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  1/13/2005 || RUSTY WINDIES TAKE ON TIRED AUSSIES0
WORLD CUP holders Australia and ICC Champions' Trophy winners West Indies get the three-nation limited-overs VB Series going tonight (Friday Australia time) with both teams conscious of the potential effects of their vastly differing schedules over the past three months. While the Caribbean side ...Read More >>>
  1/13/2005 || PM, MINISTERS DISCUSS HOUSING PRIORITIES0
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell convened a special meeting on Tuesday (January 11) with five Ministers of Government to discuss priority areas throughout the State for house construction. The meeting was attended by Minister of Social Development Yolande Bain Joseph, Minister of Communication, Wo...Read More >>>
  1/13/2005 || GRENADA’S 2005 BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED LATE MARCH0
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The people of Grenada will play an active role in the preparation of the 2005 budget according to a news release by the Government of Grenada. Finance minister Anthony Boatswain is expected to present the 2005 budget towards the end of March of this year. The main focus...Read More >>>
  1/12/2005 || GRENADA'S UNEMPLOYED WORKERS TO RECEIVE HELP0
The Government of Grenada has created a fund to help workers who lost their jobs because of Hurricane Ivan. The Caribbean island’s social security department launched the unemployment benefit programme which will provide income support. About 4,000 people were left unemployed as a direct conse...Read More >>>
  1/12/2005 || WINDIES COACH READY FOR BATTLE OF THE MINDS0
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC - Armed with intimate knowledge of an Australia team he helped to construct, new West Indies coach Bennett King will be engaging in a battle of strategy with counterpart and Australian coach, John Buchanan, when the VB Triangular Limited Overs series bowls off Friday. King,...Read More >>>
  1/12/2005 || NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL SECRETARIAT LAUNCHES INFORMA...0
The National Drug Control Secretariat in the Ministry of Education continues its drive to ensure that the Nation’s young people are accurately informed about the destructive effects of a wide variety of drugs. One of the Secretariat’s recent initiatives is an exceptionally informative poster, whi...Read More >>>
  1/12/2005 || KING HUMANITARIAN GLOBAL FOUNDATION TO ASSIST IN G...0
Officials of the King Humanitarian Global Foundation International Inc. met Tuesday morning with Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell to discuss ways by which the Foundation can assist in Grenada’s reconstruction process. Dr. Rudolph King, chairman of the Foundation, told the Prime Mini...Read More >>>
  1/11/2005 || UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SCHEME LAUNCHED IN GRENADA0
Address by Minister of Health, the Environment, Social Security (National Insurance Scheme) and Ecclesiastical Relations Senator Ann David-Antoine. Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to applaud the hard work and resilience of all Grenadians over the past four months in undertaking the most diff...Read More >>>
  1/11/2005 || CRICKETERS RAISE MILLIONS FOR TSUNAMI RELIEF0
THE OUTCOME was far more important than the result when the world's top cricketers combined in a charity match yesterday that raised almost 15 million Australian dollars (US$11.4 million, euro8.7 million) for the tsunami relief fund. Ricky Ponting's World XI beat an Asian XI by 112 runs in front ...Read More >>>
  1/11/2005 || UPDATE ON HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS BY CANADIAN COM...0
After the passage of Hurricane Ivan and its massive devastation of Grenada, communities in Canada, like communities all over the world, responded with overwhelming support. The Consulate General in Toronto, in collaboration with community groups and individuals, forged ahead with initiatives, in...Read More >>>
  1/11/2005 || MORE BOOKS FOR GRENADIAN STUDENTS0
The Ministry of Education has received another shipment of much needed Reference and Text Books. The books cover a wide range of fields and topics including Information Technology, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Literature, Business Management, Science, Management and Communications. This s...Read More >>>
  1/11/2005 || MAINLAND CHINA MAKES DONATION TO GRENADA DISASTER ...0
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Tues. Jan. 11, 2005: The government of Grenada has received US$50, 000 from a Chinese non-governmental organization to help with relief following the passage of Hurricane Ivan. The People’s Republic of China channeled the money through the Red Cross Society from China becau...Read More >>>
  1/10/2005 || TNT CHIPS IN $120 MILLION TO SAVE LIAT0
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Mon. Jan. 10, 2005: Another financially beleaguered regional carrier could soon get bailed out, thanks to the Patrick Manning administration of Trinidad and Tobago. The oil rich island is pledging to fund a $120 million bailout of the carrier, according to the Trinidad Ex...Read More >>>
  1/10/2005 || CARICOM NATIONS TO CLEAR WAY FOR REGIONAL INTEGRAT...0
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Foreign ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations have unanimously agreed to clear the way for the region's integration, according to reports last week. The 15th Meeting of CARICOM Foreign Ministers, held Wednesday in Guyana, focused on the working of CARICOM as ...Read More >>>
  1/10/2005 || MAJOR REVITALIZATION PROJECT FOR ST. GEORGE'S BEIN...0
Zublin (Grenada) Limited has announced the St. George’s Revitalization Project (SGRP) which includes the following: Commercial Port (Re) Development and Free-Trade zone • Realization of a new commercial port south of St. Eloi Point and north of St. John River in St.George’s Bay; • Development ...Read More >>>
  1/10/2005 || ROAD WORK ALONG REDGATE TO PERDMONTEMPS ROUTE 0
The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport, in conjunction with Dessau Soprin, the consultant, and Consolidated Contractors Incorporated (CCI), the contractor, inform the general public that from mid-January to June 2005, concrete will be poured along the Redgate to Perdmontemps Route, causi...Read More >>>
  1/10/2005 || ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY TO REOPEN TODAY0
GRENADA -- Classes will resume today at St. George's University, which was closed for a semester because of Hurricane Ivan damage, officials said. Students were temporarily relocated to affiliated institutions in the United States. St. George's University was originally founded as a school of med...Read More >>>
  1/10/2005 || CRICKETERS BAT FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS 0
AUSTRALIAN WICKETKEEPER Adam Gilchrist has urged people to donate generously to the tsunami appeal ahead of today's fundraising match for the victims of the Indian Ocean disaster. More than 80,000 people are expected to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the day-night match between an Asian an...Read More >>>
  1/7/2005 || BARBADOS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDING AID FOR SCHOOLS ...0
MONIES RAISED by the local private sector for Hurricane Ivan victims in Grenada have contributed to the first school rebuilding project. The last set of donations collected were in excess of $100,000, taking the donations, including the radiothon put on by the Rotary Club of Barbados, to over $1.5...Read More >>>
  1/7/2005 || GRENADIAN HOTELIER ROYSTON HOPKIN AMONG QUEEN ELIZ...0
In her New Years’ Honors, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II graciously conferred the title of Knighthood on one of Grenada’s long-standing hoteliers, Royston Oliver Hopkin, CMG, owner and chairman of Spice Island Beach Resort, for his contribution to tourism in Grenada and throughout the Caribbean. ...Read More >>>
  1/7/2005 || MELVILLE STREET PROJECT CAUSING SOME ROAD CLOSURE...0
The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport in conjunction with Volker Stevin, the contractor, inform the general public that as work on Phase Two of the Melville Street Project commences, Granby to St. John’s Streets will be closed to vehicular traffic for three months, with effect from Mond...Read More >>>
  1/7/2005 || LAST CHANCE FOR GREEN CARD LOTTERY0
NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Jan. 7, 2005: This is it! In a matter of hours, the U.S. State Department will close the lid on its portal that is currently accepting applications for the Diversity Visa Lottery of 2006. It means that the Caribbean immigrants looking to secure a green card through the lotter...Read More >>>
  1/7/2005 || NO INCREASE IN GAS PRICES IN GRENADA0
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport in Grenada has announced that there will be no immediate increase in the price of gasoline at the pumps. Minister for Transport Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen said the Government of Grenada is willing to provide a buffer for the...Read More >>>
  1/6/2005 || GRENADA, LIBYA DISCUSS JOINT COOPERATION0
The acting Secretary of the General people’s Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation has met with George Polyn, Grenada’s ambassador to Belgium and EU, who handed over a message from Grenada PM, Keith Mitchell, to the Leader of the Revolution. PM Mitchell expressed in his mes...Read More >>>
  1/6/2005 || TSUNAMI CASH FROM THE CARIBBEAN0
A telethon in Guyana has received pledges of more than US$60,000 (Guy34.6 million) in the latest Caribbean fundraiser for the Asian tsunami victims. Despite its billing as one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, Guyana has been actively joining the aid effort. President Bharrat Jagdeo ...Read More >>>
  1/6/2005 || SETBACK FOR WEST INDIES IN WARM-UP LOSS TO VICTORI...0
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP): The West Indies, playing their first match in over three months, crashed to a seven-wicket defeat to Victoria in a limited-overs cricket match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday. It was a far cry from the ICC Champions Trophy final at The Oval in London on Se...Read More >>>
  1/6/2005 || AIR JAMAICA'S SHAKE-UP PLAN COULD AFFECT REGIONAL ...0
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Struggling carrier Air Jamaica said Wednesday it will trim staff, cut salaries of top executives and discontinue several routes as part of sweeping cost-cutting measures. The announcements come two weeks after the Jamaican government took control of the carrier. The new manag...Read More >>>
  1/5/2005 || WINDIES BACK IN ACTION0
MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC) - Having not played competitive cricket since the Champions' Trophy conquest last September, West Indies left-arm seamer Ian Bradshaw believes the team must take the three warm-up matches for the VB Triangular Limited Overs series seriously. The first of these matches b...Read More >>>
  1/5/2005 || CARICOM APPEAL TO DEVELOPED WORLD0
Caribbean countries can expect financial assistance to prepare for natural disasters out of the upcoming International Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States. The conference which takes place in Mauritius from January 10-14 will review the implementation of t...Read More >>>
 
  1/5/2005 || CRICKET FANS SNAPPING UP TICKETS FOR TSUNAMI BENEF...0
MELBOURNE, Australia, Weds. Jan. 5, 2005: Cricket fans have already snapped up approximately 20,000 seats ahead of the January 10th World Cricket Tsunami Appeal fund-raising match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Tickets for the match went on sale at midday yesterday and in half-a-da...Read More >>>

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