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10/28/2004 || NEW CARIBBEAN DISASTER RELIEF CHARITY FORMED IN LO... 0 LONDON, England: A new disaster relief charity, Caribbean Development Trust (CDT), has been established in the UK following the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Ivan, which struck Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Cayman Islands between September 7 and 12, 2004. It was formed ...Read More >>>   10/28/2004 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH POLITICAL LEADERS. 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell convened a meeting yesterday with political leaders to discuss the institutional arrangements for undertaking the reconstruction of the country. Grenada United Labour Party Political Leader Gloria Payne Banfield and Peoples Labour Movement Deputy Political Leader Ke...Read More >>>   10/28/2004 || INDIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR GRENADA 0 The Government of India has pledged help in Grenada’s reconstruction efforts, with an initial donation of $50,000 (US) worth of immediate medical supplies. Counsellor Chinthapally Rajasekhar of the High Commission of India in Trinidad visited Grenada on September 11 to survey the damage caused by...Read More >>>   10/27/2004 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH STRUCSTEEL OFFICIALS 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell met this morning (October 27) with representatives of John Reid and Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd., an international company specialising in the manufacture of industrial buildings, arenas and other large structures. Strucsteel Technical Director Rollo Reid, who is based in ...Read More >>>   10/27/2004 || CARIBBEAN NATIONALS AWAITING ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS ... 0 WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Oct. 27: With the holidays fast approaching, Caribbean immigrants still awaiting approval of their adjustment of status applications, are being urged to apply for permission from the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service before making plans to travel home. USCIS offici...Read More >>>   10/27/2004 || SMALL COMMUNITY IN CANADA RALLIES TO HELP GRENADA 0 Help for Grenada is coming from all over the globe. Even places many Grenadians might not have heard of. We continue to report on how communities worldwide have been assisting in the disaster relief efforts. Here's one from Wetaskiwin in Alberta, Canada. From the Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser ...Read More >>>   10/27/2004 || YACHTING COMMUNITY INSPIRES NEW CHARITY FOR GRENAD... 0 CrisisShield, a new charity to help provide Hurricane Homes for the Homeless, following Hurricane Ivan's devastation of Grenada, inspired by yachting community. (PRWEB) October 25, 2004 -- On 7th September 2004 the Caribbean island of Grenada was torn apart as “Ivan the Terrible”, a Category 4 hu...Read More >>>   10/27/2004 || SOME GOOD NEWS FROM GRENADA. SAILING FESTIVAL TO C... 0 After the devastating hit of Hurricane Ivan on Grenada, two good pieces of news are coming from the LaSource Grenada Sailing Festival. Firstly, it has been confirmed that the event will be taking place on its original dates of 28 January to 1 February 2005. The organizers will be looking forw...Read More >>>   10/26/2004 || UWI CHANCELLOR MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER MITCHELL 0 The University of the West Indies (UWI) has joined the hundreds of organisations around the world that are assisting in Grenada’s restoration, following the passage of Hurricane Ivan. UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne, discussed the University’s initiative with Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Ke...Read More >>>   10/26/2004 || GUYANESE SOLDIERS OFF TO GRENADA 0 THE main batch of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers flew out to Grenada yesterday morning to help in reconstruction on the hurricane-devastated island. The group of 70, headed by Major Brian Bristol, left to join some 30 others already in Grenada. An initial batch of 22 left Guyana two Satur...Read More >>>   10/26/2004 || GRENADA COMMEMORATES ANNIVERSARY OF INVASION 0 GRENADA yesterday commemorated the 21st anniversary of a United States invasion of the island during the Cold War, but most residents were invariably focused on rebuilding from the rubble left by Hurricane Ivan. The commemoration came as residents struggle to recover after 'Ivan' tore through Gre...Read More >>>   10/26/2004 || NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE HOSTS GRENADA STUDENTS 0 The wind howled throughout the night, bending trees and toppling everything in its path. For several dark hours, Hurricane Ivan pounded the tiny island of Grenada with wind, water and the awesome fury of nature. By morning light, the inhabitants arose to face the debris and devastation -- and do the...Read More >>>   10/26/2004 || GRENADIAN COMMUNITY RALLIES TO HELP GRANDMOTHER 0 BY JOYCE SHELBY A Brooklyn woman desperately trying to bring her grandchildren to the U.S. from Grenada got a pledge of support yesterday. Roy Hastick, president of the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a native of Grenada, said he will pull out all the stops to help Evadne Percy. ...Read More >>>   10/26/2004 || NEW GRENADIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN 0 NEW YORK, N.Y., Tues. Oct. 26: Come November 1, Grenada will have a new permanent representative to the United Nations. Current Ambassador, Dr. Lamuel Stanislaus, told HBN yesterday, he will be demitting the office at the end of the month and will be replaced in the post by Ruth Elizabeth Rouse. ...Read More >>>   10/25/2004 || PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANTS WANTED IC... 0 NEW YORK, N.Y., Mon. Oct. 25: Officials of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement want seventy-two Caribbean nationals, who were previously deported from the U.S. but snuck back in, iced. A total of 46 Caribbeans from the Dominican Republic reportedly re-entered the U.S. following their dep...Read More >>>   10/25/2004 || GRENADA PICKS UP THE PIECES; REMEMBERS ITS PAST 0 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- The building where Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was executed still stands, punctured by bullet holes, but adjacent buildings have been reduced to rubble, crushed by Hurricane Ivan's deadly winds. Today, islanders mark the 21st anniversary of Bishop's death and the deadly...Read More >>>   10/25/2004 || TODAY IS THE 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE GRENADIAN INV... 0 ST. GEORGES, Grenada, Mon. Oct. 25: Twenty-one years ago today, US Marines, Army Rangers, Navy Seal commandos and elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, invaded Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was murdered and the government seized. On the island today, nationals will be ma...Read More >>>   10/24/2004 || U.S. ENTERTAINMENT GIANTS CONTRIBUTE TO CTO HURRIC... 0 NEW YORK, NY (October 21, 2004) – The U.S.-based record label which has released a string of hits from Caribbean artists – including such major names as Sean Paul, Kevin Lyttle, Elephant Man, and Rupee – has offered to assist the Caribbean countries affected by this year’s hurricanes. Atlantic Re...Read More >>>   10/24/2004 || STORM SEASON LEAVES SPICE ISLAND IN RUINS 0 It was known worldwide as the "Spice Island" - a garden of nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and tourist-friendly wild monkeys - but also as a sailors' safe haven during the Caribbean hurricane season. Its capital, St George's, was often compared to the Italian resort of Portofino. All that changed on 7 Sept...Read More >>>   10/24/2004 || RASTAS TO LOBBY CARICOM ON GANJA 0 Caribbean Rastafarians are to petition their governments to relax the laws on marijuana use. The president of the Caribbean Rastafarian Organisation, Franklyn "King Franki" Francis, said they plan to write Caribbean Community leaders to on the issue. Marijuana is regarded by Rastafarians as a ...Read More >>>   10/24/2004 || GRENADA CONSUL GENERAL IN NY AXED 0 NEW YORK: Grenada’s Consul General here is being recalled to St George’s in controversial circumstances. Janice Celestine, who has headed the island’s consulate here for almost a decade, has been told she has to return home effective November 1. She was given the 11-day notice Wednesday. Embas...Read More >>>   10/23/2004 || NO SPICE FOR THE HOLIDAYS? 0 The first concern for residents of the tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada, where 90 percent of the structures were smashed last month by Hurricane Ivan, is not your Christmas eggnog. But among the casualties on the island, which suffered at least 30 deaths, was the yearly nutmeg crop. According to ...Read More >>>   10/23/2004 || TAIWAN DONATES US$1M TO GRENADA 0 Following dispatching relief goods and foodstuffs to Grenada since early September, Taiwan has donated US$1 million in cash to Grenada to help with post-disaster rehabilitation in the Caribbean island country that was ravaged by Hurricane Ivan Sept. 7. Grenada Premier Keith Mitchell received a ch...Read More >>>   10/23/2004 || TEXAS BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE MINISTRY TO HURR... 0 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada--Texas Baptist Men's disaster relief ministry may be nearing its end in Florida, but it is in full swing on the island of Grenada. Working with Victim Relief Ministries, Texas Baptist Men volunteers are cooking meals with turkey fryers at 10 churches across Grenada. The pla...Read More >>>   10/23/2004 || MORE HELP FOR GRENADA FROM FRIENDS OVERSEAS 0 Wellesley Rotary will join with Grenada Rotary in a coordinated effort to provide relief for the Caribbean Island devastated by the Sept. 7 hurricane. At their Sept. 21 meeting, the Wellesley club heard from Dessima Williams, former Grenada ambassador to the United Nations, who is now teaching a...Read More >>>   10/22/2004 || MUSICAL RELIEF: BANDS UNITE TO AID GRENADA 0 Five bands are performing at Humboldt State University on Sunday in the hopes of raising funds for the Grenada Disaster Relief Effort. The Bayou Swami's, Cuckoo's Nest, Gypsy Jazz Quintet, Lila Nelson and Friends, Sambaphonic and Dun Dun Faré are all donating their time and talents to help this c...Read More >>>   10/22/2004 || TO FREE OR NOT TO FREE GRENADA 17? 0 Twenty-one years after the murder of Grenada's first left-wing prime minister, Maurice Bishop and most of his cabinet, Grenadians are still divided as to the future of those convicted of the murders. Earlier this week, around 60 family members and friends Bishop and his followers this week marked t...Read More >>>   10/22/2004 || UK PITCHES IN OVER £5 MILLION MORE FOR GRENADA 0 ST. GEORGES, Grenada, Fri. Oct. 22: A further £5.5 million has been committed for Grenada, increasing the UK’s support of the hurricane decimated island to £7million. The latest UK contribution, which in EC dollars amount to twenty-six million, four hundred and thirty-three thousand, will help G...Read More >>>   10/21/2004 || COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT OFFERS GRENADA RECONSTRUC... 0 Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Winston Cox has offered reconstruction assistance to Grenada following Hurricane Ivan earlier this month, which caused more than US$850 million worth of damage. Mr Cox, who visited Grenada on 19 October 2004, held discussions with Prime Minister Keith Mitche...Read More >>>     10/21/2004 || CDB'S HURRICANE AID FLOWS TO GRENADA, JAMAICA 0 By Rickey Singh BRIDGETOWN---The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$12.7 million in "reconstruction loans" for hurricane-ravaged Grenada and Jamaica. The loans, to be released from the bank's Special Fund Resources (SFR), will be made available on concessional terms with low inte...Read More >>>