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4/20/2005 || CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY'S GRENADA DISASTER RELIEF EF... 0 The Grenada Disaster Relief Effort, instituted and supported by the Humboldt State Uuniversity community, so far has raised $17,000 for the people of Grenada to help them reconstruct their lives in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. Those interested still can donate before the fund closes on May 10. Af...Read More >>>   4/20/2005 || EASTERN CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY TO ... 0 intergovernmental agency that regulates telecommunications for five eastern Caribbean countries will soon launch a broadband Internet service at competitive rates, an official said Tuesday. The service will be financed with a US$1 million (euro768,520) World Bank loan supplemented by contribution...Read More >>>   4/20/2005 || AIR JAMAICA GROUNDS 40 PILOTS 0 FORTY of the 220 pilots employed to Air Jamaica are set to lose their jobs over the next two months as the national airline continues to trim its staff as part of a cost-cutting plan at the debt-strapped company. At the same time, the airline announced yesterday that its board was in the process ...Read More >>>   4/20/2005 || CARIBBEAN ARCHBISHOP SUPPORTS NEW POPE 3 Kingston Archbishop Lawrence Burke, who is also president of the Bishops Conference of the Caribbean, said he welcomes the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the new Pope. The 78-year-old German has taken the name Pope Benedict XVI. He was chosen in the third round of votes by the 115 ...Read More >>>   4/19/2005 || US PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS WILL AFFECT CARIBBEAN TOU... 0 For years United States citizens have travelled into and out of the Caribbean with no more identification documents than a driver’s license. This will change between now and January 1st 2008, and will have an adverse impact on the regional tourism industry. It is the US government that is making ...Read More >>>   4/19/2005 || CARIBBEAN COURT LABELLED TRIBUNAL 0 The Caribbean Court of Justice was formally inaugurated in the Trinidadian capital on Saturday, to serve as the highest judicial body for Caricom member states. The move represents a concrete step towards regional states shedding their longstanding dependence on Britain's Privy Council that's bee...Read More >>>   4/19/2005 || GRENADIAN TAXI DRIVERS WELCOME AIR JAMAICA'S RETUR... 0 By Linda Straker ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada (eTurboNews) Members of the Progressive Airport Taxi Union (PATU) in Grenada are in high spirits following the return of Air Jamaica to Point Salines International Airport last Saturday, April 16. “This gives us the assurance that business will buy us...Read More >>>   4/19/2005 || US STATES TRY TO MAKE AMERICA LESS INVITING TO ILL... 0 PHOENIX (AP) - Frustrated by the influx of illegal immigrants, some US states are trying to make this country less inviting to those who sneak across the border. Other states are moving in the opposite direction, trying to offer illegal immigrants many of the privileges citizens enjoy. Lawmake...Read More >>>   4/18/2005 || TIMEPLUS BEATS TV PRESENTS THE WESTERN UNION 2005 ... 0 New York City will be injected with a heavy dose of Caribbean music, food, beauty, fashion, and notable personalities when TimePlus Beats TV of Channel 66 presents the Western Union Celebrity Weekend – May 13 to 15, 2005. The weekend-long celebration will commence on the evening of Friday, May ...Read More >>>   4/18/2005 || WORK ON VINCENNES BRIDGE COMPLETED 0 The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport, wishes to inform the public that the Vincennes Bridge has been completed and is now reopened to motorists and pedestrians. The bridge which was under construction through the Bridges and Roads Improvement Project (BRIMP) of the Ministry of Communic...Read More >>>   4/18/2005 || CHANDERPAUL REMAINS CAPTAIN; SELECTORS RECALL HIND... 0 FIT AGAIN Barbadians Ryan Hinds and Fidel Edwards were named Sunday in the West Indies' 12-man squad for the third Test match in the Digicel Series against South Africa, starting Thursday at Kensington Oval in Barbados. In two changes to the squad for the second Test that the West Indies lost by...Read More >>>   4/18/2005 || CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE MEETS WITH SOME TREPIDA... 0 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The coming on stream of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is being met with a great deal of trepidation in several sections of the region. A large number of Caribbean nationals interviewed by Caribbean Net News have expressed the view that justice will not be fair, whi...Read More >>>   4/18/2005 || GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR VISUAL ARTISTS OF COLOR IN NE... 0 Emergency Grants are Available to Visual Artists of color who are 21 years of age or older Living in the tri-state, greater New York City area [Tri-state NYC area: Boroughs of Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island; Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, Westchester counties in New York; ...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || PLACE IN HISTORY FOR OLD TIME CALYPSO 0 The French had the opportunity to enjoy "authentic calypso" when a group of veteran calypsonians including the Mighty Sparrow performed in Paris on Wednesday night. Sparrow, Calypso Rose, Bomber and Superior delivered some of the old time classics which form the soundtrack to the newly-released d...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || LARA NOW RATED 3RD IN THE WORLD 0 LONDON (CMC) - Brian Lara's near double-century knock and Makhaya Ntini's tremendous bowling performance earned them elevation in the latest LG International Cricket Council (ICC) world ratings released Wednesday. Lara moved three places up the batting rankings and Ntini surged four places up the...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || COMMONWEALTH DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWS GREN... 0 Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Winston Cox who visited Grenada from 7-9 April 2005 to review the progress of the Commonwealth's reconstruction package provided to the Government of Grenada following Hurricane Ivan on 7 September 2004. In November 2004, the Commonwealth Secretariat pledged ...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE TO BE LAUNCHED SATURDAY 0 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: .According to information coming out of the press office of the Port of Spain-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) which will be launched Saturday, nationals of 13 countries will have access to an institution that will enforce their rights granted under the Revised Treaty ...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || TRINI POLICEMAN UNDER PROBE FOR FRAUD, MURDER 0 NEW YORK, USA (AP) - A police sergeant from Trinidad, who was indicted on charges that he became a naturalised US citizen through a sham marriage, is also under investigation in the 2001 killing of an ex-girlfriend, authorities said Wednesday. Federal and local law enforcement officials identifie...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || HIGHLIGHTS OF GRENADA'S 2005 BUDGET 0 The 2005 National Budget was presented on Monday (April 11, 2005) by Hon. Anthony Boatswain, Minister of Finance, at the Grenada Trade Centre, under the theme “Rebuilding a Better Grenada for All.” According to Minister Boatswain, the theme reflects the imperative of building back better, the dre...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || GRENADIAN CRAFTSMEN SHINE IN SPICE PACKAGING COMPE... 0 Twenty-four persons were awarded with letters of participation at a prize giving ceremony for the National Spice Packaging Competition, on Wednesday the 6th of April 2005. The program was organized by the Grenada Board of Tourism in collaboration with Ministry of Tourism and the Grenada Bureau of S...Read More >>>   4/15/2005 || USAID HELPING TO RECONSTRUCT YWCA BUILDING 0 USAID in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism are in the process of reconstructing the Young Women Christian Association (Y.W.C.A) building. This building is one of Grenada’s historic buildings and the project is the first of many which fall under the USAID/PADO Grenada Community Revitaliz...Read More >>>   4/14/2005 || IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE TO HEALTH FACILITIES IN GR... 0 Under a grant from the World Bank, the Ministry of Health has begun repair work at the General Hospital. Since the passage of Hurricane Ivan, the General Hospital, along with several of the country’s Health Facilities sustained moderate to severe damages. Although no serious disruptions to hea...Read More >>>   4/14/2005 || GRENADA AIRPORT TO IMPLEMENT NEW REGULATIONS 0 By Linda Straker Point Salines International Airport authorities announced that travelers are forewarned that cigarette lighters will be on the list of prohibited items list upon entry to the airport’s secured areas beginning Thursday, April 14, 2005, In a public announcement, the Grenada Air...Read More >>>   4/14/2005 || KEEN INTEREST IN COURTS PLC STORES 0 A NUMBER of businesses are keen to buy the overseas operations of Courts, including the stores in the Caribbean. However, Charles Elphick, head of corporate communications with Courts Plc, confirmed that accounting firm KPMG, which was appointed administrator of Courts Plc in November following ...Read More >>>   4/14/2005 || GRENADIANS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN REVIEW OF RGP... 0 The Ministry of National Security is inviting members of the public to participate in the Review of the Operations of the Royal Grenada Police Force which is currently in progress. The reviewers are assessing the performance of the Police Force in the pre and post Hurricane Ivan periods. The reviewe...Read More >>>   4/14/2005 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT AND CDB LAUNCH ECONOMIC REHABIL... 0 The Caribbean Development Bank and the Ministry of Education on Wednesday 13th April launched the Economic Reconstruction Programme for the Rehabilitation of Schools. Speaking at the launch, Minister of Education Hon. Claris Charles congratulated the CDB for assisting Grenada. She said Government w...Read More >>>   4/13/2005 || RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND 0 Government of Grenada wishes to state its position on the introduction of the Reconstruction and Development Fund. Following the passage of Hurricane Ivan, the Ministry of Finance, in December 2004, started a series of economic briefings and public consultations throughout the country. These consul...Read More >>>   4/13/2005 || GRENADIAN CRICKETER SENT HOME 0 It's not all plain sailing for overseas players looking to ply their trade in England, as a report in the Worcester News pointed out. Nash Jones from Grenada had been signed by Barnards Green CC as an overseas player, but less than a week after arriving in the UK, he was deported as he had faile...Read More >>>   4/13/2005 || BUDGET PROPOSAL: PROPERTY TAX CUT TO HELP GRENADIA... 0 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) -- The government has submitted a budget proposal that would lower property taxes to help Grenadians cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan but also require them to contribute to a recovery fund. The Eastern Caribbean $666 million (US$250 million) budget would requir...Read More >>>     4/13/2005 || SOUTH AFRICA CLINCH SECOND TEST 0 SOUTH AFRICA, powered by a devastating spell by pacer Makhaya Ntini and then by an audacious charge by opening batsman Abraham 'A.B.' de Villiers, won the second Test of the Digicel Series at Queen's Park Oval yesterday. In winning the match, South Africa not only made it two out of two at Queen'...Read More >>>