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2/3/2005 || CHINA LOOKS TO WEST INDIES 0 KINGSTON, Jamaica · China agreed Wednesday to allow Chinese tour groups to visit 10 more Caribbean nations that share diplomatic relations with the communist giant. Only Cuba had the coveted designation until now. The status should boost tourist arrivals as booming China emerges as the No. 4 sour...Read More >>>   2/3/2005 || GRENADA READIES FOR TOURISM RE-LAUNCH 0 By Linda Straker Tourism officials in Grenada are currently in the process of preparing to re-launch the island as a preferred Caribbean tourism destination both internationally and regionally. Following the passage of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, the Grenada Board of Tourism (GBT) suspended...Read More >>>   2/3/2005 || CELEBRATIONS LAUNCHED IN ETHIOPIA FOR BOB MARLEY B... 0 ADDIS ABABA Month-long festivities got under way to mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of the late reggae superstar Bob Marley, cut down by cancer aged 36 back in 1981. Those at the opening ceremony included the grandson of former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, considered the spiritual le...Read More >>>   2/3/2005 || SIR ALISTER MCINTYRE UNABLE TO CONTINUE AS ARD CHA... 0 Sir Alister McIntyre has informed Prime Minister Keith Mitchell that unexpected medical developments have prevented him from continuing to serve as Chairman of the Agency for Reconstruction and Development (ARD) Inc. In informing the Prime Minister of the medical developments and his inability to...Read More >>>   2/3/2005 || TEACHERS BRIEFED ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY 0 Throughout last week, the Ministry of Finance continued its round in the present series of ‘Update on the Economy’ when it engaged teachers in discussion on the state of the local economy and the significant challenges now facing the Country. On Tuesday 25th the Ministry met with teachers of St. ...Read More >>>   2/3/2005 || PERDMONTEMPS HEALTH FACILITY TO BE REPAIRED 0 Due to repairs at the Perdmontemps Health Centre, the Ministry of Health advises residents to use the Vincennes, Good Hope or any other convenient health facility. USAID/PADCO is scheduled to begin repair work on the Health Centre on February 3rd 2005. Repairs to Perdmontemps along with the Morne...Read More >>>   2/3/2005 || GRENADA POLICE COMMISSIONER ON EXTENDED LEAVE 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Grenadian Commissioner of Police, Mr Fitzroy Bedeau, on Tuesday proceeded on vacation leave, which is expected to last approximately seven months. Assistant Commissioner and long-serving member of the Royal Grenada Police Force Mr Winston James will serve as Acting Commissi...Read More >>>   2/2/2005 || WINDIES FALL SHORT 0 The West Indies are out of the VB Series in Australia after a 30-run defeat by Pakistan. West Indies skipper Brian Lara won the toss and opted to field first, but his decision backfired as their support bowling proved inadequate. Paceman Reon King went for 60 from his 10 overs and Wavell Hind...Read More >>>   2/2/2005 || SUCCESSFUL STAGING OF 2005 GRENADA SAILING FESTIVA... 0 The first planned race of the last day in the Grenada Sailing Festival was a pursuit race but, as the day before the committee had spent a great deal of time in the pursuit of wind, the format was changed to be a simple and shorter windward leeward course. With the course configuration modified slig...Read More >>>   2/2/2005 || INDEPENDENCE QUIZ PROGRESSES TO FINAL ROUND 0 The final of the Independence Quiz Competition organized by the Department of Youth Development in the Prime Minister’s Office takes place at the St. Andrew’s Methodist school on Friday from 3:30 pm. The semi-final round of the Competition took place in all parishes except Carriacou and Petit Mar...Read More >>>   2/2/2005 || OAS CONGRATULATES GRENADA 0 The Organization of American States takes the opportunity to extend to the Government and People of Grenada best wishes on the happy occasion of the 31st Anniversary of Independence. The celebration of Independence this year comes at a special time when both the people and the country itself are in...Read More >>>   2/2/2005 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH MEXICAN DELEGATION 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell welcomed a delegation from the Government of Mexico to Grenada today (February 1, 2005) to discuss further ways by which Mexico can assist in the reconstruction process. The Mexican delegation comprised Ambassador-designate Elena Bueno, who is scheduled to present he...Read More >>>   2/2/2005 || GRENADA TO BENEFIT FROM LOWERED INTEREST RATES FRO... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lived up to its promises to ease the financial constraints on low income countries when the IMF Board took a decision on January 21, 2005 to lower interest rates on its natural disaster assistance loans. Now the Government of Grenada...Read More >>>   2/1/2005 || FULL TIME JOBS AT MARINE AND YACHTING ASSOCIATION ... 0 The Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada (MAYAG) in collaboration with USAID/CARANA invites persons who are interested in obtaining training for jobs in the Marine and Yachting industry to indicate their interest to the Organisation. Opportunities for SIX WEEKS of FULL-TIME training in Basi...Read More >>>   2/1/2005 || GRENADA’S ARTISAN FISHING INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM... 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Grenada’s artisan fishing industry will receive significant assistance to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Ivan from the United States government through the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) hurricane recovery program. The USAID funded prog...Read More >>>   2/1/2005 || NIMROD LEADS DELEGATION TO JAMAICA FOR CHINA-CARIB... 0 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Elvin Nimrod and Minister for Business and Private Sector Development and National Security Senator Einstein Louison and two officials leave the state on Tuesday, 1st February to attend the People’s Republic of China-Caribbean Economic and Trade C...Read More >>>   2/1/2005 || IMF REDUCES INTEREST RATE FOR GRENADA 0 The Ministry of Finance is pleased to announce that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken the decision to reduce the interest rate on the IMF’s loan to Grenada from 3 percent (%) to 0.5 percent (%), effective immediately. IMF Board took a decision on January 21, 2005 to lower interest r...Read More >>>   2/1/2005 || CARIBBEAN MEDIA CONCERNED ABOUT CRICKET WORLD CUP ... 0 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (January 31, 2005) – As the Caribbean prepares to welcome more than 100,000 visitors to its shores for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, some of the region's leading media and business professionals are concerned how the global event will affect the region. Caribbean journalists...Read More >>>   1/31/2005 || CANADIAN STUDENTS TO HELP REBUILD GRENADA 0 It's a tropical vacation these teenagers will likely never forget. Instead of enjoying a carefree sun holiday on a beach, 33 Milton District High School students will be in Grenada for two weeks helping to rebuild and repair after last September's Hurricane Ivan. More than 90 per cent of the ...Read More >>>   1/31/2005 || IT’S TAX-FREE SHOPPING WEEK IN NEW YORK 0 NEW YORK, N.Y., Mon. Jan. 31, 2005: Caribbean New Yorkers looking to stock up on clothing and shoes can do so this week minus the whopping 8.6 percent sales tax. Tax-free shopping week begins today for purchases under $110 of clothing and footwear. Items considered as none-taxable this week i...Read More >>>   1/31/2005 || STOP DUMPING DEBRIS AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM! 0 The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport, wishes to inform the general public that no dumping is allowed in or around the National Stadium. Persons engaged in this practice are asked to immediately refrain from depositing galvanize, lumber or other debris derived as a result of the dama...Read More >>>   1/31/2005 || COMMUNITY GROUPS URGED TO REGISTER WITH MINISTRY O... 0 The Ministry of Sports, Community Development and Cooperatives is seeking to determine the status of all community based organisations since the passage of Hurricane Ivan. In this regard, community groups and committees are being invited to register their existence. This can be done by calling th...Read More >>>   1/31/2005 || EMPIRE STATE BUILDING TOWER LIGHTS TO BE ILLUMINAT... 0 Ceremony & Cultural Festivities Free & Open to the Public New York, NY, January 28, 2005 - - In celebration of the 31st Anniversary of Grenada’s political Independence, the Empire State Building’s Tower Lights will be illuminated in the national colors – Red, Green and Gold – of Grenada. This wi...Read More >>>   1/28/2005 || PM MITCHELL FOR NEW YORK 0 NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Jan. 28, 2005: Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is slated to join Grenadians in New York next Saturday, to mark the 31st year of the Spice Island’s independence. Sources tell HBN that Mitchell will attend the Saturday February 5 awards, dinner & ball, set for Antun’s,...Read More >>>   1/28/2005 || NIMORD EXPLAINS CHINA DEAL IN ADDRESS TO THE NATIO... 0 ST GEORGES, Grenada, Fri. Jan. 28, 2005: Just hours after Taiwan announced it was formally ending ties with Grenada, the island’s Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Elvin Nimrod, took to the nation’s airwaves and told nationals that mainland China was pitching in an initial US $6 mil...Read More >>>   1/28/2005 || PM MITCHELL RETAINS RESPONSIBILITY FOR NERO 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has retained full responsibility as Chairman of the National Emergency Relief Organisation (NERO). Just prior to the passage of Hurricane Ivan, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Culture and the Performing Arts Senator Brenda Hood had been delegated the responsibil...Read More >>>   1/28/2005 || CTO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR... 0 BRIDGETOWN Barbados (Jan. 27, 2005) –Caribbean nationals wishing to study tourism or hospitality can receive scholarships of up to US$12,000 from the Caribbean Tourism Organization Foundation. The Foundation has begun accepting applications for 2005 scholarships and study grants from Caribbean na...Read More >>>   1/28/2005 || TAIWAN SEVERS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH GRENADA. SAYS I... 0 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP): Taiwan on Thursday severed diplomatic relations with Grenada after receiving formal notification from the Caribbean state that it had opened official ties with China, the foreign ministry said. "We condemn China for applying tactics to lure away our allies. We refuse to play...Read More >>>   1/27/2005 || MORE WOES FOR WINDIES TEAM DOWN UNDER 0 The West Indies crashed to another defeat in the VB Series in Adelaide despite having reduced Australia to 85-5 early in the match. Paceman Pedro Collins took his first one-day five-wicket haul but Australia wriggled out of trouble to post a healthy 269-8. Then paceman Brett Lee twice took wi...Read More >>>     1/27/2005 || BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS DONATE MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO ... 0 A donation of medical supplies worth over US$20,000 was handed over to Minister of Health Senator Ann David-Antoine for the people of Grenada. The money was raised in a September 2004 Radio Telethon by the people of the British Virgin Island (BVI) in response to the devastation caused by the pass...Read More >>>