 2007 World Cup stadiums are not ready in a year, a cricket official said on Wednesday. The construction or renovation of almost all of the stadiums in the nations chosen to host matches - Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Ki...Read More >>>   12/22/2005 || CARIBBEAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AFFECTED BY NYC TRAN... 0 CARIBBEAN DIPLOMATIC missions in New York said yesterday they were being severely affected by an indefinite strike by transit workers that has crippled the transportation system. Many diplomats and staffers say while their missions and consulates were open to the public, they could not conduct bu...Read More >>>   12/21/2005 || REPORT PROVIDES DETAILS ON CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANTS IN... 0 A new study published by the Washington-based Centre for Immigration Studies (CIS) has revealed that 6% of the 7.9 million immigrants who have moved to the United States in the last five years are from the Caribbean. Between 2000 and 2005, 467,000 Caribbean immigrants went to the United States. C...Read More >>>   12/21/2005 || BAHAMAS MOURNS CRASH VICTIMS 10 Residents of the Bahamas island of Bimini have reacted with shock to the deaths of 11 colleagues in a seaplane crash off Miami. Residents huddled together in small groups, weeping, as they mourned the loss of loved ones. Monday's crash killed all 20 people aboard the craft, which burst into fl...Read More >>>   12/21/2005 || MORE CARIBBEAN STAR FLIGHTS 0 Caribbean Star Airlines and Caribbean Sun Airlines have expanded their operations throughout the Caribbean, especially between Guyana and Barbados. The airline explained that the move is in response to pent up demand from the UK and Europe. Boosting service by 33 percent from nine to 12 daily ...Read More >>>   12/20/2005 || GRENADA GOING FOR GOLD 0 by MIKE CUMMINS LAST YEAR the Grenada track and field team accumulated more golds at CARIFTA than Barbados. Last weekend, Samantha La Qua had little trouble beating some of the island's best 13-14 swimmers. Already the signs are there that with good coaching the Isle of Spice will be a force t...Read More >>>   12/20/2005 || BWIA PROFITS DECLINE BY 80 PER CENT 0 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Rising fuel prices drove down the profits of Trinidad's struggling national airline BWIA by 80 per cent in the third quarter of 2005, an official said yesterday. BWIA's operating expenses increased from US$71.9 million (euro59.8 million) to US$78.9 million (euro65.7...Read More >>>   12/19/2005 || REFLECTIONS ON THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS AND ITS TR... 0 By Wallace J.A Exclusive to Grenadianconnection.com As a little boy growing up in the small village of Mirabeau, St. Andrew’s, Christmas time was indubitably the happiest time of the year for me. During this very special season, the atmosphere in the home, the village, the town of Grenville and ...Read More >>>   12/19/2005 || UNIONS GIVE ULTIMATUM 0 THE GRENADA Trades Union Council (TUC) has called on the Keith Mitchell government to "immediately withdraw" the controversial five per cent levy on workers' salaries. The TUC adopted a resolution at a special convention on Saturday and warned that it would stage a month of protest action to forc...Read More >>>   12/19/2005 || ANGLICAN CHURCH LEADER DIES AT 49 0 ST GEORGE'S -- Pruvin Phillip, archdeacon for the Anglican Church in Grenada, has died. He was 49. Phillip died Saturday shortly after returning to Grenada from Miami where he had been receiving medical treatment. There has been no official comment on the cause of his death or the nature of his ...Read More >>>   12/19/2005 || GRENADA NOT YET READY FOR CSME COMPLIANCE 0 Grenada says it will not be ready for the January 1, 2006 implementation of the Caribbean Single Market but is working towards full compliance by the first quarter of 2006. Minister for International Trade, Elvin Nimrod, said while Grenada has substantially complied with its obligation under the ...Read More >>>     12/19/2005 || CARICOM EXPLORING DEEPER SOUTH/SOUTH INTEGRATION 0 CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Edwin Carrington, has said that the Community would be focused on deepening south/south relations as part of the strategy towards promoting sustainable development. He made this statement in his CARICOM year-in-review broadcast in Kingston on Tuesday, December 13. ...Read More >>>