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1/20/2005 || MINISTER BOWEN MEETS WITH RESIDENTS OF MARIAN 0 Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry, Fisheries, Energy and Public Utilities Hon. Gregory Bowen held consultations with residents of Marian on Tuesday, January 18, to update the community on initiatives by the Government of Grenada with respect to housing and agricultur...Read More >>>   1/19/2005 || CTO FOUNDATION OFFERS US$12,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO CA... 0 Caribbean nationals wishing to study tourism or hospitality can receive scholarships of up to US$12,000 from the Caribbean Tourism Organization Foundation. The Foundation has begun accepting applications for 2005 scholarships and study grants from Caribbean nationals in CTO member countries. ...Read More >>>   1/19/2005 || SENATOR PIERRE MEETS WITH CARRIACOU YOUTH 0 More than 150 young people from Carriacou and Petit Martinique gathered at John’s Unique Resort in Carriacou to meet with Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for Youth Development Senator Emmalin Pierre last Thursday (13th January, 2005). Present at the meeting was Perman...Read More >>>   1/19/2005 || PAKISTAN BEATS WINDIES IN VB SERIES 0 BRISBANE, Australia, Weds. Jan. 19, 2005: Despite reaching 273 for only five wickets off their allotted 50 overs, the West Indies cricket squad lost to Pakistan, in the second of their VB series match-up, in Brisbane today. An outstanding debut ODI century by Pakistani wicket-keeper, Kamran Akmal...Read More >>>   1/19/2005 || AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY REHABILITATION PROGRAMME UN... 0 The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to undertake a comprehensive review of the Agricultural Emergency Rehabilitation Programme (AERP). The objective of the review is to identify weaknesses in the Programme and effect changes to improve the Programme. Since the commencement of the Programm...Read More >>>   1/19/2005 || PERMANENT SECRETARIES REASSIGNED 0 Some Permanent Secretaries have been assigned to new Ministries, with effect from January 15, 2005. Mrs. Eunice Sandy-David has been transferred from the Ministry of Social Development to act as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports, Community Development and Cooperatives. Mrs. Veda V...Read More >>>   1/18/2005 || BUSINESS COMMUNITY RECEIVES UPDATE ON THE ECONOMY 0 On Friday January 144h, 2005, the Minister of Finance and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, updated representatives of the business community on the present state of the local economy. The meeting covered a wide range of economic issues with particular focus on post Hurricane Ivan leve...Read More >>>   1/18/2005 || SENATOR PIERRE MEETS WITH OFFICIALS FROM MINISTRY ... 0 Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for Youth Development Senator Emmalin Pierre says training is a critical item on the Department’s agenda for youth workers for 2005. At a meeting with Senator Nigel Stewart and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Carriacou and Petit ...Read More >>>   1/18/2005 || LETT LEADS GRENADIAN WINNERS AT LSU 0 BATON ROUGE -- Three NCAA provisional qualifying marks and 14 individual event titles highlighted the season opening Purple Tiger Invitational for the LSU track and field team Saturday at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse. "Based on what we were trying to get accomplished at this meet I am very pleased...Read More >>>   1/18/2005 || CARIBBEAN HOTELS BACK ON TRACK 0 BY ANDREA BENNETT MIAMI: Months after hurricanes Frances, Ivan and Jeanne tore through the Caribbean, destroying 90 percent of the homes on some islands and causing more than $3 billion in damages, hotels crucial to the region's economic recovery are reopening at various speeds. And with cons...Read More >>>   1/18/2005 || WINDIES VS. PAKISTAN IN KEY SHOWDOWN IN VB SERIES 0 BRISBANE, Australia - With Australia already surging to the top of the standings and showing few signs of vulnerability, the three preliminary encounters between the West Indies and Pakistan are shaping up as the really interesting contests in the quest for a place in the best-of-three finals of the...Read More >>>   1/17/2005 || ETHIOPIA GEARS UP FOR LATE BOB MARLEY'S 60TH BIRTH... 0 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP): Ethiopia is preparing a massive party next month to mark the 60th birthday of late reggae superstar Bob Marley, the first time the annual event has been held outside the singer's native Jamaica. Some 200,000 people are expected to attend the giant celebration featurin...Read More >>>   1/17/2005 || GRENADA'S CARIFTA ATHLETES TO INTESIFY PREPARATION... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada,(GrenadaSports) - The Grenada Athletics Association (GAA) has shortlisted 69 athletes to enter the next stage of preparation for Grenada’s participation in this year’s Junior CARIFTA Games in Tobago. Most of the athletes have been training under the supervision of their coach...Read More >>>   1/17/2005 || GOVERNMENT SAYS MT. HARTMAN/HOG ISLAND PROJECT ON ... 0 The Government of Grenada wishes to inform the Nation that it acknowledges the statement carried on the local news media regarding judgment on default payment by Inter-Continental Grenada Limited (ICG) and Mr. J. Ekram Miller of the United States. The Government of Grenada had provided a bank gua...Read More >>>   1/17/2005 || GENERAL ELECTRIC DONATES X-RAY MACHINES TO GRENADA 0 General Electric Ltd. has donated five (5) X-Ray machines to the Ministry of Health, Social Security, the Environment and Ecclesiastic Relations for use in the Hospitals. The General Hospital in St. George’s will receive three (3) machines while Princess Alice and Princess Royal Hospitals will ea...Read More >>>   1/17/2005 || PM MITCHELL RECEIVES PROCEEDS OF VOICE OF LOVE GR... 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell on Fridary morning (January 14) received a cheque for $134,000 (TT) from Communication Specialists Limited Managing Director Neil Giuseppi. The money represents the proceeds from “The Voice of Love … the Grenada Relief Concert,” which took place in Trinidad on Octobe...Read More >>>   1/16/2005 || MINISTRY OF HEALTH RESPONDS TO ACTION BY NURSING S... 0 The Ministry of Health, Social Security, the Environment and Ecclesiastical Relations notes with grave concern the actions taken by the students of the Grenada School of Nursing on January 11th, 2005. The Ministry is concerned that students would have taken such action without full consultation w...Read More >>>   1/16/2005 || PM MITCHELL TO ADDRESS WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTE... 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell was scheduled ot leave Grenada on Saturday (January 15) for Kobe, Japan where he will address the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction, which takes place from January 18 to 22, 2005. The Prime Minister will join other world leaders, on January 19, in...Read More >>>   1/16/2005 || FINANCE MINISTER BRIEFS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ON T... 0 Last Thursday (January 13) Minister of Finance Anthony Boatswain and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, updated Members of Parliament on the current state of the local economy. The meeting was very interactive and covered a wide range of economic issues with particular focus on post Hur...Read More >>>   1/16/2005 || THEATRE GIVES IVAN 'THERAPY' 0 A playwright hopes a musical will help Grenadians to come to terms with the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan. Aye Yay Yay Ivan, a play by Ricardo Keens-Douglas will soon be staged in the Grenadian capital, St George's. The play is about a group friends who get together to swap stories abou...Read More >>>   1/14/2005 || AUSSIES DEFEAT WINDIES BY 116 RUNS IN FIRST GAME O... 0 MELBOURNE, Australia - Australia defeated West Indies by 116 runs in the opening cricket match of the three-nation limited-overs VB Series at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Summarised scores: Australia 301 for four off 50 overs (Damien Martyn 95 not out, Ricky Ponting 78, Michael Clarke ...Read More >>>   1/14/2005 || GRENADA NUTMEG IS KEY INGREDIENT IN PAIN RELIEF DR... 4 PRWEB) January 14, 2005 -- GNO Pro, an FDA registered pain relief oil for muscle and joint pain, arthritis, and back ache, has become available to the general public. GNO Pro is an over-the-counter topical pain reliever made from the pain relieving compounds within Grenada nutmeg seeds and mentho...Read More >>>   1/14/2005 || WORLD BANK VICE PRESIDENT FOR LATIN AMERICA AND TH... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Fri. Jan. 14, 2005: Newly-appointed vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Bank, Pamela Cox, is slated to visit Grenada next week Thursday and Friday to update herself on the progress of project funded by the bank. During her stay, she is set to mee...Read More >>>   1/14/2005 || SENATOR LOUISON MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESEN... 0 The Government of Grenada and the private sector have agreed to a more pragmatic approach in fast tracking the pace of development, which has become a prerequisite for the country's economy, as a result of the passage of hurricane Ivan on September 7, 2004. This was the focus of discussion at a...Read More >>>   1/14/2005 || REPAIRS CONTINUE ON MEDICAL FACILITIES 0 The Ministry of Health, Social Security, the Environment and Ecclesiastical Relations continues its efforts to restore damaged and destroyed health facilities to their pre-Ivan level. In some cases, the facilities will be upgraded with better designs. Funding has been secured to rebuild and ...Read More >>>   1/14/2005 || GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS DONATES TO GRE... 0 Minister of Health, the Environment, Social Security and Ecclesiastical Relations Senator Ann David Antoine accepted a cheque in the sum of $25,000 (US) from HE The Hon Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Regional Co-operation on behalf of the Government o...Read More >>>   1/13/2005 || SPECIAL LOANS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE G... 0 The Government of Grenada has established a special Student Loan Programme at the Grenada Development Bank to assist “Poor and Vulnerable” students wishing to pursue studies of their choice at an accredited tertiary level education institution. The Programme is financed from a loan of US$0.5m fr...Read More >>>   1/13/2005 || UNIVERSITY OF THE... WEST INDIES? 0 The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines says he’s concerned that the University of the West Indies may be losing its status as a Caribbean-wide institution. Dr Ralph Gonsalves, a former student of the University of the West Indies (UWI), has called for heads of government to be more...Read More >>>   1/13/2005 || CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT GRENADA DEVELOPMENT BANK 0 The Grenada Development Bank is seeking to fill the several positions, and invite qualified personnel to send in applications. . Position: Accountant Duties and Responsibilities The candidate will report to the Finance/Information Technology Manager and will be required to play a key role in...Read More >>>     1/13/2005 || RITA DENIES PLANS TO REBURY BOB IN ETHIOPIA 0 REPRESENTATIVES OF the Rita Marley Foundation are denying reports published in the international media stating that Rita Marley, wife of reggae legend, Bob Marley, plans to exhume her husband's remains in Jamaica and re-bury them in his 'spiritual home' of Ethiopia. A representative who requested...Read More >>>