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9/1/2005 || BARBADOS WILL NOT SIGN PETROCARIBE 0 Barbados has said it would not sign Venezuela's Petrocaribe agreement in its present form. Caracas is offering to provide Caribbean countries with oil under flexible financial terms. The announcement came two months after Barbados declined to sign the Petrocaribe agreement during a summit in V...Read More >>>   8/31/2005 || GRENADA OPPOSITION PARTY ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF SPY... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) - Grenada's main opposition party accused the government Monday of spying on its legislators and threatened to sue a Cabinet member for linking an opposition official to a US fraud case. Senator Arly Gill said several parliamentarians from his opposition National Democra...Read More >>>   8/31/2005 || UPDATE ON BACOLET BRIDGE 0 St. George’s: The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport informs the general public that the Structural Works on the Bacolet Bridge in St. David’s is complete. Backfilling and road works will soon be completed. The bridge is being constructed under the Ministry of Works’ Bridges and Roads...Read More >>>   8/31/2005 || MINISTRY OF WORKS UPDATE ON VENDORS 0 St. George’s: The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport is working assiduously to relocate the Vendors at the temporary Bus Terminus and allow the Shopping Plaza project to continue. The Project is being delayed because the temporary Vendor Booths are preventing the progress of construction...Read More >>>   8/31/2005 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT HAPPY WITH RESULTS OF NACTA POL... 0 St. George’s: The Government of Grenada welcomes the results of the North American-Caribbean Teachers Association poll which show that the people of Grenada have confidence in the Government and the Prime Minister to run the country. The Government believes that this will only serve to boost interna...Read More >>>   8/31/2005 || KATRINA DAMAGE "COULD TOP $25 BILION" 0 Hurricane Katrina could cost insurers as much as $25bn (£14bn), experts say, although the financial impact may be less severe than first thought. Katrina has left a trail of destruction in its wake, claiming 80 lives and leaving a million homes without power. It has caused millions of dollars ...Read More >>>   8/31/2005 || GRENADIAN MINISTER CALLS FOR NEW APPROACH TO FIGHT... 0 St. George’s: Addressing the Ministerial Dialogue on the Inter-American Social Charter which is being conducted in Caracas Venezuela, Minister of Social Development Hon. Yolande Bain-Joseph told her counterparts that “the new realities which confront us require that we approach the problems of socia...Read More >>>   8/31/2005 || TOP STARS LINE UP FOR IRIE JAMBOREE 2K5 IN NYC 0 New York: With just a few days left before the much-anticipated third annual Irie Jamboree 2K5 concert unfolds at Roy Wilkins Park, Queens, New York on Sunday, September 4th 2005, the promoters are confident this year's festival will be bigger and better than ever. “I am just amazed at the type o...Read More >>>   8/30/2005 || THOUSANDS PARTY AT LONDON STREET CARNIVAL DESPITE ... 0 Thousands party at London street carnival despite security fears AFP Tuesday, August 30, 2005 LONDON, England (AFP) - Thousands danced in baking sunshine at London's Notting Hill Carnival yesterday at one of Europe's biggest street parties, despite security fears after the London bombin...Read More >>>   8/30/2005 || CARIBBEAN INTER-ISLAND FERRY SERVICE TO START NEXT... 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A new ferry service linking Barbados and some its Caribbean neighbours is in the final stages of preparation and will make its first trip on September 16. Barbadian company, Remac Tours, will operate the Star Ferries which will seat 400 passengers and provide meals, a childr...Read More >>>   8/30/2005 || NATIONAL SUMMARY OF GRENADA'S CXC RESULTS 0 The Caribbean Examination Council has released the preliminary results of the May/June sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) The particular examination is referred to locally as CXC however, it is important that we get accustomed to the name CSEC especially a...Read More >>>   8/30/2005 || MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OFFICIALS UPDATE PRINCIPALS ... 0 St. George’s: The Ministry of Education commenced a series of meetings today with Principals of both Primary and Secondary Schools on the island. The meetings are schedule to update principals on rehabilitation efforts. The Ministry of Education has been working diligently with contractors and d...Read More >>>   8/30/2005 || GRENADA CALYPSONIANS WORKING AT UNITY 0 Grenada Association of Calypsonians and Tent (GPACT) executive met on Saturday August 27 at Blueberry Hill to evaluate the organization in the context of the recently concluded carnival season. With approximately 20 persons attending this session, the following main issues surfaced: 1. Th...Read More >>>   8/29/2005 || GRENADIAN LABOUR LEADER TO BE LAID TO REST TUESDAY 0 ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: A memorable funeral service is being planned for the late Dereck Allard, president of the Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) and a stalwart in the GTUC movement, who passed away in Trinidad on Saturday, August 20, at the age of 52. The funeral service will be held on Tuesda...Read More >>>   8/29/2005 || EUROPEAN UNION OFFERS HURRICANE AID TO CARIBBEAN 0 LAST WEEK, the European Union granted ¤3.5 million (US$4.3 million) in aid to Caribbean nations to help them better prepare for hurricanes. The 2004 hurricane season and the beginning of the 2005 season have once again tragically demonstrated the region's exposure to natural disasters, EU Humani...Read More >>>   8/29/2005 || CARIBBEAN LEADERS, CHAVEZ TO MEET NEXT MONTH 0 THE LEADERS of Venezuela and several Caribbean countries will meet in Jamaica next month for talks on the South American nation's offer to provide the region with oil under flexible terms, officials said yesterday. The leaders will meet September 6 in the Jamaican resort town of Montego Bay, the...Read More >>>   8/29/2005 || CARNIVAL FEVER GRIPS LONDON 0 Large crowds have packed the streets of west London for the second day of the 41st Notting Hill Carnival. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair visited the west London event, saying there was a "good atmosphere". The attendance was slightly lower than expected, with some suggesting p...Read More >>>   8/26/2005 || PM MITCHELL THANKS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR ASSISTAN... 0 Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth Mr. Winston Cox today paid a visit to Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell to express his support for the Government and people of Grenada. Mr Cox told Prime Minister Mitchell that he was saddened to hear that Grenada was hit once again by an...Read More >>>   8/26/2005 || DIGICEL EXPANDS TO BERMUDA AND ANGUILLA 0 KINGSTON - Digicel Group, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications provider in the Caribbean, today confirmed that it has been given governmental approval to launch a GSM network in the Eastern Caribbean island of Anguilla, whose telecoms market has been liberalized, and to acquire Cingular Wir...Read More >>>   8/26/2005 || WORK ON NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY CENTER COMPLETED 0 The Agency for Reconstruction and Development Inc. (ARD), in partnership with the U.S. Government acting through the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is pleased to announce the official handing over of the New Hampshire Community Centre to the Government and people of Grenada on T...Read More >>>   8/26/2005 || WICB AUDITORS ANGERED BY LEAK OF SPONSORSHIP DETAI... 0 GREGORY GEORGES and Avondale Thomas have expressed grave concern over the publication of certain aspects of the West Indies Cricket Board's Sponsorship Negotiations Review Committee report. Georges and Thomas were part of the Committee appointed on June 2 with Justice Anthony Lucky of Trinidad &...Read More >>>   8/26/2005 || COMMONWEALTH REVIEWS RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE TO ... 0 Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Winston Cox arrived in Grenada on Wednesday 24 August to review reconstruction assistance to the island following the devastation caused by Hurricane Emily, the second major hurricane to hit the country in less that a year. Last month, Hurricane Emily caused...Read More >>>   8/26/2005 || GRENADA'S EDUCATION MINISTRY TO IMPLEMENT TEXTBOOK... 0 St. George’s: The Ministry of Education wishes to inform parents, guardians, students and the general public of the following: The Ministry of Education remains committed to the educational development of students and will continue to assist needy students at the secondary school level throughout...Read More >>>   8/25/2005 || GRENADA AMONG NINE OECS COUNTRIES TO PROMOTE YACHT... 0 CASTRIES, St Lucia: OECS Member States are finalizing arrangements for their joint participation in one of the world’s biggest boat shows, the Grand Pavois in La Rochelle, France, September 7 to 12, 2005. Representatives from the nine OECS countries met in St. Lucia last week for their final pre...Read More >>>   8/25/2005 || CDB BOARD APPROVES LOAN FOR GRENADA 0 The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank has approved a US$10 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. The money will be used for the proposed reconstruction, recovery and development of Grenada which suffered extensive damage from hurricane Ivan last year. The C...Read More >>>   8/25/2005 || ROBERTSON APOLOGIZES FOR CHAVEZ REMARKS 0 Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson apologized Wednesday for calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, only hours after he denied saying Chavez should be killed. "Is it right to call for assassination?" Robertson said. "No, and I apologize for that statement. I spoke in f...Read More >>>   8/25/2005 || TROPICAL STORM KATRINA NEARS FLORIDA; COULD BECOME... 0 MIAMI, USA (AP) - Tropical Storm Katrina threatened to dump more than a foot (33 centimetres) of rain on parts of water-logged Florida as it approached the state yesterday, with forecasters expecting it to strengthen to a weak hurricane before hitting the coast. Katrina was expected to strike Flo...Read More >>>   8/25/2005 || CXC OFFICE REPORTS BETTER PERFORMANCE IN '05 EXAMS 0 THE BARBADOS-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) says the overall performance of candidates in this year's CXC Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations showed a marginal improvement compared with 2004. It said 62 per cent of the subject entries presented for General an...Read More >>>   8/24/2005 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT CONDEMS STATEMENT BY US EVANGEL... 0 St. George’s: The Government of Grenada is extremely concerned over statements made by United States evangelist Pat Robertson about President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. The Government views these statements to be against Christian principles and teachings and is surprised that such statements h...Read More >>>     8/24/2005 || CHAVEZ ASSASSINATION ROW ERUPTS 0 A row has erupted over a call by US religious broadcaster Pat Robertson for the US to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Visiting Cuba, Mr Chavez would not be drawn but his deputy said Mr Robertson had made "terrorist" remarks and the country was studying its legal options. The US...Read More >>>