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  11/21/2005 || CARIBBEAN MEDIA COMPANIES TO MERGE0
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) -- Two media companies in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago will merge to form one of the larger media outlets in the Caribbean. The merger of the Nation Corporation of Barbados and the Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) of Trinidad and Tobago will take effect Jan. 1, A...Read More >>>
  11/21/2005 || AMBASSADOR ROUSE MAKES PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE TO CARI...0
The Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations HE Ms. Ruth Elizabeth Rouse, recently at the United Nations General Assembly, made a plea on behalf of member States of the Caribbean Community for increased financial assistance to small states following natural disasters. Ambassador ...Read More >>>
  11/21/2005 || AUSSIES STROLL TO NINE WICKET WIN OVER WEST INDIES...0
HOBART, Australia (AFP): Australia mopped up a nine-wicket victory over the West Indies to claim the second cricket Test and retain the Frank Worrell Trophy series at Bellerive Oval here Monday. Australia were left with the modest target of scoring 78 runs for victory after being forced to bat a...Read More >>>
  11/21/2005 || CASTRO MOCKS PARKINSON'S REPORT0
Cuban President Fidel Castro has portrayed as wishful thinking reports from the United States that he is suffering from Parkinson's Disease. In a speech lasting over five hours, he said he felt fine and remarked that his ideological enemies had declared him dead on several previous occasions. ...Read More >>>
  11/21/2005 || GRENADA'S UN STAFF TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO ASSIST...0
At the initiative of Ambassador Ruth Elizabeth Rouse, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations, United Nations staff members who are also Grenadian citizens, recently engaged in a luncheon discussion aimed at coordinating efforts between the Permanent Mission, the Consulate and the ...Read More >>>
  11/18/2005 || NEW INITIATIVE TO BOOST GRENADA’S TOURISM SECTOR0
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: As Grenada continues to rebuild its tourism sector after being ravaged by two major hurricanes, GIDC/GRENCASE in collaboration with USAID/CARANA Corporation will undertake an initiative that will bring new dimension to the sector. ‘Buy Grenada Craft Fair’ will be the adde...Read More >>>
  11/18/2005 || JASON ROBERTS HAS WORLD CUP DREAMS0
The first time I ever pulled on an international jersey for Grenada, when I was 19 years old, was the proudest moment of my career. I come from a footballing family and it was amazing to make my debut alongside my uncle Otis Roberts, who basically taught me how to play the game. I can't rem...Read More >>>
  11/18/2005 || IT MANAGER VACANCY - PRIME MINISTERS OFFICE 0
The Central Information Management Agency is seeking a candidate to fill the position of IT Manager. The IT Manager directs and coordinates development and production activities of computerized management information systems department by performing the following duties personally or through sub...Read More >>>
  11/18/2005 || ARD PROVIDES COUNSELLING WORKSHOP 0
Thirteen persons are better equipped to provide counselling services to Grenadians, having completed a three-day Counselling Workshop at the Agency for Reconstruction and Development Inc. (ARD) Board Room. Organised by the ARD Department of Social Recovery, the Workshop focussed on skills develo...Read More >>>
  11/18/2005 || T&T READY TO MAKE MARK IN GERMANY 0
TRINIDAD AND Tobago plan to do much more than make up the numbers on their World Cup debut in Germany next year, according to captain Dwight Yorke. The 34-year-old striker, a Champions League winner with Manchester United in 1999, said claiming a place at the sport's showpiece event ranked as on...Read More >>>
  11/18/2005 || WINDIES WOES CONTINUE0
ANOTHER DEPLORABLE batting effort against a disciplined but hardly devastating Australian bowling attack has already consigned West Indies to the prospect of a second consecutive massive defeat after just one day of the second Test yesterday at Bellerive Oval. In an abject performance that was e...Read More >>>
  11/17/2005 || GRENADA'S ROBERTS PLEASED WITH WIGAN’S PROGRESS0
LONDON, England: Grenadian international Jason Roberts says Wigan is relishing life in their first stint in the premiership this season, but revealed that they must continue to play at the same level in order to remain in the top flight. The striker said it’s a pleasure viewing the Premiership ...Read More >>>
  11/17/2005 || CARIBBEAN LEADERS TO HOLD TALKS WITH CASTRO AT DEC...0
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Caribbean leaders will hold talks with Cuban President Fidel Castro on regional co-operation in health care and disaster preparedness when they meet at a one-day summit next month, an official said yesterday. The December 8 summit in Barbados follows an agreement signed ...Read More >>>
  11/17/2005 || CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES TO PURSUE RAINWATER HARVESTING...0
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) has teamed up with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on an initiative to promote the use of rainwater harvesting (RWH). UNEP has been implementing similar pilot projects in Asia, Africa and the Pacific and f...Read More >>>
  11/17/2005 || TOUR GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR WEST INDIES0
HOBART, Australia (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago are celebrating reaching their first-ever World Cup football finals but there was little for the West Indies to cheer about in the second cricket Test against Australia here Thursday. Thousands danced in the streets and brought traffic to a standstill ...Read More >>>
  11/17/2005 || TRINIS CELEBRATE FOOTBALL HISTORY0
There was dancing in the streets of Trinidad and Tobago after the national football team qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. In the capital Port of Spain, people waved national flags and danced alongside steelband and percussion sections to celebrate the historic victory. Dennis Lawre...Read More >>>
  11/16/2005 || JOURNALISTS WARN OF LOOMING 'STORM' IN THE REGION 0
CASTRIES St. Lucia (CMC) – The authors of ‘The Looming Storm”, a report made public during a recent general meeting of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM),claim it is “an exhaustive examination of all free press issues in the Caribbean.” Nonetheless, they believe the document serves...Read More >>>
  11/16/2005 || CARIBBEAN CABLE CO-OP TO LAUNCH TEMPO, THE NEW NET...0
Tempo will reach more than 300,000 households throughout the Caribbean NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tempo announced on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Caribbean Cable Cooperative, Inc. to carry the new network throughout the region. The Caribbean Cable Co-op is the largest coll...Read More >>>
  11/16/2005 || US RETAINS HOLD OF THE INTERNET 0
The US has won its fight to stay in charge of the internet, despite opposition from many nations. In an eleventh-hour agreement ahead of a UN internet summit in Tunis, Tunisia, negotiators agreed to leave the US in charge of the net's addressing system. Instead an international forum will be s...Read More >>>
  11/16/2005 || SOCA WARRIORS' LAST STAND0
MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahrain is a breath-taking country. It's beauty of old world charm and contemporary styles is an intoxicating mix. The people here are friendly and kind - too good to be true. It would be ruthless if this wonderful nation of remarkable people was to be the ones shedding tears follo...Read More >>>
  11/16/2005 || WINDIES UNDER PRESSURE TO HALT AUSSIE MARCH0
HOBART, Australia (CMC) - Amid disturbing rumours of internal strife and the stark reality of the first Test loss, the West Indies face seemingly insurmountable odds against a supremely confident Australian team in the second Test beginning Thursday (Wednesday night, Caribbean time). Whatever the...Read More >>>
  11/16/2005 || TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAIMS TWO VICTIMS IN ST. VINC...0
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) - Mudslides killed two fishermen and destroyed three homes as heavy rains brought by a tropical depression overflowed river banks and made roads impassable in St Vincent and the Grenadines, emergency officials said Tuesday. Torrents of rain also swept away two bridges ...Read More >>>
  11/16/2005 || CARIBBEAN REGION URGED TO ACT AGAINST AVIAN INFLUE...0
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean region is being urged to take immediate action to ensure its national response mechanisms are fully in place to ward off the social and economic effects of invasive pests and diseases. This call to action was made by the Caribbean Invasive Species Working Group ...Read More >>>
  11/15/2005 || THE INQUIRY, CRICKET AND CRIME0
by Lloyd Noel, a former Attorney General of Grenada and political commentator The Commission of Inquiry, which was issued by the Governor General early last year, and which was initially opened by the lone Commissioner, Dr. Richard Cheltenham of Barbados, in August last year, has been on hold...Read More >>>
  11/15/2005 || DEPRESSION 27 MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODS0
Nov. 15 -- The 27th tropical depression of the Atlantic storm season may cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides as it dumps rain on some Caribbean islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The depression is likely to dump as much as 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain o...Read More >>>
  11/15/2005 || LARA IS NOT STRUGGLING - SHIV 0
WEST INDIES captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul has defended batting superstar Brian Lara, in the face of the player's recent decline in form. Lara fell cheaply for 30 and 14 in the first Test in Brisbane, extending his run of low scores from the Super Series Test and One Day Internationals in Octobe...Read More >>>
  11/15/2005 || TROPICAL DEPRESSION LASHES ST VINCENT AND TRINIDAD...0
HEAVY RAINS associated with late-season depression pounded Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and St. Vincent yesterday, triggering landslides and flooding, destroying bridges and forcing the evacuation of a number of schools. The system was expected to develop into Tropical Storm Gama last night. It wou...Read More >>>
  11/15/2005 || NEW YORK-BASED MONROE COLLEGE WELCOMES CARIBBEAN S...0
NEW YORK, USA: Monroe College in New Rochelle, NY (www.monroecollege.edu), located less than a half-hour from New York City, has a long history of granting Bachelor's and Associate degrees to students from the Caribbean. Caribbean students have consistently emerged as campus leaders, especially a...Read More >>>
  11/15/2005 || CARIBBEAN NATIONALS BREAK CLASS BARRIERS IN THE UK0
A UK study shows that the children of Caribbean immigrants and other working class ethnic minorities have broken class barriers and are now likely to do better than their white counterparts. The research which was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, looked at 140,000 children over a 3...Read More >>>
 
  11/14/2005 || GRENADA-BORN BEHARRY REMEMBERS WAR DEAD AT LONDON ...0
LONDON, England (AFP): Private Johnson Beharry was among those taking part in the Festival of Remembrance in London on Saturday to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in wartime. The Grenada-born 26-year-old received the rarely-awarded Victoria Cross, Britain's hig...Read More >>>

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