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  3/14/2004 || WINDIES TEAM ISSUES UNPRECEDENTED "APOLOGY." 0
Kingston, Jamaica - The West Indies team on Sunday issued an unprecedented public "apology" for what it called a "shocking performance" that led to a huge loss in the first Test against England. "The West Indies Cricket team sincerely apologizes to the West Indies public for the shocking performa...Read More >>>
  3/14/2004 || WINDIES ROUTED FOR 47. LOWEST SCORE EVER.0
KINGSTON, Jamaica, - Paceman Steve Harmison skittled West Indies for their lowest ever test total to set up a 10-wicket victory for England in the first test on Sunday. Harmison took seven for 12 in 12.3 overs as West Indies were bowled out for 47 in their second innings on the fourth day, leavi...Read More >>>
  3/14/2004 || ENGLAND GAIN EDGE OVER WINDIES IN FIRST TEST0
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): England edged ahead by just 28 runs on first innings on a rain-affected third day of the first Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park here on Saturday. In between dodging the raindrops, and some fireballs from Tino Best, England were bowled out for 339, replying to ...Read More >>>
  3/13/2004 || THE FORGOTTEN REVOLUTION?0
ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Saturday here has turned out to be like any other weekend, except that on the history calendar it is on that date 25 years ago that the Grenada revolution was born. Surprisingly there has been little fanfare here even though some of the creators of the revolution are enjo...Read More >>>
  3/12/2004 || LITTLE DEVON TAKES ON ENGLAND0
KINGSTON, JAMAICA: The authorities at Sabina Park make a particular point of banning spectators from bringing firearms into matches and quite right, too. Whether they examined the bats of the West Indies side for explosives is another matter. It seems not. England's bowlers held sway for the fir...Read More >>>
  3/12/2004 || SMITH'S MAIDEN HUNDRED LEADS WINDIES FIGHT BACK0
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Devon Smith responded to the latest West Indies batting crisis by collecting his maiden Test hundred and leading a fightback on the opening day of the first Test against England at Sabina Park. Smith, only the third Test cricketer from Grenada, hit 18 fours from 156 ball...Read More >>>
  3/10/2004 || GRENADA PM IS FIRST CARIBBEAN LEADER TO RING OPENI...0
NEW YORK, USA: Grenada's Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell on Monday became the first Caribbean leader to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The opening bell, which is one of the more familiar features of the NYSE, signals the start of the trading day at the world's largest ...Read More >>>
  3/10/2004 || SUCCESSFUL MEETING OF GRENADIAN ORGANISATIONS AND ...0
The Consulate General of Grenada in New York hosted a very successful meeting with most of its 40 registered organizations in New York, along with interested individuals in the community, at its office in Manhattan on March 5. The purpose of the meeting was to explore possibilities of collaborati...Read More >>>
  3/9/2004 || GRENADIAN DELEGATION AT MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE0
Grenadian nationals and friends living in New York and other nearby States came out in large numbers on Sunday (March 7) at the Medgar Evers Auditorium, Brooklyn, New York to hear Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and his delegation, which included Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Elv...Read More >>>
  3/9/2004 || PM MITCHELL SALUTES ALLEYNE FRANCIQUE ON GOLD MEDA...0
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has forwarded a letter of congratulations to gold winning medallist Alleyne Francique. The 27-year old former student of St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School captured the 400-metre gold at the 10th International Amateur Athletics Federation World Indoor Championshi...Read More >>>
  3/8/2004 || PM MITCHELL AT NYSE 0
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell made history this morning (Monday, March 8) when he rung the Opening Bell signalling the start of trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), being the first Caribbean Head of Government to do so. “This is very historic for the Country, and I feel honoured as Prim...Read More >>>
  3/8/2004 || GRENADA RECEIVES COMPUTERS FROM ROC0
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Elvin Nimrod expressed appreciation to the Government and people of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan for the donation of 45 computers and related equipment, During the official handing over ceremony, which took place at the Ministerial...Read More >>>
  3/7/2004 || COLUMNIST CHALLENGES GRENADA GOVERNMENT ON BACK-PA...0
ST. GEORGE'S, GRENADA: LOCAL NEWSPAPER editor Leslie Pierre who in recent times has stoutly defended the policy of the government – has had a change of heart – at least on one issue. Pierre now says that government officials might not have been telling the whole truth on the controversial issue o...Read More >>>
  3/7/2004 || GRENADA'S FRANCIQUE IS WORLD CHAMPION!!0
BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC: ALLEYNE FRANCIQUE won Grenada's first ever global track and field title when he captured the 400-metre gold at the 10th IAAF World Indoor Championship yesterday. Francique fought off Jamaican Davian Clarke down the stretch to win in a season's best 45.88 seconds, to pil...Read More >>>
  3/3/2004 || GRENADA PM PREPARES FOR NY VISIT0
GRENADA’S PRIME MINISTER Dr Keith Mitchell who is getting ready for a visit to New York, is set to meet with the state’s Governor George Pataki, reliable sources have told NEWSBREAK. Prime Minister Mitchell visits the New York Stock Exchange on Monday as one of the prime functions of this three-d...Read More >>>
  3/2/2004 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES TAX REDUCTION ON BASI...0
As promised in the 2004 Budget, the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on twenty selected items has been reduced as of March 1 2004. The revised list reflects suggestions that emerged after the presentation of the 2004 Budget. For example, Orange Juice has been removed from the list. The Government ...Read More >>>
  3/2/2004 || PM MITCHELL FOR PUBLIC MEETING AT MEDGAR EVERS COL...0
Grenadian and Caribbean nationals are invited to attend a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and the Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Grenada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Legal Affairs and International Trade. This meeting will take place on Sunday, March 7, 2004 at 5 p.m. at the...Read More >>>
  3/1/2004 || WINDIES NAME TEST SQUAD0
KINGSTON, Jamaica: West Indian cricket selectors handed fast bowler Dwight Washington his first call up in a 16-man squad announced Sunday to tarin for the first cricket test against England from March 11. Washington who could not find his way into the Jamaica team played for the West Indies B du...Read More >>>
  3/1/2004 || CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS0
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Host Grenada demolished Guyana, 5-0, Saturday night in the first leg of their first-round qualifying series in the CONCACAF zone. Grenada scored two late goals in the first half and put the game away with three goals in the last 11 minutes after the Guyanese were reduced to...Read More >>>
  3/1/2004 || CARICOM TO MEET IN EMERGENCY SESSION ON HAITI0
KINGSTON, JAMAICA: Caricom leaders, angry that the international community snubbed their plan to settle the crisis in Haiti, are heading to Kingston for an emergency summit on Tuesday to fashion a response to the overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Last night, Prime Minister P J Patter...Read More >>>
  2/29/2004 || FOOTBALL: GRENADA GIVE GUYANA 5-0 DRUBBING0
ST. GEORGE'S, GRENADA: The self style Spice Boyz Grenada football team started their world cup qualifying campaign with a satisfactory 5-0 drubbing of Guyana in front of a passionate crowd of home supporters Saturday night. While getting to Germany in two years is hardly a realistic goal at this ...Read More >>>
  2/26/2004 || ARMED GANGS ROAM HAITIAN CAPITAL AS CRISIS NEARS B...0
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Armed supporters of President Jean Bertrand Aristide threw up roadblocks and looted the Haitian capital Wednesday in anticipation of a threatened rebel attack as France became the first country to call on Aristide to stand down. Hundreds of Haitians and foreigners br...Read More >>>
  2/26/2004 || ENGLAND CRICKETERS ARRIVE IN THE CARIBBEAN0
KINGSTON, JAMAICA: England's Test cricketers arrived in Jamaica late Wednesday cautiously optimistic that they can upstage the West Indies and record their first Test series win in the Caribbean in 36 years. The Englishmen, who will play the West Indies in four Tests and seven One-Day Internation...Read More >>>
  2/26/2004 || GRENADIAN LEADER FOR NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE VISIT0
NEW YORK, NY: Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is coming to New York next week primarily to visit the New York Stock Exchange and to meet with businessmen government hopes will one day invest in Grenada. Dr Mitchell has been invited by a leading financial group in New York to come to the stock ex...Read More >>>
  2/25/2004 || PM MEETS WITH GULP DELEGATION0
Sustainable employment, the cost of living, standardisation of schoolbooks, Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Regional Integration were among several issues discussed today (February 25), when Prime Minister Keith Mitchell met with a delegation of the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP...Read More >>>
  2/25/2004 || PRINCE ANDREW VISITS GRENADA AND BARBADOS0
LONDON, England: The Duke of York visited Grenada and Barbados Tuesday during a whirlwind Caribbean tour, urging officials to focus education efforts on science, technology and sports. According to a report by Britain's Press Association, while in Grenada Tuesday morning, the Duke visited the Do...Read More >>>
  2/24/2004 || GRENADA EXAMINES ISSUE OF TAX REFORM0
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Grenada will soon introduce a transaction tax to replace revenues lost from the removal of tariffs and customs levies resulting from the jurisdiction's participation in regional trade initiatives. Delivering the government's 2004 budget earlier in the month, Minister of Fi...Read More >>>
  2/24/2004 || NDC PLANS CONVENTION0
THE RESURGENT Grenada opposition National Democratic Congress has announced its annual convention for Sunday. The meeting takes place near Grenville, the island's second most important town. It is the first such meeting of the party since it strong showing in general elections last November. ...Read More >>>
  2/22/2004 || NEW CARIBBEAN CHILDREN'S BOOK0
NEW YORK, USA: A new Caribbean character comes to life in Little Lion Goes to School, a children's book by Jamaican author, Kellie Magnus. The book was released in October to coincide with Jamaica's National Heroes' Day. It first was launched in Jamaica on Sunday, October 19 at Emancipation Park...Read More >>>
 
  2/22/2004 || NDC LOOKS TO BUILD COALITION AGAINST GRENADA GOVER...0
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: THE opposition National Democratic Congress has invited officials of the People’s Labour Movement and the Grenada United Labour Party to attend its self-styled “people’s parliament” Sunday. NDC sources have said that party leaders felt the invitation was in order to galvan...Read More >>>

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