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11/16/2006 || CARICOM TRANSPORT MINISTERS TO DISCUSS SECURITY FO... 0 CARICOM transport ministers are meeting in Guyana to discuss security and immigration around next year's Cricket World Cup. With thousands of people expected by sea and air for the games which are to be played in nine CARICOM member nations next March to April, CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary Gene...Read More >>>   11/16/2006 || PORT LOUIS PROJECT TO TRANSFORM THE GRENADIAN TOUR... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (eTN) -- “Today’s ceremony marks a watershed! It’s a transformation! It’s a new beginning for the island tourism sector.” This was the message from Grenadian Finance Minister Anthony Boatswain when he addressed the sod turning ceremony to signal the start of the island’s bigges...Read More >>>   11/16/2006 || DEHRING WANTS MORE PROFESSIONALISM FROM CWC SERVIC... 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) - The top official for the cricket World Cup called yesterday for service providers in host countries to show more professionalism ahead of next year's tournament, which is expected to draw 100,000 visitors to the Caribbean. Chris Dehring, the event's chief executive off...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || CHINESE HOUSING PROJECT TO COMMENCE SOON 0 CATEGORY:HOUSING ----------------------- By Wallace J.A Inside Grenada correspondent Wednesday November 15,2006 GRENADA - On Friday last week, (November 10), a small delegation arrived in Grenada from the People’s Republic of China to do the preliminary work required - surveys and tech...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || CHINESE PLANNING TEAM LEARNS ABOUT HOUSING IN GREN... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: A seven-member planning team from China are learning about the most common characteristics of house designs in Grenada and the country’s new approach to Human Settlement. The Chinese team discussed several aspects of preparation for accommodating the 2,000 housing units offe...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || SEAN FORTUNE, DIGICEL $500 CASH PRIZE WINNER 0 – Digicel, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean has today announced the third winner of the Key to Your Fortune Promotion. Sean Fortune won himself $500 compliments Digicel in the Key to Your Fortune Promotion weekly $500 draw. Digicel’s Key to Your Fortune Pr...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || GRENADA’S GROOVY MONARCH FILMS INAUGURAL MUSIC VID... 0 In an effort to launch Hollis “Mr. Killa” Mapp, Grenada’s reigning Groovy Monarch and Soca Monarch to the world at large, Gill Management Consultancy Incorporated spent the entire past weekend filming a music video in Grenada and Carriacou for the winning nationalistic song Spice Isle Rock which is ...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || GRENADA PM CONDEMNS RACISM IN CRICKET 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Grenada’s Prime Minister and Chairman of CARICOM's Prime Ministerial Sub Committee on Cricket, Dr Keith Mitchell, has called on the West Indies Cricket Board to make a strong statement against the recent racial abuse of England player Monty Panesar by Australian fans. Mitche...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || CARICOM MULLS BILATERAL PACT WITH US 0 The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) is considering approaching the United States for a bilateral trade pact, but it is months before the Community decides on whether it will go ahead, according to its top trade negotiator, Richard Bernal. At the same time, Bernal yesterday told Jamaican ...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || PM CELEBRATE B-DAY IN STYLE 0 CATEGORY:BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ------------------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Wednesday November 15,2006 ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - They gathered in their hundreds to celebrate what was indeed a gala birthday party with Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Hon. ...Read More >>>   11/15/2006 || G/DA CONCEDRNED ABOUT CORRUPTION CLAIMS 0 CATEGORY:GOVERNMENT --------------------------- by Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Wednesday November 15,2006 GRENADA - The Grenada Government says that it is very concerned about the latest ratings of the Transparency International Index (TII), which puts Grenada among the...Read More >>>   11/14/2006 || BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR PM MITCHELL FOR NEW YORK ... 0 The Grenada Diaspora in New York will be celebrating a milestone of great import to our nation: the 60th birthday, as well as the national and regional leadership role of Dr. The Rt. Hon. Keith C. Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 6.00 p.m. This celebration will tak...Read More >>>   11/14/2006 || CARICOM WANTS TO MARK 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABO... 0 ROSEAU, Dominica: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is to present a resolution at the United Nations calling for a special event to be commemorated in 2007 marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. This disclosure was made recently by Dominica’s Ambassador/...Read More >>>   11/14/2006 || WINDIES FACING DEFEAT 0 LAHORE, Pakistan (CMC) - West Indies face an uphill struggle to save the opening Test against Pakistan over the last two days, after Mohammad Yousuf fell eight short of a fifth Test double-hundred and Kamran Akmal hit a stroke-filled 78 to ensure an encouraging morning faded into another rocky road ...Read More >>>   11/14/2006 || CARIB HURRICANE WINS PRESTIGIOUS DIGICEL PREMIER L... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(SOCCER) ------------------------------ by Lester Smith (GFA Technical Director) Inside Grenada correspondent Tuesday November 14,2006 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - One would have remembered the days when local football brought fervor, pride, excitement and glory to the hearts ...Read More >>>   11/14/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - MORE HEAVY LEGAL COSTS ON OUR P... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY -------------------------- by Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) Inside Grenada correspondent Tuesday November 14,2006 AS WE CONTINUE to review the happenings and the results surrounding the Mid-term Election in the U.S.A. last week, and we stop a while to reflect on our...Read More >>>   11/13/2006 || G/DA WILL ROCK FOR WORLD CUP SAYS LOC 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (CRICKET) ------------------------------- by Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Monday November 13,2006 THE LOC (Local Organizing Committee) for Cricket World Cup 2007 says that the Spice Isle will rock next year, when the country hosts Super Eight or second ro...Read More >>>   11/13/2006 || DISCUSSION BRIEF ON EDUCATION - NATIONAL BUDGET CO... 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET CONSULTATION -------------------------------------- PRIORITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2006 ------------------------------------- 1. Developing regulations for the new Education Act: a. Committee in place for the development and description of the regulations as indicated i...Read More >>>   11/13/2006 || US BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA CONDEMNED BY UN 0 CATEGORY:UN RESOLUTION ------------------------------ By Wallace J.A Inside Grenada correspondent Monday November 13,2006 THE UNITED NATIONS General Assembly met on November 8 (last week Wednesday) and the members present voted overwhelmingly for a resolution which condemned (for the 15th...Read More >>>   11/12/2006 || GFA NEWS - TENSION IN THE AIR 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (SOCCER) ------------------------------ by Lester Smith (GFA Technical Director) Inside Grenada contributor Sunday November 12,2006 GRENADA - Tension is in the air with only one match remaining in the DIGICEL Premier League this weekend. Carib Hurricane has the slightest...Read More >>>   11/12/2006 || CHINESE HOUSING OFFICIALS ARRIVE IN GRENADA 0 Chinese engineers and surveyors have arrived in Grenada to begin drafting plans for a housing project to help the Caribbean country recover from two devastating hurricanes in recent years, officials said. The team of seven specialists will spend three weeks conducting surveys and technical asses...Read More >>>   11/11/2006 || DISCUSSION BRIEF ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - NATI... 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET CONSULTATION ------------------------------------ BACKGROUND: ----------------- GRENADA does not have a comprehensive sustainable development strategy. However, many sectoral strategies and action plans have been developed over the years. These include: • National ...Read More >>>   11/11/2006 || CCJ RULES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY 0 CATEGORY:JUSTICE -------------------- By Wallace J.A Inside Grenada correspondent Saturday November 11,2006 THE MUCH talked about Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which was formed to replace the Privy Council in England as the region’s final court of appeal, has made its first major ru...Read More >>>   11/10/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - THE EXPENSIVE PARLIAMENTARY SAG... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------- By Lloyd Noel, Attorney-at-law Inside Grenada correspondent November 10,2006 THOSE OF US who are saying that money is scarce in Grenada and people are catching their “nen-nen” to make ends meet - to provide the basic necessities for their f...Read More >>>   11/10/2006 || CWC 2007 HEAD SAYS GRENADA TYPIFIES REGION'S DESIR... 0 Chris Dehring, managing director and CEO of Cricket World Cup 2007 Inc., has singled out Grenada 's Local Organizing Committee for praise saying they had done the impossible of getting back on track in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. Dehring made the comment as he addressed members of the Port-o...Read More >>>   11/10/2006 || GRENADIAN TO RUN FOR NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL 0 Brooklyn, New York. Nov. 9, 2006. In a letter to registered voters, dated November 8, 2006, Gerry R. Hopkins announced his candidacy in the 2006 Special election to replace the outgoing Councilwoman Yvette Clarke, in the New York City Council – 40th District. The text of the letter is presented a...Read More >>>   11/10/2006 || GRENADA'S CHURCHES STILL SUFFERING FROM HURRICANE ... 0 Two years after Hurricane Ivan brought devastation to the Caribbean island of Grenada, the island’s churches and the Cathedral in the capital, St George’s, have still not been repaired. Now, the Bishop of St Georges’ Vincent Darius and Irish parish priest Fr Bill O’Carroll are to take part in a 1...Read More >>>   11/10/2006 || DISCUSSION BRIEF ON HEALTH - NATIONAL BUDGET CONSU... 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET CONSULTATIONS ------------------------------------- HEALTH for economic growth and human development is the theme for the Ministry of Health’s plan for the next five years. In 2006 emphasis was on introducing the Health Promotion Strategies into the health programs, instit...Read More >>>   11/10/2006 || MORE EMPHASIS ON CULTURE 0 CATEGORY:CULTURE -------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Friday November 10.2006 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - The Department of Culture says that it is placing more emphasis on the promotion and development of culture, in an attempt to create more opportunities f...Read More >>>     11/9/2006 || GRENADA WINS OECS SWIM TITLE 0 CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC) – Grenada turned the tables on rivals and defending champions St. Lucia to emerge winners of the 2006 OECS Swimming Championships, which concluded at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre Sunday. The Grenadians finished the three-day championships on 1749.50 points ahead of...Read More >>>