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12/22/2006 || NDC BOYCOTTS SITTING OF PARLIAMENT 0 In Grenada, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) boycotted Thursday's sitting of the House as debate continued on the 2007 budget. Their action followed Wednesday's walkout of seven NDC members who complained that they were being muzzled by Speaker of the House, Lawrence Joseph. T...Read More >>>   12/22/2006 || CARICOM ASSURES CRICKET FANS OF HASSLE-FREE VISA P... 0 EORGETOWN, Guyana: Cricket fans from Australia and New Zealand planning on being in the Caribbean for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 can rest assured that they will be able to apply for the CARICOM Special Visa which is required for them and citizens of several other nations coming to the Caribbean fo...Read More >>>   12/22/2006 || CRICKET WORLD CUP TO HONOUR CARIBBEAN PERSONALITIE... 0 Outstanding Caribbean persons who have made significant contributions to their respective countries and to regional development will be honoured during next year's Cricket World Cup. The move, conceptualised by the Local Organising Committees along with the CWC 2007 Inc., will be see persons from...Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - TOO MUCH PUBLIC MÊLÉE FOR XMAS!... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------- By Lloyd Noel(Attorney-at-law) Inside Grenada correspondent Thursday December 21,2006 WHILE CAROLS and Parang composers and singers, have been beseeching us all to put “Christ” back in Christmas - our politicians seem to have been doing th...Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME AT TWO LOCATIONS 0 CATEGORY:CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS ----------------------------------- **** PRESS RELEASE ***** THE NATIONAL Celebrations Committee, in collaborations with the Grenada Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, will be staging a special Christmas programme at two locations. It will be...Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || GRENADA OPPOSITION WALKS OUT OF PARLIAMENT 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET DEBATE --------------------------- By Wallace J.A Inside Grenada correspondent Thursday December 21,2006 TRADE CENTER, Grand Anse: After a very dramatic session in Grenada’s Parliament yesterday, involving the Parliamentary Representative for the Town of St. George, Hon....Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || GROSS MISCONDUCT SAYS BURKE 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET DEBATE ----------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent TRADE CENTER, Grand Anse: Parliamentary Representative for St George’s North East, the Hon Nazim Burke, has accused the government of “gross misuse of state funds, during his response t...Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT REFUTES THREAT TO DOVE HABITAT 0 In a press statement Wednesday, the Government of Grenada thanked conservationist group Bird Life International for their interest in the wildlife of Grenada but refutes allegations that a proposed tourism development will threaten the habitat of the Grenada dove. The Government of Grenada said t...Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || CONSOLIDATING GROWTH (PT.3) 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET SPEECH -------------------------- The following excerpt is taken from the 2006 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure,delivered by the Hon. Anthony Boatswain, the Minister of Finance, under the theme, "Consolidating Growth, Enhancing Revenue and Providing Safety Nets for the ...Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || VISA ISSUE UNDER CONTROL 0 Caricom is seeking to reassure cricket fans from Australia that its processing of the World Cup Cricket visa is under control. The Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, who is overseeing the special visa, has acknowledged that they've had teething problems with the visa in Australia. ...Read More >>>   12/21/2006 || CONSOLIDATING GROWTH (PT. 2) 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET SPEECH --------------------------- The following excerpt is taken from the 2006 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure,delivered by the Hon. Anthony Boatswain, the Minister of Finance, under the theme, "Consolidating Growth, Enhancing Revenue and Providing Safety Nets for the V...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || COUNTERFEIT $5 NOTES IN CIRCULATION 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL REPORT ---------------------------- By Team Grenada Inside Grenada Wednesday December 20,2006 ST. ANDREW’S, Grenada: It has been brought to the attention of Grenadian Connection (GC) that there are counterfeit EC $5.00 notes in circulation in various parts of the countr...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || ST. ANDREW’S SENIOR CITIZENS NOT FORGOTTEN 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT --------------------------- By Team Grenada Inside Grenada Wednesday December 20,2006 GRENVILLE, St. Andrew’s: In keeping with the Christmas spirit and maintaining an atmosphere of love, joy, happiness and philanthropy which is synonymous with this time of year, t...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || NEW YACHTING SAFETY COMMITTEE INTRODUCED IN GRENAD... 0 Grenada now has a new Yachting Safety Committee. This was formulated during a recent meeting involving the Minister of Tourism - Hon. Brenda Hood where it was established that it was timely for members of the yachting community and Government to get together to ensure that all was done to protect th...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || HOPKINS TAKES HIS CAMPAIGN TO CITY HALL 0 One of the leading candidates for Brooklyn's 40th District formally takes his campaign to the steps of City Hall Wednesday. Gerry Hopkins, who last month was one of the first persons off the block in the race to fill the vacant City Council seat, will be having a 'city declaration' of his campai...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA MAY SELL NATIONAL PARK FOR N... 0 CAMBRIDGE, England: A 'high-end luxury resort' may be threatening one of the last remaining refuges for the Grenada Dove, a critically endangered species with a global population of just 180 birds. According to BirdLife International, in an unprecedented move the Government of Grenada looks set ...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || CONSOLIDATING GROWTH (PT.1) 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET SPEECH -------------------------- The following excerpt is taken from the 2006 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure,delivered by the Hon. Anthony Boatswain, the Minister of Finance, under the theme, "Consolidating Growth, Enhancing Revenue and Providing Safety Nets for the Vuln...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || FUROR IN AUSTRALIA OVER CARICOM VISAS FOR CWC 0 The stipulation by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that Australian and New Zealand citizens must obtain a visa in order to visit the region for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup has resulted in a storm of protest from the Australian public. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, there are seve...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || WINDIES MANAGER WANTS CONSISTENCY 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - West Indies team manager Tony Howard said Monday the regional side was showing gradual improvement but needed to be more consistent. He was speaking after the team returned from the tour of Pakistan where they lost the three-match Test series 2-0, and were felled 3-1 ...Read More >>>   12/20/2006 || ART CONTINUES TO EMPOWER NATIONALS 0 CATEGORY:YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ------------------------------ By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent Wednesday December 20,2006 ST.GEORGE, Grenada: The Agency for Rural Transformation (ART) “After School Programme” continues to inspire and transform the lives of nationals. Close to 5...Read More >>>   12/19/2006 || HEATED DEBATE EXPECTED ON GRENADA BUDGET 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Grenada parliament is expected to see some heated debate on the 2007 budget, presented by the Finance Minister Anthony Boatswain last Friday. The 2007 estimate of expenditure provides for a total expenditure (including amortization) of EC$632.5 million, distributed as fo...Read More >>>   12/19/2006 || SHADOW FINANCE MINISTER SPEAKS ABOUT ‘MONKEY BUSIN... 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET DEBATE ---------------------------- By Wallace J.A Inside Grenada correspondent Tuesday December 19,2006 TRADE CENTER, Grand Anse (Dec.18): Hon. Nazim Burke, the shadow Finance Minister of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), in responding to the budget pre...Read More >>>   12/19/2006 || ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR 2007 0 CATEGORY:NATIONAL BUDGET ---------------------------------- (Excerpt from the Budget speech delivered by Hon. Anthony Boatswain, Grenada's Finance Minister) *(MEDIUM TERM PROSPECTS)* With reconstruction well underway the economy is projected to record positive ...Read More >>>   12/19/2006 || 635.5 M DOLLAR BUDGET ANNOUNCED 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET PRESENTATION ---------------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites Inside Grenada correspondent GRAND ANSE, St. George: The Grenada Government last week Friday announced a Budget of EC$635.5 million dollars, which it said will be used consolidate the rebuilding and reconstruc...Read More >>>   12/18/2006 || SACDC SPREADING CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN BIG PARISH 0 CATEGORY:CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS ----------------------------------- By Team Grenada Monday December 18,2006 ST. ANDREW, Grenada – The St. Andrew’s Carnival Development Committee (SACDC), on Saturday December 16, held a grand Bingo with a jack-pot of EC$25,000 at the Grenville Car Park,...Read More >>>   12/18/2006 || PERFORMANCE OF THE GRENADIAN ECONOMY IN 2006 0 CATEGORY:BUDGET ------------------- The following excerpt is taken from the 2006 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure,delivered by the Hon. Anthony Boatswain, the Minister of Finance, under the theme, "Consolidating Growth, Enhancing Revenue and Providing Safety Nets for the Vulnerable.” ...Read More >>>   12/18/2006 || GRENADA'S QUEEN'S PARK GIFT FROM CHINA 0 The new US$40 million (€31 million) Queen's Park stadium being built for the cricket World Cup in March is a gift from China, Grenada Finance Minister Anthony Boatswain said on Friday. "The cost of the stadium ... is a gift to the people of Grenada from the government and people of the People's R...Read More >>>   12/18/2006 || LARA CONFIDENT ABOUT WORLD CUP DESPITE PAKISTAN DE... 0 KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies skipper Brian Lara still has great hopes for his team at next year's World Cup despite losing the test and one-day series in Pakistan. Lara said in a statement on Sunday that although his team had not ended the tour on a good note, it would not affect thei...Read More >>>   12/18/2006 || WORKERS BID TEARFUL FAREWELL AS BWIA ERA ENDS 0 Scores of BWIA workers at Sunjet House, Port-of-Spain, on Friday packed their belongings into boxes and walked out of the building for the last time after they were served retrenchment letters last week. The 1,800 workers lost their jobs after BWIA prepares to shut down operations to make way fo...Read More >>>     12/18/2006 || TRUTH, SANITY, AND INTEGRITY IS PERISHED FROM OUR... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ---------------------- By Osborne Baptiste (The following article represents the views of its writer and not necessarily that of Grenadian Connection). FELLOW GRENADIANS, brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, visitors to our shores: Peace, grace and mercy unto the bel...Read More >>>