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5/20/2004 || GRENADA PM SAYS HE TOOK NO BRIBE 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has denied any wrong-doing during a 2001 trip where a report said he received a half a million dollar bribe. In a national address last night, Dr Mitchell said there was nothing “illegal, immoral or wrong” in the then Trade Counselor Eric R...Read More >>>   5/19/2004 || HALF PINT, KEVIN LYTTLE FOR CTO CARIBBEN FAIR IN N... 0 NEW YORK, NY (May 19, 2004) – Two of the Caribbean’s most sensational artistes will light up the stage at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s Caribbean Fair at Bowling Green Park in New York on Wednesday, June 2, 2004. The Caribbean Fair is one of several enlivening consumer-focused events t...Read More >>>   5/19/2004 || PM MITCHELL TO ADDRESS THE NATION 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell will address the Nation on Wednesday, May 19, 2004. In his address, the Prime Minister will deal specifically with the investment and promotion mission that he took to Europe in June 2000. The address will be made available to radio and television stations for air...Read More >>>   5/19/2004 || WINDIES GOING FOR SWEEP IN GRENADA 0 ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada (AFP): West Indies will be looking to bring out the figurative broom, when they face Bangladesh in the third and final one-day International cricket match on Wednesday here. West Indies unconvincingly won the past weekend's double-header at Kingstown - a fortress for West Ind...Read More >>>   5/19/2004 || DAYS NUMBERED FOR GRENADA PRIME MINISTER? 0 ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Opposition political parties here are at this time discussing plans to end the reign of the ruling New National Party (NNP) as allegations of corruption and dealings with shady individuals continue to throw a dark shadow on the life of the government. However to analyze the ...Read More >>>   5/19/2004 || GRENADA OPPOSITION TAKING COMPLAINTS AGAINST PM TO... 0 ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: The opposition here is sending an envoy to brief leaders of the Eastern Caribbean who are meeting in St Vincent today on the latest allegations on their counterpart, Grenadian Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. Dr Mitchell is also attending the two-day meeting, but leaving ...Read More >>>   5/18/2004 || MIRABEAU AGRICULTURAL STATION GETS CLEAN-UP 0 Minister of Agriculture Gregory Bowen and recently appointed Agricultural Coordinator Kent Francois joined workers and farmers on Saturday (May 15) in a clean-up drive of the Mirabeau Agricultural Station to make the facility and its surroundings more suitable and conducive for work. The team cle...Read More >>>   5/18/2004 || MOVES TO UNSEAT GRENADA’S PM 0 ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Moves are well underway here to unseat the government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell in light of allegations that he received some $500,000 from a former German diplomat who is now in prison in Singapore. During a rally organized by the opposition National Democratic...Read More >>>   5/17/2004 || WEST INDIES PREVAIL OVER BANGLADESH IN WET SECOND ... 3 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AFP): West Indies erased the bad memories of the previous day, when they completed an efficient 23-run victory in the rain-shortened second one-day international over Bangladesh on Sunday. Chasing 125 to win, Bangladesh were restricted to 101 for eight from their allotment...Read More >>>   5/17/2004 || GRENADA OPPOSITION CALSS FOR GOVERNMENT'S RESIGNAT... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada:- Grenada's opposition has vowed to use every "constitutional and legal" means to get rid of the ruling New National Party government if it does not resign over the weight of fresh corruption allegations against it. At a public meeting Sunday in the rural east coast town of ...Read More >>>   5/16/2004 || EMBATTLED GRENADA PM TO RIDE OUT POLITICAL STORM. 0 ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: The island’s Prime Minister will “batten down” and ride out the political storm of the latest corruption allegations against him sources in his ruling New National party has said. Prime Minister Mitchell has himself made no public comment on the brewing controversy, and ...Read More >>>   5/15/2004 || WINDIES BY ONE WICKET 0 West Indies scraped their way to an unconvincing one-wicket win in the opening one-dayer against Bangladesh in St Vincent. After Bangladesh laboured their way to 144 for 8 from 50 overs, thanks mainly to a reviving stand of 62 between Khaled Mashud and Mohammad Rafique, West Indies made meal of knoc...Read More >>>   5/15/2004 || EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITES IN GRENADA 0 1. Cruise Ship Staff Opportunities “This could be your chance to work on board some of the best cruise ships in the world” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines are looking for qualified and experienced food and beverage staff. Chefs, cooks, bar tenders, bar and dining room servers. All position...Read More >>>   5/15/2004 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA 0 Opportunities for technical assistance and training in Information Communication Technology (ICT), forensic auditing, agricultural diversification and other developmental areas were the focus of attention when High Commissioner of India Virendra Gupta met this morning (Friday, May 14) with Prime Min...Read More >>>   5/15/2004 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON CUBA 0 The Government of Grenada wishes, at this time, to reiterate its solidarity with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) position on the Republic of Cuba, as enshrined in the Havana Declaration of 2002, which among other things, spoke of the establishment of relations between four Caribbean countries and ...Read More >>>   5/14/2004 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has expressed appreciation to religious leaders for their positive response to the establishment of the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Relations and the opportunity to exchange views. Addressing the third monthly meeting convened by Minister of Ecclesiastical Relations ...Read More >>>   5/14/2004 || LOTTO ASKED TO EXPAND REVENUE BASE 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, during a meeting with the newly appointment Board of Directors on Wednesday, recommended that the Authority focus more directly on sports and culture and expand support more effectively into the rural parishes. The Prime Minister also requested the Authority provide...Read More >>>   5/14/2004 || CUBA WHIPS UP SUPPORT IN GRENADA 0 ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Cuba is on a public campaign here to muster support against measures announced by U.S president George Bush to tighten the 42 year old economic blockade. The Cuba embassy here as well as several groups and organisations in support of the Cuban revolution have convoked meetin...Read More >>>   5/14/2004 || NDC RALLY ON SUNDAY. OPPOSITION PLANS PEOPLE’S PAR... 0 ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The opposition National Democratic Congress party (NDC) has planned for Sunday what it says will be the largest rally in history of Grenada where the people will be informed of the latest scandals in which Grenada and some of its leaders are prominently featured. Grenada lat...Read More >>>   5/14/2004 || GRENADA OPPOSITION FINALLY GETS ITS SAY 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Opposition leader Tillman Thomas finally got on air last night -- and called for national mobilization against the policies of embattled Prime Minister Keith Mitchell. In a national address, delayed 24 hours because some Grenadian stations had refused to air it, Thomas acc...Read More >>>   5/13/2004 || BANGLADESH ROLLS OVER WICB XI. 0 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - Bangladesh served West Indies an early warning signal that they should not be taken lightly, when they won the opening match of their Caribbean tour by three wickets against a West Indies Cricket Board XI today. In a low scoring affair, Bangladesh successfully chased down...Read More >>>   5/13/2004 || GRENADA MEDIA WORKERS CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT T... 0 ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Media Workers’ Association of Grenada (MWAG) has issued a statement saying it views with grave concern the recent attempts by Government to intimidate the local media as it relates to an article published by Offshore Alert and remarks by the opposition leader on the issue. ...Read More >>>   5/13/2004 || NO AIR TIME FOR GRENADA OPPOSITION LEADER FOLLOWIN... 0 ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Local radio and television stations refused to air a national address by opposition leader Tillman Thomas last night. The Grenada Broadcasting Network, one of the main media outlets in the island, which operates two radio stations and a television outlet, and the Moving Tar...Read More >>>   5/12/2004 || RAMDIN LEADS WICB XI IN BANGLADESH TOUR OPENER 0 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - West Indies Under-19 captain Dinesh Ramdin leads a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) XI in a One-day game against Bangladesh at Arnos Vale Ground on Wednesday. The solid regional line-up includes four Test players - Wavell Hinds, Carlton Baugh, Pedro Collins and Jermaine L...Read More >>>   5/12/2004 || CRICKET LEGEND ALF VALENTINE PASSES ON AT AGE 74. 0 Legendary spinner Alf Valentine has died in Florida aged 74. The Jamaican took 139 wickets in 36 test matches at 30.32, and will always be remembered for forming a feared spin attack with Sonny Ramadhin the 1950s. The pair were immortalised in song with the Calypso tune "Those little pals of ...Read More >>>   5/12/2004 || GRENADA PM NEVER DENIED RECEIVING CASH--MARCHANT 0 MIAMI, FL: Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell never denied receiving cash money from German Eric Resteiner when he was interviewed, according to David Marchant. He however disputed the amount, and denied the suggestion that it was a bribe, the reporter told CARIBUPDATE. Marchant said...Read More >>>   5/11/2004 || ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION MEET WITH DENIALS AND TH... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: STINGING allegations of corruption at the highest level of the government here have been met with strong denials and threats of legal action. The latest allegations, regarded as the most serious yet of an administration that has been continuously plagued by unproven claims...Read More >>>   5/11/2004 || YOUTH PULSE GOES TO SAB, ST. ANDREWS 0 Young people in Sab and surrounding areas have been urged to take advantage of several initiatives provided by the Department of Youth Development. Participating in the “Youth Pulse” Programme, which seeks to analyze and address concerns of young people, Sab residents said there is need for a pro...Read More >>>   5/11/2004 || IMF TEAM IN GRENADA 0 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will visit Grenada From May 13 to 25 to conduct discussions for the 2004 Article IV consultation. This exercise is conducted on an annual basis, with all member states, to assess their economic performance for the past year and to offer suggestions on polic...Read More >>>     5/10/2004 || POLICE AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOP 0 Community representatives and Officers of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) stationed in Grenville, St. David’s and Hermitage recently participated in a problem solving workshop, as part of the Public Sector Management Improvement Project (PSMIP). The workshop, which took place in Grenville o...Read More >>>