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10/26/2006 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT URGED TO BE TRANSPARENT OVER DE... 0 NEW YORK, USA: The New York-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has called on the Grenadian Government to "disclose, in a transparent manner, the true reason for the institution of deportation proceedings against Guyanese national Rudolf Holligan. The Institute, which said it h...Read More >>>   10/26/2006 || CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANISATION SIGNS REGIONAL WORK... 0 FREEPORT, Bahamas: The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation Agreement with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) to work together to minimize the negative impact of disasters on the sustainable development of the Caribbean t...Read More >>>   10/26/2006 || THOUSANDS OF GUYANESE SUGAR WORKERS ON STRIKE 0 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Thousands of workers on Guyana's sugar cane estates were on strike for a second day yesterday to press the state-owned industry for pay increases, a union leader said. Roughly 14,000 sugar workers belonging to Guyana's most powerful labour union have vacated canefields a...Read More >>>   10/26/2006 || WINDIES SWEAT OVER LARA'S FITNESS 0 West Indies captain Brian Lara is a major doubt for Thursday's Champions Trophy game against hosts India. The veteran left-hander struggled with back spasms while batting in the win over Australia last week and will have a late fitness Test in Ahmedabad. "I'm not totally sure yet. I trained ...Read More >>>   10/26/2006 || WORLD CUP SECURITY ON TRACK 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (CRICKET) ------------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Thursday October 26, 2006 GRENADA - With six months to go before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 comes to the region, plans are being stepped up here for the country’s hosting of mat...Read More >>>   10/25/2006 || “WE WILL RISE FROM THE RUBBLE” 0 CATEGORY:RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT ----------------------------------- Released by: The Constantine Methodist Church Rebuilding Committee of New York. Wednesday October 25, 2006 THE CONSTANTINE Methodist Church in Grenada, which was demolished during the passage of Hurricane Ivan, has receiv...Read More >>>   10/25/2006 || TCL STRIVING TO BE THE LEADER 0 CATEGORY:BUSINESS -------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Wednesday October 25, 2006 TRINIDAD and Tobago Company - Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) is striving to be the leading supplier of their product (cement), with the advent of the Caribbean Single M...Read More >>>   10/25/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING? 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------- By Lloyd Noel, Attorney-at-law Inside Grenada correspondent Wednesday October 25, 2006 TOO MANY TIMES, in matters dealing with the people’s business, John Public has to rely on speculation, hear say, or half truth - because the powers-that-b...Read More >>>   10/25/2006 || GRENADA SCHOOL CLOSURE NOTICE 0 The Ministry of Education wishes to advise all Parents, Guardians and Students that schools will be closed on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th October to facilitate Mid Term Break and Staff Development Exercises. Schools will reopen for classes as usual on Monday 30th October. Parents and Guardi...Read More >>>   10/25/2006 || RISING STARS COMPETITION HEATS UP 0 St. George’s Grenada, October 23rd 2006 – Digicel, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean has today announced the Rising Stars TV Series a huge success and it’s moving forward just as expected. As the Digicel Rising Stars Competition progresses, viewers from across t...Read More >>>   10/25/2006 || 'AIR TAXES TOO BURDENSOME' 0 Caribbean governments are taxing airlines out of business, according to an air industry official. The International Air Transport Association's director for the Americas, Humberto Rivero, said some governments see the airlines as a cash cow. He said they should instead be looking at the airli...Read More >>>   10/24/2006 || G B S AWARDS CEREMONY 2006 0 CATEGORY:AWARDS -------------------- CITATION:METROLOGY This is an Award that is given to the organization that shows the most interest in having its measuring instruments calibrated. This year this award was won by Southern Fishermen Association. Based on the Metrology Act of 1997, al...Read More >>>   10/24/2006 || ST LUCIA'S TOURISM MINISTER ELECTED CTO CHAIRMAN 0 FREEPORT, Bahamas: Philip Pierre, Minister of Tourism for St Lucia, has been elected as Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) at the 46th meeting of the CTO Board of Directors during the annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-29), taking place in the Bahamas. Pamela Richards, Co...Read More >>>   10/24/2006 || WINDIES POSITIVE ON LARA FITNESS 0 West Indies skipper Brian Lara is hopeful of being fit for Thursday's Champions Trophy match against India. Lara strained his back while scoring 71 in their last game against Australia and was unable to field. "Brian is still having his back worked on, but we are expecting him to be fine for...Read More >>>   10/24/2006 || HOLLIGAN : ANATOMY OF ABUSE 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY -------------------------- By Dr. Francis Alexis, Attorney-at-law Inside Grenada contributor Tuesday October 24, 2006 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Rudolph Holligan, citizen of Guyana, was issued a work permit by Grenada’s Minister of Labour to work in Grenada as a carpent...Read More >>>   10/24/2006 || NO SABOTAGE SAYS TCL 0 CATEGORY:BUSINESS ------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada contributor Tuesday October 24, 2006 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Trinidad and Tobago Cement Limited (TCL) has dismissed claims that the recent shortage of cement in the country was manipulated to jolt the country’...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || MAURICE BISHOP SIGN UNVEILED 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT ---------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Monday October 23, 2006 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Security Minister, Senator Einstein Louison, described the occasion as ‘historic’ because he said that since the tragic events of October 19,...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || GRENADA’S CWC PREPARATIONS COULD GET BACK ON TRACK 0 More than 150 construction workers who are building roads and bridges for shuttling people attending Cricket World Cup matches in Grenada next year, are expected to return to work next week following a three-day strike to seek higher pay. Grenada’s stadium, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Iv...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || COUNTRIES TO MEET CWC 2007 DEADLINE 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 23, 2006 - Five of the seven Cricket World Cup 2007 host venues who have not yet passed the so-called Sunset Legislation to facilitate the games have given the assurance that the law will be enacted by or close to the November 1 deadline. Last Thursday, CWC 2007 Cari...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || UNION THREATENS MAJOR STRIKE ACTION IN GRENADA 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Union workers under the umbrella body of the Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) have been asked to gear up for what could be a major shut down if the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) refuses to comply with union demands on Monday. The union and the company have ...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || GRENADA PM CALLS ON REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO BE REA... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, has called on governments in the region to strive to ensure that the "sunset legislation" needed for the hosting of the Cricket World Cup is in place as soon as possible. The Prime Minister was speaking Friday, after being asked ...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || GUYANESE CITIZEN AT CENTRE OF CONTROVERSY LEAVES G... 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Guyanese national Rudolf Holligan, who has been the centre of attention in Grenada during the past few weeks, left the country on Saturday. Before he left, he indicated that his passion for Grenada will remain and it had been a pleasure working there. Holligan, a young co...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || CARIBBEAN TO COMMISSION BRAIN DRAIN STUDY 0 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - The Caribbean Community will facilitate a study to examine the impact of an economic migration of the region's best educated workers to wealthier nations, an official with the 15-nation bloc said yesterday. The study, to be completed by researchers at the University of t...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || BISHOPS STILL SADDENED BUT, HOPEFUL FOR MAURICE RE... 0 CATEGORY:REMEMBRANCE -------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites, Inside Grenada correspondent Monday October 23, 2006 GRENADA – Twenty-three years after being brutally murdered in a coup within the People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG), mother and sister and indeed the family of slain...Read More >>>   10/23/2006 || HOBSON CALLS FOR A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (CRICKET) ------------------------------ By Trevor Thwaites, Inside Grenada correspondent Monday October 23, 2006 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - President of the Grenada Cricket Association, Kenny Hobson, says officials in Grenada and the region must become more professional in ...Read More >>>   10/22/2006 || OBSERVER PHOTO CAUSES PRESS BAN 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL REPORT ----------------------------- The following article, taken from the Jamaican Observer, is reprinted in its entirety. Balford Henry Saturday, October 21, 2006 A ban on journalists accessing certain areas of Gordon House since last June was expanded yesterday to ...Read More >>>   10/22/2006 || CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES COULD LOSE CRICKET WORLD CUP G... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (CRICKET) ------------------------------ By Wallace J.A, Inside Grenada correspondent Sunday October 22, 2006 GRENEDA – “If they play politics with this one, we could end up losing the games and all that investment that people have made.” These were the words of Mr. Chris D...Read More >>>   10/22/2006 || PASSPORT LOBBYISTS PRESS FOR TIME - GROUP TO MEET ... 0 Freeport, Bahamas: A high-level group of lobbyists will meet with the United States Homeland Security Department in Washington, D.C. tomorrow to press the Caribbean's case for an extension of the time for United States citizens to present passports on re-entering the country. This was confirmed ...Read More >>>   10/22/2006 || UK POLICE HUNT RAPIST IN CARIBBEAN 0 Detectives hunting one of Britain's worst serial sex attackers have flown to the Caribbean to appeal for information. Scotland Yard has spent more than eight years on the trail of the rapist and burglar, who is believed to have a sexual fixation with the elderly. He has been linked to 98 off...Read More >>>     10/22/2006 || PAY INCREASES FOR GRENADIAN PENSIONERS 0 CATEGORY:PENSION ---------------------- By Wallace J.A, Inside Grenada correspondent Sunday October 20, 2006 GRENADA – Pensioners in Grenada are due to get an increase in their pensions by the end of this year. This was revealed to the nation yesterday by Senator Ann David-Antoine, the min...Read More >>>