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6/21/2005 || ROW THREATENS WINDIES TOUR 0 The build-up to the forthcoming West Indies tour of Sir Lanka looks like being overshadowed by an ongoing row between the West Indies Cricket Board and the players' association, WIPA. They have been at loggerheads for months and have so far failed to reach agreement on the tour contracts sent to...Read More >>>   6/21/2005 || NEW AGRICULTURAL STRATEGY PLANNED FOR GRENADA 0 ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: A new strategy for agriculture that modernises the sector through effective planning and marketing is being worked out by the Agency for Reconstruction and Development Inc. (ARD) and the Ministry of Agriculture. Recently a meeting was held with a officials from the Ministr...Read More >>>   6/20/2005 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN YOUT... 0 ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: One week after UNICEF officially announced its plans to launch the Xchange Movement in Grenada on July 8; the Ministry of Youth Development in the Prime Minister’s Office is calling on young adults between the ages of 16 and 30 to register to participate in its Xchange related ...Read More >>>   6/20/2005 || GRENADA COMMISSION OF INQUIRY COMPLETES FIRST WEEK... 0 St George's, Grenada: The Commission of Inquiry probing allegations of wrong-doing against Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell Friday [17 June] ended its week of oral testimony with evidence from two security guards who accompanied the prime minister on his overseas trip five years ago. Anthony Jon...Read More >>>   6/20/2005 || GRENADIANS AMONG WINNERS AT CARIBBEAN BOXING CHAMP... 0 ST THOMAS, US Virgin Islands (CMC) - Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, and Grenada, shared six wins in the senior category on Saturday's opening night at the 21st Caribbean Amateur Boxing Association (CABA) championship at the Bertha Boschulte School. T&T's winners were Kirt Blackwe...Read More >>>   6/20/2005 || WORK TO PROCEED ON SPRINGS ROAD 0 St. George’s: The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport, advises the general public that Springs to Woodlands Main Road will be closed from Thursday June 23rd to August 1st 2005. This closure is necessary to facilitate ongoing construction work in the area. Residents within the ...Read More >>>   6/18/2005 || EXCITING CARIBBEAN CUP TRIPLE-HEADER IN BROOKLYN T... 0 Play in the 2005 Caribbean Cup soccer championships continues this weekend with an electrifying triple-header scheduled for Sunday June 19. Soccer fans can definitely look forward to action and thrills in this Father’s Day extravaganza. With three former Caribbean Cup winners set to take the f...Read More >>>   6/17/2005 || CARIBBEAN CUP SOCCER 2005 OPENING DAY HAD SOME SUR... 0 Last Sunday’s opening day in the 2005 Caribbean Cup Championships had some surprising results for the record number of soccer fans who came out to the Jefferson High School field in Brooklyn. Following a colorful opening ceremony which included a march past of most of the teams in this year's co...Read More >>>   6/17/2005 || GRENADA CARNIVAL ALIVE IN 2005! 0 By Dexter Mitchell After months of debate and discussion related to the 2005 Carnival season with some questioning the timing of having a Carnival season at all the Grenadian populace got to have they say. And in a resounding and unanimous manner the Grenadian public expressed their desire to par...Read More >>>   6/17/2005 || FIRE HALL IN GRENADA RECONSTRUCTED BY AIR CANADA V... 0 ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: Air Canada Vacations, in partnership with Toronto Fire Services, last week successfully led a team of 21 volunteers on a special relief mission to aid the Grenada Fire Brigade in the reconstruction of the main Fire Hall here. The Fire Hall was devastated by Hurricane Ivan in Se...Read More >>>   6/17/2005 || BET AND CABLE & WIRELESS TEAM UP FOR CARIBBEAN MUS... 0 BET and Cable & Wireless today announce a partnership to share the music of the Caribbean with audiences worldwide. A series of feature programs covering the Sumfest music festival in Jamaica, Crop Over festival in Barbados, and the 2006 Trinidad & Tobago Carnival celebration; will be produced by ...Read More >>>   6/17/2005 || TWO TESTS FOR WINDIES IN SRI LANKA 0 ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) - West Indies will play two Tests and a triangular One-day International series on their visit to Sri Lanka, starting next month. The West Indies Cricket Board has reached agreement with Cricket Sri Lanka to host the team for Tests, beginning on July 14 and 22. West In...Read More >>>   6/17/2005 || VINCIE GANJA SWAMPING BARBADOS 0 Both the government and police in St Vincent and the Grenadines have reacted angrily to complaints by Barbadian prime minister Owen Arthur, about an alleged lack of urgency on the part of Kingstown to prevent Vincentian-grown marijuana from flooding Barbados. Speaking in parliament in Bridgetown ...Read More >>>   6/17/2005 || MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE MEET WITH FARMERS IN ST. ... 0 The Ministry of Agriculture held another in a series of parish meetings with the nation’s farmers. This time the meeting was held with the farmers in St. John’s at the Gouyave Anglican School. Present at the meeting was Minister for Agriculture Hon Gregory Bowen, Minister within the Ministry of ...Read More >>>   6/16/2005 || COMMISSION OF INQUIRY IN GRENADA CALLS FIRST WITNE... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The first witnesses were called on Tuesday in the Commission of Inquiry, presided over by Barbadian jurist Richard Cheltenham, investigating allegations of wrong-doing against Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell. The first two witnesses were Michael Creft, a former h...Read More >>>   6/16/2005 || I WON'T BE A LIABILITY, SAYS LARA 0 Veteran batsman Brian Lara has insisted he will not outstay his welcome in the West Indies team and will play on only as long as his form warrants. "I'm cutting down a bit in one-dayers, trying to concentrate on Tests to bring more length to my career," he said. "At present I'm playing decen...Read More >>>   6/16/2005 || AIR JAMAICA TO CUT MEALS FROM SOME FLIGHTS 0 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, Air Jamaica will make adjustments to its in-flight service on some international flights lasting under two-and-a-half hours. The adjustments will only affect Florida and Caribbean routes. On these routes, passengers will be offered a snack and beverage service instead of full m...Read More >>>   6/16/2005 || TWO MORE GRENADIAN SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNDE... 0 The Ministry of Education is happy to announce that the Japanese Government has added two more schools to receive funding under its Grant Assistance for Grass- Roots Human Security Project (GGP). Approval was previously obtained for projects at the St. Mary’s Junior School, St. Joseph’s Convent S...Read More >>>   6/16/2005 || MINISTER PIERRE TOURS PRIMARY SCHOOLS ON CARRIACOU 0 Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with special responsibility for Youth, Senator the Honorable Emmalin Pierre has paid courtesy calls to several primary schools on the sister isle of Carriacou. Sen. Pierre made the visit to the schools as part of her “Minister Meets the Youth ...Read More >>>   6/16/2005 || FIFTY-ONE GRADUATE FROM THE GRENADA YOUTH ENTERPRI... 0 St. George’s: The Ministry of Youth is pleased to announce that Fifty one young entrepreneurs have graduated from the Grenada Development Bank facilitated Grenada Youth Enterprise Initiative (GYEI) Programme. The graduation ceremony took place at the Tropicana Inn Conference Room on Friday, June 10,...Read More >>>   6/15/2005 || GRENADA COMMISSION OF INQUIRY RESUMES 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Commission of Inquiry probing allegations of financial wrong-doings by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell resumed on Monday at the Grenada Trade Centre. The Prime Minister is being represented by Former Attorney General of Trinidad & Tobago Ramesh Maharaj. Maharaj said h...Read More >>>   6/15/2005 || GRENADA TO PARTICIPATE IN WORLD STEELBAND MUSIC FE... 0 When the world Steelband Music Festival comes to town Sunday the stereotype of the solo steel drummer playing background music for a tropical vacation can take a holiday of its own. Seven powerful 50-member ensembles will be performing classical tunes and other selections at the Theater at Madison ...Read More >>>   6/15/2005 || GRENADA FIRST TO IMPLEMENT NEW OUTREACH PROGRAMME ... 0 ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: Young people in the Caribbean will soon be introduced to a new programme aimed at bringing about a positive change in their lifestyle. This new initiative is called X-Change. The idea for X-Change was first conceived by Machel Montano, an entertainer with the Band Xtatic ou...Read More >>>   6/15/2005 || JAMAICAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN 100M. POWELL IS WO... 0 Jamaican Asafa Powell set a new men's 100m record of 9.77 seconds at the Athens Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. The 22-year-old bettered American Tim Montgomery's previous mark of 9.78, which he set at the Paris Grand Prix in September 2002, by 100th of a second. The world record will be consola...Read More >>>   6/15/2005 || JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES GRANTS TO FIVE GRENAD... 0 The Ministry of Education is happy to announce that the Japanese Government has, to date, approved under its Grant Assistance for Grass- Roots Human Security Projects (GGP), financial support for rehabilitation projects at five schools on the island, with other projects pending approval. Approval...Read More >>>   6/15/2005 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT DEVELOPING NATIONAL GENDER POLI... 0 The Ministry of Social Development is continuing with efforts to develop a National Gender Policy. On Thursday June 9, 2005, the Ministry of Social Development conducted a round table discussion aimed at gathering information that will assist the Caribbean Development Bank in determining feasibi...Read More >>>   6/14/2005 || TOSHIBA DEVELOPS RECORDABLE HIGH-DEF DVDS 0 TOKYO - Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday that it has developed the technology to mass-produce recordable high-definition DVDs. The advance is the latest step in a heated global race to establish a world standard for the next-generation of optical disks, which are expected to offer sharper im...Read More >>>   6/14/2005 || IMF CALLS ON GRENADA TO BUTTRESS TIES BETWEEN TOUR... 0 Citing the enormous benefit it will bring, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is recommending Grenada to directly link its agricultural industry to the tourism industry. Prakash Loungani, the mission chief for the team that recently conducted Article IV Consultation in Grenada, said there is p...Read More >>>   6/14/2005 || FANS, FRIENDS AROUND THE GLOBE REJOICE AT JACKSON ... 0 LONDON (AP) - Fans and friends of Michael Jackson rejoiced around the globe as a jury in California on Monday delivered a verdict of not guilty in the pop star's trial on child molestation and conspiracy charges. In Britain, Jackson's friend psychic Uri Geller said he couldn't believe the resound...Read More >>>     6/14/2005 || BWIA TO BE RESTRUCTURED 0 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: THE CABINET-appointed task force on BWIA has advised the Government to restructure the cash strapped state-owned airline over a 12-month period, an exercise that would cost taxpayers at least US$250m or TT$1.5 billion. Two weeks ago, Public Administration and Information...Read More >>>