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7/23/2004 || GRENADA BAR ASSOCIATION INVESTIGATING "SUSPICIOUS"... 0 ST. GEORGE'S, GRENADA: The Bar Association of Grenada (GBA) says it has launched an investigation into reports that searches have been conducted on members under questionable circumstances. "An investigation is being launched by the association into reports that registry files on Anslem Clouden a...Read More >>>   7/21/2004 || CALL FOR GRENADA’S OPPOSITION LEADER AND PRIME MIN... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: A call has been made for the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell, and opposition leader Tillman Thomas to meet urgently in the national interest. The call was made by former parliamentarian and attorney at law Anselm Clouden during a media conference Tuesday. ...Read More >>>   7/21/2004 || GRENADIAN POLITICIANS UNITED FOR SURVIVAL 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell and fringe opposition leader Francis Alexis now find themselves united in their need for political survival. For over a decade, no two Grenadian politicians openly disliked each other as Mitchell and Alexis did. Just before th...Read More >>>   7/21/2004 || LARA WORRIES OVER BOWLING STRENGHT 0 Bowling is West Indies captain Brian Lara’s main concern ahead of the four-Test series starting on Thursday. "In the batting department I think we’ve performed really well. Of the eight batsmen we’ve brought here, at least six have centuries which is really good," Lara told a news conference at ...Read More >>>   7/21/2004 || BEER BACK ON TAP AS DISPUTE ENDS 0 "Praise the lord, I love my Carib, I love my Stag" was the reaction of one drinker to the news that the stalemate in a labour dispute at one of the Caribbean's largest breweries was finally over. Relations between the National Union of Government and Federated Workers and Carib Brewery managemen...Read More >>>   7/19/2004 || LIAT GETS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BAILOUT 0 Cash-strapped airline LIAT will receive an injection of $8million from four Caribbean countries so that it can continue to fly. The decision was made by the prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, and St Vincent and the Grenadines who met in Barbados on Friday to di...Read More >>>   7/17/2004 || GAY CRUISE SPARKS PROTEST IN BAHAMAS 0 NASSAU, Bahamas - Passengers on a gay cruise were greeted by more than 100 protesters as they stepped off their chartered ship Friday in the Bahamas. The protesters, led by Christian pastors, gathered in a square in front of the cruise terminal and chanted, "Gay Ways are Not God's Ways!" Cru...Read More >>>   7/16/2004 || WINDIES SCRAPE PAST MCC 0 ARUNDEL, England (AFP): A late order collapse by MCC helped West Indies to an unconvincing 29-run win here on the final day of three Thursday. The tourists were facing defeat when the MCC reached 213 for five with 20 overs remaining in pursuit of a 278 target. But the dismissal of skipper John...Read More >>>   7/16/2004 || CARICOM TO CONSIDER HAITI REPORT 0 The delegation which went to Port-au-Prince to assess conditions for restoring relations, say they have not yet decided whether they will recommend that the Caribbean community (Caricom) readmits Haiti. Speaking to BBC Caribbean Radio, Barbados Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller who is currentl...Read More >>>   7/15/2004 || WINDIES HOPES ON GAYLE, LARA 0 DESPITE TAKING a healthy 120-run first innings lead, the West Indies were uncomfortably placed at 115 for five in their second turn at the crease on a cold, grey but very eventful second day of the three-day match against an MCC XI yesterday. Eighteen wickets tumbled in seamer-friendly conditions...Read More >>>   7/15/2004 || HAITI AGREES TO CARICOM CONDITIONS 0 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Five Caribbean foreign ministers, pleased by assurances of new elections and other pledges, indicated yesterday that Haiti's US-backed interim leaders have cleared the way to resume ties frozen since the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. "We have been reassu...Read More >>>   7/14/2004 || NEEDY STUDENTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BEGINS JULY 19 0 The Ministry of Education wishes to inform parents and guardians of students who receive assistance through the Needy Students’ Assistance Programme that the Programme begins on Monday, July 19, 2004. All students who receive assistance from this Programme should carry with them their booklist re...Read More >>>   7/14/2004 || GRENADA OPPOSITION DOUBTS IMPARTIALITY IN BRIBERY ... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) - Grenada's opposition said yesterday the island's governor-general could not be trusted to lead an impartial investigation into bribery allegations against the prime minister. Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced July 2 that a commission of inquiry would be formed by...Read More >>>   7/14/2004 || CARICOM TO GET OIL PRICE EASE 0 A TRINIDAD and Tobago deal to ease the financial pain felt by its CARICOM neighbours because of skyrocketing oil prices is in the works. With oil being traded on the world market at a five-week high of US$40.30 a barrel, Ken Valley, Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Trade and Industry, said in N...Read More >>>   7/14/2004 || WORLD CUP CRICKET FINAL FOR BARBADOS 0 BRIDGETOWN. BARBADOS: Barbados will host the 2007 World Cup cricket final. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica Tuesday night where the package of venue hosts was unveiled. The coveted opening ceremony and first game will be played in Jamaica. Before the announcem...Read More >>>   7/13/2004 || GRENADIAN YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER PROGRAM 0 The Department of Youth Development in the Prime Minister’s Office begins its annual summer programme today (Monday, July 12th, 2004). Registration has been completed and more than 2,000 students throughout the State are benefiting from this venture. The three-week programme, which is being ...Read More >>>   7/13/2004 || TRAINING FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS 0 More than 65 young persons have started training under the Grenada Youth Enterprise Initiative (GYEI) Monday, July 12. The programme, organised by the Department of Youth Development in the Prime Minister’s Office, seeks to promote youth enterprise through the facilitation of easy access to cred...Read More >>>   7/12/2004 || SPICE ISLE BEAUTY WINS MISS CARICOM INTERNATIONAL ... 0 Soft-spoken, intelligent, classy and definitely beautiful all in one package describes 21-year-old Miss Grenada, Thea Duncan, who walked away with the first ever Miss Caricom International 2004 crown in a tight contest with Miss Guyana Kaye-Anne Hall. Clad in a close-fitting fuchsia and champagn...Read More >>>   7/12/2004 || KIWIS CRUSH WINDIES 0 NatWest Series final, Lord's: West Indies 159 all out (41.2 overs) lost to New Zealand 266 by 107 runs The West Indies were comprehensively beaten by New Zealand in the final of the NatWest One Day Series at Lords on Saturday. It was the first time in the triangular series, which also feature...Read More >>>   7/12/2004 || GRENADA PM, ICC'S MANI TO ADDRESS WORLD CUP UNVEIL... 0 MONTEGO BAY—Chairman of CARICOM, Dr Keith Mitchell and International Cricket Council (ICC) President, Ehsan Mani will be among the speakers at the ICC Cricket World Cup WI 2007 award of matches ceremony Tuesday at the Ritz-Carlton Resort. Mitchell, who is Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman o...Read More >>>   7/12/2004 || INDUSTRIAL ACTION AT CABLE & WIRELESS GRENADA 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: Close to 100 workers at Cable & Wireless Grenada have begun wearing red ribbons to protest against what they claim are attempts by the new chief executive Ian Blanchard to get rid of their bargaining agent. The Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) who represent...Read More >>>   7/12/2004 || GRENADA OPPOSITION, STATION DIRECTORS TO MEET 3 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Members of Grenada’s opposition party want to find out what is the official policy of the Grenada Broadcasting Network, a station partly owned by the state, towards allowing access to the parliamentary opposition. A high level delegation is to meet with the some of the dire...Read More >>>   7/9/2004 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL 0 Irrigation, crop diversification and training for young farmers were among the issues discussed this morning, when Prime Minister Keith Mitchell held bilateral discussions with the Director General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations Jacques Diouf. Opportunities ...Read More >>>   7/9/2004 || VAN BRINK TRIAL COULD SHED LIGHT ON DEALINGS OF GR... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: The recent arrest and extradition of failed First International Bank of Grenada operator Van Brink to face fraud charges in the United States may open a window on how the ruling New National party funded its 1999 campaign. First Bank International reportedly donated eight ...Read More >>>   7/9/2004 || GRENADA OPPOSITION CALLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY COMMITT... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: The island’s main opposition party is worried that Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is about to set-up a commission that will be largely a farce in “an attempt to whitewash him” following accusations of wrong doing. Prime Minister Mitchell announced in parliament a week ago t...Read More >>>   7/8/2004 || CARIBBEAN GETS HIV/AIDS FUNDING 0 Caribbean countries have been awarded over $13 million by the World Bank to support their ongoing HIV/AIDS programmes. St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines will become the latest Caribbean countries to benefit from the World Bank's $155 million HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Programme. ...Read More >>>   7/8/2004 || LARA EAGER FOR ENGLAND TESTS 0 LONDON, England (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara said he hoped his side's NatWest Series wins over England would inspire them for their forthcoming Test campaign. West Indies' seven-wicket win against England at Lord's on Tuesday saw them secure a return to the world famous ground for Saturd...Read More >>>   7/8/2004 || CARICOM TEAM FOR HAITI NEXT WEEK 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada - Five foreign ministers from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) are expected to meet early next week with members of the interim Haitian administration to discuss conditions for the return of the French-speaking country to the Community. The delegation, to be headed by the Fo...Read More >>>   7/8/2004 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE TREASURY BILLS JULY 12 0 The Government of Grenada will issue a 365-day, twenty five million Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$25,000,000) Treasury Bill via a competitive uniform price auction using the ECSE Primary Market Platform. The bidding period will be from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, 12 July 2004. The minimum b...Read More >>>     7/7/2004 || CARICOM RULES ON HAITI 0 AFTER A marathon session on Calivigny Island here yesterday, leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have now resolved the contentious issue whether to allow Haiti's re-entry into the regional grouping. At a press conference at the Grenada Grand Beach Resort last night, Dr. Keith M...Read More >>>