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11/23/2004 || BRITISH AIRWAYS TO INTRODUCE E-TICKETING IN DECEMB... 0 Fast, simple, flexible.the future is an e-ticket Paper tickets will soon become a thing of the past. The e-ticket, a paperless ticket that can be booked online, via your travel agent or over the phone, will become the standard ticket format with British Airways in the Caribbean from 01 December ...Read More >>>   11/23/2004 || LOCATION CHANGES FOR HEALTH CENTRES IN GRENADA 0 The Ministry of Health and the Environment informs the public of certain location changes at some of the Nation’s Health Centres and Medical Stations. Persons using the Mt. Carmel Health facility are now asked to report to the Grand Bras Health Centre on Tuesday, November 23. On Wednesday, No...Read More >>>   11/23/2004 || GRENADIAN AMONG TOP CXC REGIONAL STUDENTS FOR 2004... 0 A Vincentian, Kamal Wood, has copped the Caribbean Examinations Council's annual award for the Most Outstanding Candidate in the region in the May/June 2004 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. Thomas received grade one in 10 subjects His school, St Vincent Grammar, was...Read More >>>   11/23/2004 || DIGICEL INTRODUCES ROLLOVER MINUTES IN SEVEN CARIB... 0 KINGSTON, JAMAICA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/22/2004 -- Digicel Group, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean, today launched rollover minutes, a new offering that allows customers to keep their unused monthly minutes. Once again, Digicel is the first to provide this valu...Read More >>>   11/23/2004 || CARIBBEAN COURT BEGINS HEARING APPEAL IN GRENADA P... 0 CASTRIES, St Lucia (AP) - Thirteen prisoners convicted of killing Grenada's leader and Cabinet ministers in a 1983 coup could see their freedom if the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sides with them in hearings that opened yesterday. The coup prompted a US-led invasion of the Caribbean island in ...Read More >>>   11/23/2004 || US GOVERNMENT GIVES UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT TO GREN... 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Grenada police force received a much-needed boost recently when the United States Government presented them with US$50,000 worth of uniforms. The force, like most of Grenada, received a severe battering from Hurricane Ivan which hit the island on September 7, 2004, level...Read More >>>   11/22/2004 || BET DRIVES BUSINESS TO THE CARIBBEAN 0 American television network, BET, Black Entertainment Television, considers itself a key stakeholder in the travel and tourism industry and wants to play a bigger role driving business to the region. Speaking on the eve of CMExPress, the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism one-day wor...Read More >>>   11/22/2004 || PM MITCHELL MEETS WITH CANADIAN OFFICIALS 0 OTTAWA, Canada, Mon. Nov. 22: Grenada’s Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell, will wrap up a three day visit to Canada today, with a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Anne McLellan, and Minister of International Cooperation Aileen Carroll. Mit...Read More >>>   11/22/2004 || GRENADA 17 BEGIN APPEAL 0 FOURTEEN former members of the Grenada revolutionary government, who were jailed after the invasion of the island by the United States in 1983, begin an appeal today that could lead to their release after twenty-one years in jail. The appeal is being brought to contest the legality and constitut...Read More >>>   11/21/2004 || CUBAN VOLUNTEERS HELP GRENADA REPAIR STORM-RAVAGED... 0 by Cindy Jaquith A contingent of Cuban internationalist volunteers has been serving on the island of Grenada since October, helping restore electric power to towns, homes, and other buildings severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in September of this year. The storm destroyed or devastated 90 percen...Read More >>>   11/21/2004 || FOOTBALL RETURNS TO GRENADA 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, Nov 20- International football returned to Grenada on Saturday for the first time since the island was devastated by Hurricane Ivan six weeks ago, with the hostS beating St Vincent and the Grenadines 3-2. Ricky left Charles' second goal of the game in the 88th minute secure...Read More >>>   11/21/2004 || DONORS PLEDGE IN EXCESS OF EC$405 MILLION TO GRENA... 0 Grenada Trade Center, St. George’s Grenada, November 19, 2004--Representatives from more than 30 countries and international agencies gathered in St. George’s today. The purpose of their visit was to discuss the rebuilding of Grenada, after the island was decimated by the impact of Hurricane Ivan--t...Read More >>>   11/19/2004 || OVERSEAS PLAYERS FOR GRENADA IN CFU/DIGICEL CARIBB... 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 16 (GrenadaSports ) – Grenada has begun to strengthen its team ahead of the Group D Stage of the CFU/DIGICEL Caribbean Cup Tournament in Trinidad next week. Defender and captain, Anthony Modeste of Portmore FC of Jamaica joined the team on Tuesday and midfielder Shalrie...Read More >>>   11/19/2004 || TAIWAN TO THE RESCUE 0 Taiwan has pledged to rebuild Grenada’s stadium complex that was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in September. The Asian country is providing US$40 million (BDS$80 million), and a team of engineers is expected on the island shortly for assessment and design. The Caribbean Media Corporation reported ...Read More >>>   11/19/2004 || GRENADIAN POLITICAL PRISONER GETS ANOTHER FIRST CL... 0 by Leroy Noel ST GEORGE¹S, Grenada: Ewart Layne, one of the "Grenada 17" whose case comes up for hearing before the Eastern Caribbean Appeal Court on November 22, has just been awarded a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, with First Class Honours, in Applied Accounting. The degree was formally ...Read More >>>   11/19/2004 || GRENADA TOURISM TWO MONTHS AFTER IVAN: RECOVERY WE... 0 Two months after Hurricane Ivan’s wrath churned its way through Grenada, tourism officials are saying progress has been made to return tourism back to normal. “There is meaningful progress being made,” said William Joseph, Director of Tourism for the Grenada Board of Tourism. “Every day significant...Read More >>>   11/19/2004 || HURRICANE IVAN PUTS INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS ON THE... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Fri. Nov. 19: The legal system or an arbitrator may have to settle quite a number of insurance claims relating to properties which were battered and destroyed by Hurricane Ivan here. Policyholders are complaining that they are not being fully compensated by insurance compan...Read More >>>   11/19/2004 || GRENADA OPPOSITION CALLS FOR PM TO RESIGN 0 Two months after Hurricane Ivan devastated Grenada, questions are still being asked about the leadership of the country in the immediate aftermath of the storm. Grenadian MPs on Thursday debated a motion calling for the resignation of the prime minister as minister of national security. Leader...Read More >>>   11/18/2004 || TAIWAN DONATES ADDITIONAL $2M TO GRENADA RELIEF EF... 0 The Republic of China on Taiwan has provided an additional $2 million (US) to the Government of Grenada to assist in the recovery process. Ambassador Allan Jiang presented the cheque for $2 million (US) to Prime Minister Keith Mitchell during a brief ceremony on Tuesday (November 16), bringing th...Read More >>>   11/18/2004 || MAN TO MISS WIFE'S FUNERAL 0 Murder victim's husband delayed in Grenada Matthew Redhead, the man whose wife was killed in an apparent murder-suicide last week, will likely miss her funeral after he failed to arrive at the Canadian High Commission in Trinidad yesterday to get a special permit to fly to Toronto. Mr. Redhead...Read More >>>   11/18/2004 || PRINCE EDWARD TO TOUR HURRICANE AFFECTED AREAS IN ... 0 ST. GEORGES, Grenada, Thurs. Nov. 18: The Earl of Wessex will be visiting some of the most devastated areas when he makes an official one-day trip to Grenada tomorrow. Prince Edward will arrive on the island by private jet and will be welcomed by a delegation led by the Governor General, Sir Dani...Read More >>>   11/17/2004 || PM MITCHELL AND U.S. AMBASSADOR SIGN MOU 0 Expressing appreciation to US Ambassador Mary Kramer for a “most timely and generous allocation of funds,” Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and the Ambassador signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for $42. 3 million (US). Ambassador Kramer said the Government and people of the USA are “so pleas...Read More >>>   11/17/2004 || GRENADIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS VISIT NEW YORK 0 Brooklyn, NY – A three-man delegation from Grenada’s Parliament and the official Opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) visited New York November 12 through the 15. The delegation was led by Honorable Tillman Thomas, Parliamentary Representative for St. Patrick’s East and accompanied by ...Read More >>>   11/17/2004 || HOLIDAY TRAVEL REMINDER FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED 0 The USCIS has issued a memo reminding individuals with either: • an application for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident • an application for relief under the NACARA 203 • an asylum application that they must obtain Advance Parole by filing Form I-131 with the USCIS be...Read More >>>   11/17/2004 || SUPERVISOR OF INSURANCE WELCOMES INQUIRIES 0 The general public is hereby notified of the existence of an Office of the Supervisor of Insurance. This is in accordance with the Insurance Act. Cap. 150 of 1973. The holder of the post of Supervisor of Insurance is subject to the Minister of Finance and bears responsibility for the general admi...Read More >>>   11/17/2004 || IMF APPROVES US$4.4 MILLION IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANC... 0 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$4.4 million in emergency assistance for Grenada. The amount approved is available immediately to help the government deal with the devastating effects of Hurricane Ivan-one of the strongest storms ever in the Caribbean-whic...Read More >>>   11/16/2004 || IVAN ROOF-US GRENADIAN COMEDY FOR NEW YORK BENEFIT... 0 “Ivan Roof-Us” (When Lightning Strikes), a Grenadian comedy show, will be staged as a benefit event at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn College, New York on Saturday, November 27, 8:00pm. The play had rave reviews on Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7, when hundreds of Grenadi...Read More >>>   11/16/2004 || NEW LOOK FOR U.S. ‘GREEN CARD’ 0 WASHINGTON, D.C., Tues. Nov. 16: If you are one of thousands of Caribbean immigrants awaiting your permanent resident card in the mail, then get ready to expect a new look card. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials yesterday announced they have begun mailing the new green cards to ...Read More >>>   11/16/2004 || DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ADOPTS SOUTH ST. G... 0 The Department of Youth Development in the Prime Minister’s Office has donated a number of relief items to the South St. George Government School. Members of the St. George’s Arm of the Youth Department donated books, kitchen utensils, toys and clothing to the School this morning (Monday 15th Nov...Read More >>>     11/16/2004 || U.S. SLAMS THE DOOR SHUT ON HIGHLY EDUCATED FOREIG... 0 On October 1, 2004, the very first day of the new fiscal year, USCIS officials announced that the H-1B cap on visas for highly educated foreign professionals had been reached. Unless Congress takes action before the end of the 108th session, employers will be barred from hiring new H-1B foreign prof...Read More >>>