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  7/21/2005 || ARD CONDUCTS STRESS DEBRIEFINGS IN CARRIACOU, HEAD...0
"Shaken but determined." That is the how Dr. Jennifer Holder Dolly, Director of Social Recovery at the Agency for Reconstruction and Development Inc. (ARD), describes the mood of residents in Carriacou. Dr. Dolly and ARD Counsellors Lorita Joseph and Hermes Jacob, accompanied by Social Worker at...Read More >>>
  7/21/2005 || AUSTRALIA TO HELP GRENADA0
St. George’s: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, has pledged to assist Grenada with its recovery efforts as the country rebuilds following the passage of Hurricanes Emily and Ivan. This news came after a meeting between Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell and Australian Prime Minist...Read More >>>
  7/21/2005 || ICC TO UP SECURITY FOR 2007 WORLD CUP 0
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): CHAIRMAN OF ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) West Indies 2007, Rawle Brancker, has said that high security will be in place for the staging of CWC 2007 in the Caribbean in just under two years. Brancker made the announcement on Tuesday at the official launch of the CW...Read More >>>
  7/20/2005 || U.S. PRESIDENT PLEDGES MORE SUPPORT FOR GRENADA0
The United States of America is pledging even more assistance to Grenada following the devastation caused by Hurricane Emily. This news comes after a meeting yesterday between President George W. Bush, and Prime Minister Keith Mitchell. During the meeting the Grenadian leader thanked the United ...Read More >>>
  7/20/2005 || ICC POSTS 2007 CRICKET WORLD CUP SCHEDULE0
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced its schedule for the 2007 World Cup to be hosted by the West Indies. The Cricket World Cup opener will take place 13 March between the hosts and Pakistan at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, with the final set to be staged at the Kensington O...Read More >>>
  7/20/2005 || WINDIES AND PAKISTAN SET TO KICK-OFF 2007 CRICKET ...0
Hosts West Indies and Pakistan will open the 2007 cricket World Cup after the schedule was announced here. The Group D clash between the West Indies and Pakistan will be on March 13 at the newly renovated Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, it was announced Tuesday. Round robin play will see six...Read More >>>
  7/20/2005 || HURRICANES' IMPACT ON CARIBBEAN NATIONS A REGIONAL...0
Washington -- Hurricanes in the Caribbean threaten to cause a severe economic setback to Haiti, Grenada and other small nations in the region, says the Organization of American States (OAS). In a July 14 statement, the OAS said it is worried by the "hurricane phenomena" that is widely observed to...Read More >>>
  7/20/2005 || AIR JAMAICA NAMES NEW ROUTES0
AIR JAMAICA has cut routes that were losing money and adjusted the frequency of flights on others, said Dr. Vin Lawrence, Air Jamaica's executive chairman. The company outlined its new schedule of flights at its downtown Kingston headquarters yesterday. Brought back into public hands since Decem...Read More >>>
  7/20/2005 || GRENADA BECOMES AN APPROVED DESTINATION FOR CHINES...0
BEIJING, China (Xinhuanet): Grenada has become the newest approved destination for Chinese tourists, according to a source from China National Tourism Destination on Tuesday. Experts said this is the first step for the two nations to enhance tourism cooperation. However, Chinese citizens ca...Read More >>>
  7/19/2005 || GRENADA CARNIVAL STILL ON, BUT WITH NEW SCHEDULE0
The Grenada Carnival Committee would like to notify our Carnival-loving public of the following changes to the Carnival schedule brought about by the occurrence of Hurricane Emily. • The Soca Monarch Quarterfinals that were scheduled for July 15th, 16th and 17th, will now be held on Friday July 2...Read More >>>
  7/19/2005 || JAMAICAN-BORN UK BOMBER WAS ON TERROR WATCH LIST0
LONDON, England (AP) - Questions intensified yesterday over the revelation that one of the suspected London suicide bombers was investigated last year by MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence service, and that US intelligence had warned Britain that Jamaican-born Germaine Lindsay, 19, was on a terror...Read More >>>
  7/19/2005 || MANDELA CELEBRATES 87TH BIRTHDAY0
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Former President Nelson Mandela celebrated his 87th birthday yesterday with his family at his ancestral home at Qunu, near South Africa's eastern coast. Tributes have poured in for Mandela and celebrations nationwide began with a fireworks display on Robben Island, th...Read More >>>
  7/19/2005 || IMF TEAM TO VISIT GRENADA0
St. George’s: The International Monetary Fund will send a team to Grenada to do a special assessment of the situation after Hurricane Emily. This was the conclusion after a meeting yesterday in Washington, between IMF officials and Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell. ...Read More >>>
  7/19/2005 || GRENADA'S BANANA FARMERS SUFFER MASSIVE LOSSES0
St. George's: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture Hon. Gregory Bowen has been touring some of the farms that have been heavily damaged as a result of the passage of Hurricane Emily. Minister Bowen and other officials from the Ministry of Agriculture toured several farms in St. An...Read More >>>
  7/19/2005 || PM MITCHELL MEETS GRENADIAN COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK0
New York: The Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. The Right Honourable Keith C. Mitchell addressed a gathering of Grenadian nationals on Sunday July 17, 2005, at the Medgar Evers College in New York. The Prime Minister updated the audience on the state of affairs in Grenada following the passage of Hur...Read More >>>
  7/18/2005 || GRENADIANS WORST NIGHTMARE REVISITED0
ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: Grenadians faced what they described as their worst nightmare on September 7, 2004 when Hurricane Ivan battered Grenada and, after ten months, to many the nightmare was revisited last week. Hurricane Emily struck on Thursday with winds up to 90mph, damaging trees, roads, hou...Read More >>>
  7/18/2005 || PM MITCHELL ASSESSES DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE EMILY0
ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell during his visit to see damage done to Cariacou and Petit Martinique has expressed great sadness at the level of destruction. Both Petite Martinique and Carriacou received a heavy pounding from hurricane Emily with many homes being destroye...Read More >>>
  7/18/2005 || UNICEF SPEEDS SUPPLIES TO HURRICANE-HIT GRENADA0
In the wake of destruction caused by Hurricane Emily, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) rushed supplies to Grenada today in a bid to help prevent the spread of disease. The disaster, which hit late last week, has exacerbated an already fragile situation, officials of the agency said. “T...Read More >>>
  7/18/2005 || ST KITTS-NEVIS READY TO ASSIST GRENADA0
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Ten months after receiving a pounding from Hurricane Ivan, the 'Spice Isle' has suffered another blow, this time by Hurricane Emily, which has forced the Grenada Government to make an appeal to the regional and international community for urgent assistance. Last year, Gren...Read More >>>
  7/18/2005 || GRENADA APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE0
St. George’s: Following the devastation caused to Grenada by Hurricane Emily, the Government of Grenada is appealing to the international community for urgent assistance. Grenada was struck by Hurricane Ivan, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes just ten months ago, resulting in widespre...Read More >>>
  7/18/2005 || GRENADA'S TOURISM PRODUCT INTACT0
On July 13, 2005 Hurricane Emily – a category one system, impacted on Grenada. Its passage did not result in any damages to the hotel plant. Consequently, all hotels are functioning as normal as well as the established tourist sites and attractions, restaurants and dive sites. Grenada’s Carnival and...Read More >>>
  7/15/2005 || EMILY'S GUSTING WINDS BLAST CARRIACOU0
Disaster relief officials were from Thursday busy assessing damage on the island of Carriacou just north of Grenada. Carriacou is believed to have taken the biggest hit from Hurricane Emily, a cause of further headache for Grenadian prime minister Keith Mitchell, whose administration is still dea...Read More >>>
  7/15/2005 || EMILY UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 4 AFTER LASHING GRENADA0
RESOURCES • Tropical updates: Latest storm locations, landfall predictions, advisories and more. • 2005 Hurricane Tracker: From the Harris County Flood Control District. • National Hurricane Center - Spanish LOCAL WEATHER • Forecast for Houston • Current local radar • NWS for Housto...Read More >>>
  7/14/2005 || GRENADA REQUESTS LEVEL TWO DISASTER RESPONSE AFTER...0
THE EVENT Tropical Depression #5 formed Sunday night July 10, 2005 and advisories were initiated by the National Hurricane Centre at 11 pm. At 5 am on July 11, 2005 the tropical depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Emily which slowly strengthened to become a strong tropical storm as it appr...Read More >>>
  7/14/2005 || 1 DEAD AS HURRICANE EMILY HITS GRENADA0
St. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Hurricane Emily pounded Grenada early Thursday, tearing up crops, flooding streets throughout the island and striking at homes still under repair from last year's storms. At least one man was killed. Widespread flooding was reported in nearby Trinidad. The storm strengthe...Read More >>>
  7/14/2005 || HURRICANE EMILY LASHES GRENADA, STRENGTHENS TO CAT...0
MIAMI, USA: Hurricane Emily lashed Grenada and headed west Thursday, packing nearly 100-mile-per-hour winds and gathering strength, the US National Hurricane Center said Thursday. According to our correspondent in Grenada, one person has been reported killed in a landslide. Some structural damage...Read More >>>
  7/14/2005 || HURRICANE EMILY POUNDS GRENADA0
Hurricane Emily pounded Grenada early Thursday, packing sustained winds of about 90 mph. "They took a major portion of the brunt of the storm," said Trisha Wallace, a forecaster with the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm was heading west, and a tropical storm watch was in effect fo...Read More >>>
  7/14/2005 || EMILY BECOMES A HURRICANE IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS0
MIAMI, USA: According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Emily rapidly intensified into a hurricane Wednesday evening. The intensity forecast has also been adjusted upward from the previous advisory, making Emily a major hurricane within the next 48 hours. This estimate could be conservative...Read More >>>
  7/13/2005 || EMILY CONTINUES WESTWARD0
MIAMI: USA: The 11am EDT advisory issued Wednesday by the National Hurricane Center in Miami puts the center of Tropical Storm Emily near latitude 11.2 north, longitude 58.1 west or about 165 miles southeast of Barbados and about 225 miles east-northeast of Trinidad. Emily is moving toward the w...Read More >>>
 
  7/13/2005 || GRENADA MAY BE HIT BY SECOND HURRICANE IN TEN MONT...0
After being devastated by Hurricane Ivan last year, Grenada is about to be hit by Hurricane Emily. CrisisShield is a non-profit organisation helping the one-third of the population who are still homeless. (PRWEB) July 13, 2005 -- After 49 years without hurricanes, Grenada is about to be hit by tw...Read More >>>

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