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  5/4/2005 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING ESTABLISHMENT OF SC...0
The Government of Grenada has set up a task force to investigate the establishment of a school bus system. This decision was made yesterday after a Cabinet meeting. The task force is chaired by Minister of Education Hon. Claris Charles and Minister of Communications, Works and Transport, Hon. Claric...Read More >>>
  5/4/2005 || ROAD IMPROVEMENT IN ST. GEORGE0
The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport informs the Public that Asphalt work is currently under way in the Parish of St. George. Work will be carried out on the following Roads in St. George’s: St. Paul's/Morne Delice Tempe/Mt. Parnassus Marrast Hill Halifax Street Tanteen Main ...Read More >>>
  5/3/2005 || GRENADIAN IS FIRST HOTELIER IN THE CARIBBEAN TO RE...0
LONDON -- In keeping with centuries of Royal tradition, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, officially knighted veteran Grenadian hotelier Royston Hopkin at investiture ceremonies held at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, April 27, 2005. His wife, Lady Betty Hopkin, and daughters, Nerissa and Janelle, wer...Read More >>>
  5/3/2005 || RASTA FIGHTS COURT IN ST LUCIA0
A Rastafarian is taking the St Lucia government to court because a magistrate ordered him to remove his turban in court. Rodney Theodore has filed a suit against the High Court claiming that the Magistrate's order violated his constitutional right to freedom of worship. Theodore who runs a fas...Read More >>>
  5/3/2005 || MAGNIFICENT TRIPLE! GAYLE'S MAJESTIC 317 IN 4TH T...0
West Indies 565 for 5 (Gayle 317, Chanderpaul 82*, Bravo 10*) trail South Africa 588 for 6 dec (Kallis 147, Prince 131, Smith 126, de Villiers 114) by 23 runs For the second time in consecutive matches at the Antigua Recreation Ground, a West Indian batsman set his sights on the individual world...Read More >>>
  5/3/2005 || FLOODS WASH AWAY MAIN BRIDGE IN SOUTHWEST TRINIDAD...0
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Thousands of people in three villages were cut off from the rest of the country yesterday after floods washed away a main bridge in southwest Trinidad, officials said. No injuries were reported. The heavy rains that began Sunday morning continued through Monday, pre...Read More >>>
  5/3/2005 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH STUDENTS IN BROOKLYN0
Last Friday April 29, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. The Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell met with a group of Grenadian students who are currently studying at various colleges and Universities in New York. Many of these students have been assisted by Government in obtaining scholarships to study abroad. ...Read More >>>
  5/2/2005 || SPICE ISLAND BEACH RESORT EMBARKS ON $10 MILLION R...0
Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada has already broken ground on a $10 million rebuilding project that will unveil an unmatched level of accommodations and unprecedented brand of chic style and timeless luxury when the property reopens in December 2005. Spice Island Beach Resort has been closed si...Read More >>>
  5/2/2005 || GRENADA TRADE UNIONS INTEND TO BATTLE THE GOVERNME...0
Grenada trade unions have signalled their intention to battle the Keith Mitchell government over a five percent levy the administration plans to impose on salaries. One trade unionist declaring during May Day celebrations Sunday, that if the government insists on the new tax, it should call fresh...Read More >>>
  5/2/2005 || CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES MUST IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND ...0
The Caribbean region is at a development crossroads and its member nations must take significant and concrete steps to improve productivity and competitiveness and face up to more global competition if they are to accelerate or even maintain past growth, says a new World Bank report. By taking such ...Read More >>>
  5/2/2005 || WINDIES FIGHT BACK. GAYLE, SARWAN HIT CENTURIES0
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP) - Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan powered their way to individual hundreds and a record, unbroken second-wicket stand against South Africa on the third day of the fourth and final Test yesterday. The 25 year-old Gayle was undefeated on 184 and the 24 year-old Sarwan was ...Read More >>>
  5/2/2005 || LABOUR MINISTER ESTRANGED FROM TRADES UNION MOVEM...0
Grenada's Labour Minister Clarice Charles continues to be estranged from the island’s trades unions – a movement she had served for many years before she became a politician. For the second year running, Charles was a no show at May Day celebrations – the only government minister to refuse the tr...Read More >>>
  5/2/2005 || GRENADIANS HAVE THEIR SAY AT BUDGET MEETINGS0
Hundreds of persons rights across the country came out last week to air their views at the budget discussions. Budget discussions have been held in St. David’s, St. Patrick’s, St. George’s and St. John’s. According to Acting Prime Minister Hon. Gregory Bowen, the meetings have been useful and Go...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND/JP MORGAN CHASE BANK...0
The United Negro College Fund/JP Morgan Chase Bank is offering a full scholarship known as the John F. McGill Cuddy Scholarship. This scholarship pays FULL TUITION and provides a COMPUTER LOADED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE. This scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors entering as a c...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || IMF PREDICTS GROWTH FOR EASTERN CARIBBEAN0
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) -- Five eastern Caribbean countries should see economic growth this year following robust performances in 2004, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. The economies of Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and St. Vincent grew by an average of 4 percent in 2004 an...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || WINDIES PLAY FOR PRIDE0
THE FOURTH and final match of the Digicel Series between the West Indies and South Africa opens at the Antigua Recreation Ground here today and although the contest has already been decided, it could be an interesting, probably even exciting finale. Winners of the second and third matches, one b...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || FOAL SIRED BY ZEBRA AND DONKEY IS TALK OF BARBADOS0
ST THOMAS, Barbados (AP) - Everyone knows it's a boy. But what is it? A zonkey? A deebra? That's the debate buzzing in Barbados since a zebra gave birth to a foal sired by a donkey. Alex was born April 21, a milk-chocolate brown creature with the black cross of an ass on his back and the black st...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || SOUTH AFRICA PROMISE NO MERCY FOR WEST INDIES0
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): South Africa, with the series already wrapped up, will look to pile on more misery for the West Indies in the fourth and final Test starting here on Friday. South Africa closed out the series with an innings and 86-run triumph in the third Test at Bridgetown to take an ...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR SOCA MUSIC: ITUNES MUSIC STO...0
April 28, 2005. Brooklyn, New York. The prodigious calypso/soca artiste Alston “Becket” Cyrus, who previously brought us hits such as “Teaser,” “Gal Ah Rush Me.” “Small Pin,” “Don’t Eat and Lie Down,” “Coming High,” and “Ooh La La,” has done it again. Becket is the first calypso/soca artiste t...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || SENATOR PIERRE MEETS WITH STUDENTS OF ANGLICAN HIG...0
Minister of State with responsibility for Youth Development, Sen. Emmalin Pierre held a meeting with the form five students of the Anglican High School earlier this week. Senator Pierre spearheaded a team from the Ministry of Youth consisting of several youth officers who spoke to the students o...Read More >>>
  4/29/2005 || SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GATHERING OPENS WITH RENEWED C...0
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago: The Seventh Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development opened in Tobago on Tuesday night with calls for a single regional airline. “We cannot have a sustainable tourism industry without a sustainable Caribbean airline,” Howard Chin Lee, Trinidad and Tobago...Read More >>>
  4/28/2005 || MITCHELL SECURES CUNY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRENADIAN ...0
Grenadian students will soon have more scholarships available to them. This is just one of the outcomes from meetings yesterday between Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell and education and health officials in New York. Dr Mitchell met on Wednesday with City of New York University Cha...Read More >>>
  4/28/2005 || MINISTRY OF LABOUR TO EMBARK ON HEALTH AND SAFETY ...0
The Ministry of Labour has embarked on an education campaign seeking to enlighten employees and employers about the importance of Health and Safety in the workplace. Labour Commissioner Mr. Cyrus Griffith made the announcement at a press conference Tuesday morning. The Ministry of Labour will com...Read More >>>
  4/28/2005 || DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TRAINING...0
The Department of Youth Development in the Prime Minister’s Office staged the opening ceremony of the Grenada Youth Enterprise Initiative (GYEI) Training 2005 on Monday 25th April, 2005 at the Youth Development Centre. In attendance were Minister of State with responsibility for Youth Developmen...Read More >>>
  4/28/2005 || NATIONAL CRIME STRATEGY REVIEW NEXT TUESDAY0
The National Crime Strategy Review meeting scheduled for Tuesday May 3rd at 1:30 p.m. will now be held at the Conference Room of the Fisheries Complex at Melville St, NOT Min of Education. The discussions will focus on a review of the Education and Youth Section of the National Crime Strategy an...Read More >>>
  4/28/2005 || TINO RARING TO GIVE HIS BEST IN 4TH TEST0
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) - Having missed the preceding three Test matches, Tino Best, considered the fastest bowler in the region, is eager to unleash his pace on the South African batsmen in the fourth Digicel Test starting at the Antigua Recreation Ground tomorrow. Best, who broke down on the t...Read More >>>
  4/27/2005 || QUEEN HONORS GRENADIAN-BORN IRAQ HERO0
The Queen has presented Iraq hero Private Johnson Gideon Beharry with the Victoria Cross at Buckingham Palace today. The 25-year-old, who was born in the Caribbean island of Grenada, had the honour bestowed upon him for "two separate acts of outstanding gallantry of the highest order" while he wa...Read More >>>
  4/27/2005 || MITCHELL, CABLE & WIRELESS REACH DEAL IN LIBEL SUI...0
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP)--Grenada's prime minister and Cable & Wireless PLC have reached a settlement in a libel suit brought against the telecommunications company after users on its Web site posted messages repeating claims he had accepted a bribe, an official said. A settlement was reached in...Read More >>>
  4/27/2005 || ANOTHER PLEA FOR A REGIONAL AIRLINE - AIR JAMAICA ...0
RESPECTED CARIBBEAN political scientist, Professor Neville Duncan, says Caribbean countries should now seriously consider the establishment of a regional airline in light of the current cash problems facing Air Jamaica. "We are going into the (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy and we really nee...Read More >>>
 
  4/27/2005 || BUDGET DISCUSSION MEETINGS UNDER WAY IN VARIOUS CO...0
The Government of Grenada is continuing to engage the general public in discussions on the 2005 Budget. Budget Discussion meetings were scheduled for April 26th in three parishes. Meetings will be held at the Westerhall Secondary School, St. David’s; Dynamite Disco in the Limes, St. George’s; and S...Read More >>>

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