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11/16/2004 || BUSINESS SECTOR IN GRENADA STILL WORRIED 0 ST GEORGE¹S, Grenada: The trauma experienced by the business sector in Grenada as a result of multimillion dollar losses sustained after Hurricane Ivan, has prompted a meeting to discuss security. A cross section from the business community met recently to discuss what measures could be taken so ...Read More >>>   11/16/2004 || PM MITCHELL IN WASHINGTON 0 Upon arrival in the United States Capital, on Friday November 12, Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell held discussions with officials from the US Department of State. The Prime Minister informed the US delegation, which included the Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America and ...Read More >>>   11/16/2004 || PREPARATIONS FOR DONORS CONFERENCE IN GRENADA 0 Preparations are under way for the Donors Conference, which will be held at the Grenada Trade Centre on Friday 19th November 2004. The Grenada Conference is a follow-up to the October 4th Washington Conference, which was called on behalf of Grenada to raise funds for the rehabilitation of the Cou...Read More >>>   11/15/2004 || WI PLAYERS WAIT FOR SALARIES, BONUSES 0 The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has not paid match fees and sponsorship money to players from as far back as the England tour of the West Indies, according to information reaching CaribbeanCricket.com. The unpaid money includes match fees for the third and fourth Tests during the recent tou...Read More >>>   11/15/2004 || MARLEY MUSIC FOR LONDON STAGE 0 A musical about reggae icon Bob Marley will be staged in London's West End and though the production has no title or a storyline as yet, the producers expect it to open by early 2006. The Marley musical will be one of a number of successful pop-based musicals on the West End including Mamma Mia,...Read More >>>   11/15/2004 || STUDENT VISA PROCESSING BEING SPEEDED UP - POWELL 0 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mon. Nov. 15: Caribbean students applying for student visas in the U.S. may know sooner rather than later, whether they have been approved or not. The U.S. State Department says it is working on speeding up the processing time of student visas. Secretary of State Colin Powell, ...Read More >>>   11/15/2004 || GRENADA AMONG CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES IN DANGER OF LOS... 0 CASTRIES, St Lucia (AP) - Slow implementation of HIV/AIDS treatment programmes in six Caribbean countries could jeopardise US$4.1 million in grants from the Global AIDS Fund, an AIDS organisation said Saturday. St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, St Kitts and Ne...Read More >>>   11/15/2004 || BIG WEEK FOR CWC PLANNERS. WILL GRENADA'S STADIUM ... 0 TODAY signals the start of a big week in the planning process for Cricket World Cup 2007. A series of top-level meetings and workshops involving foreign consultants begins in Barbados and run until next week Tuesday. International Cricket Council Cricket WorldCup 2007 Inc. (ICC CWC) will hol...Read More >>>   11/15/2004 || GRENADIAN FATHER WANTS TO JOIN HIS KIDS 3 But deportee may not be allowed in BY PHILIP MASCOLL The father of a heroic 7-year-old Toronto boy who led his younger siblings to safety after his mother had been slashed to death wants his children with him. Ideally, said the man, he would raise them in Canada — since they were born and r...Read More >>>   11/14/2004 || FOR MUCH OF GRENADA, DAILY LIFE GOES ON "AL FRESCO... 0 BY CAROL J. WILLIAMS Los Angeles Times ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Mass is still held in the cathedral, as long as it isn't raining. School has resumed for many of Grenada's children, although most classrooms lack real roofs and some remain shelters for the homeless. The wheels of governmen...Read More >>>   11/14/2004 || REAPING SWEETS AFTER IVAN – GRENADA PICKING UP THE... 0 by Melissa Wickham MOST BUSINESSES in Grenada are still reeling from Hurricane Ivan, but there is at least one that is reaping the sweets. It is not unusual to see a large steel contraption with canes going through one end and cool, refreshing cane juice coming out the other, when walking thr...Read More >>>   11/13/2004 || A GRENADIAN FATHER'S ANGUISH 0 Mathew Redhead awoke yesterday in Grenada to the news that his 24-year-old wife had been killed in Toronto. "Who did this?" he asked yesterday, his voice choked with tears. "Who would want to do this to my wife? "My wife doesn't hang around with violent people. Nothing like that." Cimeron D...Read More >>>   11/13/2004 || GRENADA WELCOMES FIRST MAJOR CRUISE SHIPS FOR THE ... 0 Grenada's cruise tourism industry got a major boost when the winter season commenced with the arrival of the Norwegian Spirit on Tuesday November 9, 2004. This was followed by the arrival of the C Columbus yesterday, Wednesday, November 10th. These visits effectively ushered in the winter season, w...Read More >>>   11/13/2004 || MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE MEETS WITH FARMERS IN ST. ... 0 Operations of the newly implemented Agricultural Emergency Rehabilitation Project (AERP), combating praedial larceny and better access to Extension Officers were among the issues discussed when more than 100 farmers, fishermen and other residents of the Bonair area met with Minister of Agriculture, ...Read More >>>   11/13/2004 || CIDA PRESIDENT VISITS GRENADA 0 Emphasising the urgent need for counselling and other support services required for addressing the ‘post Ivan’ psychological trauma Grenadians are currently coping with, Acting Prime Minister Gregory Bowen welcomed Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) President Paul Thibault to Grenada o...Read More >>>   11/12/2004 || GRENADIAN GIRLS SHINE AT OECS SWIM MEET 0 There were heart-warming stories everywhere at this year’s Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Invitational Swimming Championships. Amidst the battle for gold, side by side with the struggle for places on CARIFTA teams, there were tales of new heroes and unexpected achievement. The Co...Read More >>>   11/12/2004 || MORE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS 0 Garage sale will benefit Grenada relief effort A group of Humboldt State University faculty and students are holding a garage sale and silent auction Saturday to raise money for the Grenada Disaster Relief Effort. The garage sale will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at 924 Diamond Drive in Arca...Read More >>>   11/12/2004 || CITY OF NEW YORK BOROUGH OF QUEENS DONATE TO GRENA... 0 President of the City of New York Borough of Queens, Hon. Helen M. Marshall, on Monday, handed over a donation totaling $4,750.00 to newly arrived Permanent Representative for Grenada HE Ambassador Ruth Elizabeth Rouse. The Ceremony, which was held at the President’s office in Kew Gardens, Queens...Read More >>>   11/12/2004 || MEETING WITH NIS BOARD HELD TO DISCUSS DISPLACED W... 0 Minister of Health, Social Security (National Insurance Scheme), the Environment and Ecclesiastical Affairs Ann David-Antoine and Minister of Education and Labour Claris Charles met with the National Insurance Board, in keeping with a directive from Cabinet regarding concerns about displaced workers...Read More >>>   11/12/2004 || GRENADA PM LOBBIES FOR CANADIAN ASSISTANCE 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, held talks at a breakfast engagement Thursday with the President of the Canadian International Development Agency Mr. Paul Thibault and has received a firm commitment that the North-American-based organization will assist in the...Read More >>>   11/12/2004 || NEW GRENADA AMBASSADOR URGES RAPID DISBURSEMENT OF... 0 NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Nov. 12: Newly-appointed Grenada Ambassador to the United Nations, Ruth Rouse, has called for the quick distribution of donor aid to Caribbean countries affected by recent hurricanes. Rouse yesterday made the call on behalf of Caricom, as she addressed the UN General Assembly...Read More >>>   11/11/2004 || PM MITCHELL TO ADDRESS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE... 0 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell will travel to Washington DC on Friday to address the 11th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards Gala. The Prime Minister, in his capacity as Chairman of the Caribbean Community, will address the prestigious gathering at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, during which Cari...Read More >>>   11/11/2004 || USCIS ANNOUNCES BACKLOG ELIMINATION DATE. 0 By completing more than 600,000 more cases than were received in the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2004, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the backlog has declined for the processing of immigration benefits such as work authorization, permanent residency, a...Read More >>>   11/11/2004 || 2005 WILL BE YEAR OF THE SINGLE MARKET – CARICOM 0 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Thurs. Nov. 11: Caricom leaders wrapped up their 10th special summit in Port-of-Spain yesterday, stating that “the core measures relating to the establishment of the Single Market would be in place by December 2005.” In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting yester...Read More >>>   11/11/2004 || GRENADA GETS SET FOR CARIBBEAN CUP 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 10 (GrenadaSports) - President of the Grenada Football Association, Ashley “Ram” Folkes believes the GFA/DIGICEL Football Championship is expected to bring out the best of Grenada’s football. Speaking at a press conference at the DIGICEL’s corporate office here on Tuesd...Read More >>>   11/11/2004 || CARICOM TO RELEASE CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON HAITI 0 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - After a marathon, five-hour caucus on Tuesday, during which the volatile post-Aristide political climate in Haiti was a central issue of intense deliberations, Caricom leaders settled for what they described as a "consensus statement". To be released by the Caricom Secre...Read More >>>   11/11/2004 || US ADDS $100 MILLION TO CARIBBEAN HURRICANE AID 0 WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): The US State Department announced Wednesday an additional $100 million in hurricane-recovery aid for nations in the Caribbean hit by deadly weather. Grenada, Haiti and Jamaica, the primary beneficiaries, will get $42 million, $38 million and $18 million, in that order, depa...Read More >>>   11/11/2004 || GRENADA STILL NEEDS YOUR HELP 0 NEW YORK, N.Y., Thurs., Nov. 11: More than two months after Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada, the island is still in desperate need of help. Infact, analysts say unless there is a total of US$2 billion in aid, the Spice Isle will continue to suffer to overcome the 90 percent devastation it endured. Th...Read More >>>   11/10/2004 || LARA MOVES UP ONE PLACE IN THE PWC RATINGS 0 LONDON, England - West Indies captain Brian Lara has risen one place in the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers Test batting ratings. Lara, world record holder for the highest Test score, moved ahead of Australia's Matthew Hayden and is now in second position behind ICC Player-of-the-Year, Rahul Drav...Read More >>>     11/10/2004 || WICB STANDS FIRM; STANDOFF LOOMS 0 The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is refusing to budge on a requirement that players agree to contracts ahead of a pre-tour camp later this month even as the players' union has instructed the 25 players not to sign the invitation contracts. The board said it was disappointed at the instruction ...Read More >>>