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3/30/2005 || CHINESE APPOINT AMBASSADOR TO GRENADA 0 Chinese President Hu Jintao announced on Tuesday the appointment of new ambassadors to five countries and organizations in accordance with a decision made by the National People's Congress Standing Committee. Wu Hailong was appointed Chinese representative and ambassador to the Vienna Office of ...Read More >>>   3/30/2005 || CHANDERPAUL UPBEAT AHEAD OF FIRST TEST 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Regular captain Brian Lara is missing, but new West Indies skipper Shivnarine Chanderpaul has no qualms over his assignment for the first Test against South Africa starting tomorrow. The 30 year-old left-hander, known for his resolute batting, was handed the captaincy...Read More >>>   3/29/2005 || GRAY’S 2005 HURRICANE FORECAST COMING APRIL 1ST 0 GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: Weather watchers will have to wait until the first of next month for noted hurricane forecaster Bill Gray to present his updated forecast of hurricane activity for 2005, however, Gray said we could see what he termed another more-active-than-average season. During the...Read More >>>   3/29/2005 || CARIFTA GAMES - DAY THREE 0 BASCOLET, Trinidad and Tobago (Photo Images): The windy conditions at the XXXIV Carifta Junior Track & Field Championships were no obstacle for defending overall champions Jamaica to dominate the third and final day and stay well clear of the pack in the medal haul at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bac...Read More >>>   3/29/2005 || SHIPPING COSTS UP AGAIN DUE TO HIGH FUEL PRICES 0 For the second time this year, high fuel prices have prompted cargo shipping lines plying routes from the United States to the Caribbean to increase their bunker surcharge. The increased surcharge is expected to have a trickle-down effect, increasing the cost of consumer goods, unless distributo...Read More >>>   3/29/2005 || PHONE SCAM INVOLVING CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES ON THE RI... 0 Call 4 Action reporter Meghan Jones says an old phone scam has been having a rebirth recently. Here's how it works: You get what seems like an urgent message to call a number back, but it's really an international call where scammers conspire to get your long distance money. The messages are...Read More >>>   3/28/2005 || AIR JAMAICA SUSPENSION AFFECTING GRENADA TOURISM I... 0 By Linda Straker Tourism officials in Grenada believe that the one month suspension of Air Jamaica flights to the island can seriously affect the island’s tourism industry. President of the Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association Mr Ian Dabreo said that although the suspension is short term this ca...Read More >>>   3/28/2005 || BROOKLYN-BASED CARIBBEAN CULTURAL THEATRE SPRING P... 0 After a hugely successful run during the winter, the Caribbean Cultural Theatre is putting on SHORTS again! This tropical fun-fest takes place April 7 – 17, 2005 in the heart of the cultural district of Downtown Brooklyn at South Oxford Space – 138 South Oxford Street. Part of the company’s Cl...Read More >>>   3/28/2005 || US SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TO BRING GRENADA AID, HOPE 0 FORT THOMAS - When the principal of a small Catholic school travels in April to Grenada he'll bring school supplies and, he hopes, a message of hope. St. Catherine Principal Doug Lonnemann will go to Grenada with the California-based Grenada Relief Team on April 18 to deliver school supplies, toy...Read More >>>   3/28/2005 || OECS COPS NINE AT CARIFTA. GRENADA'S FLECTCHER AND... 0 Jamaica is having its own way as usual (18 medals so far) and the home team is on record pace (12 medals) after the first day of competition at the XXVIV CARIFTA Games. But the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States had a decent outing Saturday (26 March) with nine medals on the first day of three...Read More >>>   3/28/2005 || WIPA PRESSES WICB AGAIN OVER OMITTED PLAYERS 0 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - On the eve of the selection of the final squad for the first Digicel Test match between West Indies and South Africa, the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) has repeated its call on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to restore the eligibility of the players it...Read More >>>   3/25/2005 || CHINA FUNDS SPORTS STADIUM IN GRENADA 0 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) -- China agreed on Thursday to help rebuild Grenada's national stadium and offered it funds for scholarships and development, a day after Beijing agreed to finance a sports stadium in the nearby Caribbean island of Dominica. Both nations in the past year have establishe...Read More >>>   3/25/2005 || GRENADA TO HONOR HERO SOLDIER 0 A Grenada-born soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross is to have a day of celebration in his home country. Private Johnson Beharry, 25, of London, saved 30 members of his unit when they came under heavy fire in Iraq. Speaking at a reception in honour of Pte Beharry, Grenada's Prime Minis...Read More >>>   3/25/2005 || MEXICO OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO CARIBBEAN STUDENTS... 0 WASHINGTON, USA: The Government of Mexico on Tuesday formalized with the Organization of American States (OAS) a program whereby some 542 scholarships will be given to nationals of Latin America and the Caribbean allowing them to study in Mexico. Details of the program, which is worth in excess ...Read More >>>   3/25/2005 || GOVERNMENT WORKING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ON MT. NESBI... 0 Minister of Communication, Works and Transport Hon. Clarice Modeste-Curwen, has called upon the general public to be patient and understanding, as Government seeks to solve the problems encountered on the Mt. Nesbit Road. Massive land slippage in the area, has led to the road being closed to veh...Read More >>>   3/24/2005 || TRAVEL WRITERS FOCUS ON GRENADA'S TOURISM RECOVERY 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Thurs. Mar. 24, 2005: Grenada’s ongoing recovery since the passage of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 is the subject of attention for two international travel writers who are on a one week stay on the island at the invitation of the Grenada Board of Tourism. They are Kevin...Read More >>>   3/24/2005 || FRANCE TO ASSIST GRENADA 0 The French Government has agreed to assist Grenada in renegotiating its foreign debt. This was just one of the areas agreed upon yesterday in Paris, at a meeting between French Minister for Development and Cooperation Monsieur Xavier Darcos and Grenadian Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitc...Read More >>>   3/24/2005 || SOUTH AFRICA WILL NOT UNDERESTIMATE WINDIES - COAC... 0 DESPITE HAVING dominated the West Indies in recent series, South Africa will still view the regional side as a threat when the series bowls off on March 31. In the 15 Tests contested between the two teams, South Africa have won 12, the West Indies have captured just two while three matches have b...Read More >>>   3/24/2005 || GAY CRUISE BARRED FROM ENTERING NEVIS 0 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities in Nevis barred a gay and nudist cruise from entering the tiny Caribbean island Wednesday, saying it was offensive to local customs. A police patrol boat stopped a Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers on a six-day cruise as it was appro...Read More >>>   3/24/2005 || DIRECTV ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO BROADCAST WEST INDIES C... 0 EL SEGUNDO, CA, Thurs. Mar. 24, 2005: U.S. cricket fans seeking to catch the West Indies, Sri Lanka or England teams in action, can tune into DIRECTV, Inc. The company, which touts itself as one of the fastest-growing digital television service provider, announced yesterday it had acquired exclu...Read More >>>   3/24/2005 || VISITING U.S. OPTHALMOLOGISTS ATTENDED ST. GEORGE'... 0 Scores of Grenadians will receive free eye operations through an initiative by the Ministry of Health and two U.S. ophthalmologists. Minister of Health, Mrs. Ann David-Antoine, hosted a Press Conference at the General Hospital today to introduce the two (2) Ophthalmologists. Minister Antoine desc...Read More >>>   3/24/2005 || EUROPEAN UNION TO ASSIST IN GRENADA'S REDEVELOPMEN... 0 Grenada will start receiving nearly forty million E.C. dollars in assistance from the European Union by the middle of the year. This donation is part of an aid package promised by the European Union to assist Grenada with its recovery and reconstruction after Hurricane Ivan. This announcement wa...Read More >>>   3/23/2005 || QUIET MAN CHANDERPAUL GIVEN NEW VOICE 0 Since he made his Test debut against England in his native Guyana 11 years ago, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has cut a quiet figure in the background for the West Indies team. It is something of a surprise, then, that the middle-order batsman has been chosen to lead the side in the first Test against ...Read More >>>   3/23/2005 || NEWLY APPOINTED FAO REPRESENTATIVE ACCREDITED TO G... 0 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon Elvin Nimrod, yesterday received the newly appointed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. L. Barbara Graham. The Representative presented to Minister Nimrod a Letter of Introduction...Read More >>>   3/23/2005 || WINDIES SQUAD FOR BARBADOS TODAY 0 ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, Weds. Mar. 23, 2005: Newly-appointed captain of the West Indies cricket squad and 13 other players are set to assemble in Barbados today to begin training for the Digicel 2005 Home Series, which opens in Guyana next Thursday. Head Coach Bennett King said yesterday he would co...Read More >>>   3/23/2005 || ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOLDS TRAINING SEMINARS FO... 0 Grenada’s livestock industry is getting a boost through one day training seminars being conducted by the St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine. The opening ceremony for the one day seminar for pig farmers took place Tuesday 22nd March at the Caribbean House True Blue. Acting Prime Mi...Read More >>>   3/23/2005 || BELGIUM TO ASSIST GRENADA GOVERNMENT 0 The Government of Belgium will provide funding to Grenada and the wider Caribbean to assist with reconstruction and development. This was announced yesterday after a meeting between Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, and Belgian Foreign Minister His Excellency Monsieur Kare...Read More >>>   3/22/2005 || CXC TO AWARD ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN 2006 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has launched its new Associate Degree programme for students across the region. CXC said the Degree would be offered in nine areas including Business Studies, Computer Science, Environmental Science, General Studie...Read More >>>   3/22/2005 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH GRENADIAN HERO 0 LONDON, England, Tues. Mar. 22, 2005: Grenada’s Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell has called the accomplishment of Grenadian-born soldier, Private Johnson Gideon Beharry, “a proud moment for his family, the community of Diego Piece St. Mark’s, and the entire country.” Mitchell, on a European trip,...Read More >>>     3/22/2005 || HOUSING A TOP PRIORITY FOR GRENADA GOVERNMENT 0 A National Economic Reconstruction and Development Programme is being finalised by the Government in an attempt to boost the National Economy, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan. Special attention is being given to stimulating particularly the productive sectors of Tourism, Agriculture and Light...Read More >>>