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  4/7/2006 || NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INCREASING IN THE REGION0
PAN American Health Organisation (PAHO) representative in Jamaica, Dr Ernest Pate, says countries of the western hemisphere, including the Caribbean, are undergoing an epidemiological transition, characterised by an increase in non-communicable diseases. "The non-communicable disease rates are in...Read More >>>
  4/6/2006 || KEY STROKES ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND YEAR OF COMMUNITY...0
By Sherry Noel LA DIGUE, St. Andrew’s (April 4, 2006): Key Strokes, a non-political and non-profit computer education and computer use programme established June 13, 2005 today announced its second year of operation. The methodology for the program was developed by Ms. Sherry Noel – Key Strokes ...Read More >>>
  4/6/2006 || GRENADIAN MOVIE GETS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION0
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The first-ever Grenadian movie “Blinded” is set to get some international recognition. The movie has been officially selected for the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) to be held on May 4 -11 in New York. NYIIFVF, the largest film festival ...Read More >>>
  4/6/2006 || GRENADA POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYS ZERO TOLERANCE FO...0
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Grenadian Commissioner of Police Winston James is seeking the assistance and involvement of parents and community leaders to address the recent upsurge in youth violence around the country. James made the call against the recent escalation of incidents and subsequent report...Read More >>>
  4/6/2006 || DEHRING DEFENDS CWC TICKETING PRICE STRUCTURE0
KINGSTON (CMC) - Cricket World Cup 2007 chief Chris Dehring has defended the ticketing price structure for the event which bowls off March next year. Dehring said Tuesday the ticket prices allowed regional and international fans to have an equal chance of witnessing the tournament. "The applic...Read More >>>
  4/6/2006 || UK-BASED ORGANISATION PREDICTS ANOTHER BAD HURRICA...0
PARIS, France (AFP) - This year is likely to be another bad one for hurricanes, according to an early forecast issued yesterday by a scientific team that last year accurately predicted the 2005 storm season would be major. Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) (www.tropicalstormrisk.com) said there was an 80...Read More >>>
  4/6/2006 || GRENADA CROPS IN CRISIS0
The heads of Grenada's nutmeg and cocoa associations have held talks with the prime minister Keith Mitchell, to brief him on what they say is a crisis in their industries. Both remain casualties of Ivan, more than a year and a half after the worst hurricane in Grenada's history. Reginald Buckm...Read More >>>
  4/5/2006 || EASTER HOLIDAYS AT MT.MORITZ BEGIN0
By Mavis George MT. MORITZ, St. George’s (April 5, 2006): The sky ruptured with an array of colors and the air filled with the laughter of the kids of the Mt Moritz Anglican School on Friday last (March 31), as they hoisted their kites in the cool morning breeze to mark the beginning of the Easte...Read More >>>
  4/5/2006 || ICC CWC 2007 PUBLIC TICKETING STARTS MAY 1 0
The start of Public Ticketing for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 is now less than a month away. As of midnight Eastern Caribbean time on May 1, 2006, cricket fans worldwide will be able to apply online (www.cricketworldcup.com) for tickets to attend the 51 tournament matches and 16 warm-up fixtures w...Read More >>>
  4/5/2006 || GRENADA ENTERS COCOA AGREEMENT WITH EUROPEAN COMPA...0
Grenada is to supply a major European company with up to 3,000 tonnes of cocoa annually, under an agreement that would also provide increased earnings to farmers. Making the announcement on Monday, Chairman of the Grenada Cocoa Association, Dr. Reginald Buckmire, said the cocoa farmers would recei...Read More >>>
  4/5/2006 || BETTER FORECAST THIS HURRICANE SEASON 0
THE 2006 hurricane season will not be as ferocious as last year when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other storms slammed Florida and Texas, but will still be unusually busy, a noted United States forecasting team said yesterday. The Colorado State University team, led by Dr. Willia...Read More >>>
  4/4/2006 || GRENADA PM CALLS FOR EFFICIENT MARKETING OF AGRICU...0
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has called on the country’s Agency for Reconstruction and Development Inc. (ARD) to work closely with the Marketing and National Importing Board (MNIB) to ensure farmers have current and reliable information about markets. During his ...Read More >>>
  4/4/2006 || CARIBBEAN NURSES AND TEACHERS BEING EXPLOITED0
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: An official with the Commonwealth Secretariat says some of the Caribbean's qualified nurses and teachers who migrate to the United Kingdom are being manipulated and grossly exploited after being lured by recruiters. Education Adviser, Dr. Roli Degazon-Johnson, made the comm...Read More >>>
  4/3/2006 || TEENAGER APPEARS IN COURT TO ANSWER MURDER CHARGE.0
By Wallace J.A GRENVILLE, St.Andrew’s (April 3, 2006): A teenage boy, Hercules Andrews, alias ‘Mash –up’, from the village of La Poterie, today made his first appearance at the Grenville magistrate’s court to answer a murder charge in connection with the death of a teenage girl, Skitter Edgar, al...Read More >>>
  4/3/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DECIS...0
BY LLOYD NOEL In these Spice Isles - where everything is nice, and we never seem to have dull moments, and our people have very short memories - we are also expected to have more patience than most others, because we have had more upheavals than all the others. And even in our political happe...Read More >>>
  4/3/2006 || THE ROTARY CLUB OF GRENADA EAST GETS SUPPORT FROM ...0
The Rotary Club of Guisborough and Great Ayton in the north-east of England has sent almost EC$7000 to help the Rotary Club of Grenada East build a library for St. Andrew's RC School in Grenville. Their cheque for 1,320 UK pounds sterling converted to EC$6,800. During a holiday visit to the islan...Read More >>>
  4/3/2006 || EXPERIENCED OFFICIALS TO OVERSEE ICC CWC 2007 TICK...0
ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 is drawing on the experience and knowledge of seasoned West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) personnel to direct the roll-out of Public Ticketing across the region. Nine persons, most of who have worked as the WICB’s senior ticket agents for several years, will spearhead the...Read More >>>
  4/3/2006 || GRENADA PLEDGES TO PROTECT ITS NATURAL RESOURCES0
CURITIBA, Brazil: In an inspiring move for the Caribbean region, the nation of Grenada has pledged to put 25 percent of near-shore marine and 25 percent of terrestrial natural resources under effective conservation by 2020. The Declaration, approved by Grenada’s Cabinet, will lead to a nine-fold...Read More >>>
  4/1/2006 || MADE IN HIS IMAGE? 0
By Lyndon St Cyr In the first book of the Bible, we are told that man is made in the image and likeness of a being, which is totally above and beyond any fleshly entity. The concept of a supernatural being, with a personality and unlimited power cannot always be proven empirically. That is the...Read More >>>
  4/1/2006 || GRENADA COCOA FARMERS ARE HAPPY0
By Wallace J.A GRENVILLE, St.Andrew’s (April 1, 2006): The Grenada Cocoa Association, through its chairman, Dr. Reginald Buckmire, announced to the nation yesterday, that the prices paid to cocoa farmers for their produce is expected to increase from the month of April, 2006. Wet cocoa will now b...Read More >>>
  3/31/2006 || GRENADA TRIES TO MOVE ON-- TRUTH AND RECONCILIATIO...0
A Truth and Reconciliation commission set up to investigate political events in Grenada between 1979 and 1991 has handed in its report. Among its terms of reference was a probe into the 1979 revolution and the 1983 murder of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop that led to the invasion of US forces. ...Read More >>>
  3/31/2006 || WEST INDIES TWENTY/20 SET FOR JULY 0
Billionaire Allen Stanford is stepping up preparations for the first Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. The competition, scheduled for July, will involve teams from 19 Caribbean countries and is part of a $28m (£16m) investment package for cricket. Stanford has the backing of 14 former star...Read More >>>
  3/29/2006 || CARIBBEAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION REACTS TO ICC CRICKET ...0
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) has responded to the press release issued by CWC 2007 on March 18, 2006 with reference to high room rates being charged by some hoteliers in the region for next year’s Cricket World Cup tournament. In a letter to Chris Dehring, Managin...Read More >>>
  3/29/2006 || MARLEY WIFE DENIES BASSIST'S ROLE 0
The wife of Bob Marley has told a court in London a bassist suing the singer's estate was not seen as a member of Marley's band, the Wailers. Aston Barrett claims he is owed £60m in royalties from a contract signed with Island Records in 1974, plus earnings from songs co-written with Marley. B...Read More >>>
  3/29/2006 || SOGGY END TO THE FINAL TEST 0
WET WEATHER ensured the third and final Test between New Zealand and the West Indies ended in a draw at Napier yesterday. Play was abandoned before a ball was bowled on the fifth and final day after overnight rain had again flooded parts of the McLean Park field, ruining any chance of a result. ...Read More >>>
  3/29/2006 || THE FIRST ANNUAL MISS CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BEAU...0
On Sunday, August 6, 2006, from 8 to 11 p.m., in the North Miami Beach Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater, located at 17011 NE 19 Avenue North Miami Beach, FL 33162, Carib Productions, LLC will proudly present the First Annual Miss Caribbean International Beauty Pageant, produced in part by Stud...Read More >>>
  3/29/2006 || ST. LUCIA TAPS FAITH TOURISM MARKET4
NEW JERSEY (March 28, 2006) – In a few months’ time, St. Lucia will tap one of the hottest growth markets in the travel and tourism industry – the faith tourism market – when the award-winning journalist, author and speaker Andria Hall hosts a renewal retreat for women to refresh and renew their spi...Read More >>>
  3/28/2006 || GRENADA’S OPPOSITION TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED IMPROP...0
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Grenada’s Opposition Leader Tillman Thomas has ordered the setting up of a Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to look into allegations of impropriety by a member of their parliamentary team. The NDC leader stated that the Committee has already begun its inv...Read More >>>
  3/28/2006 || OECS COUNCIL OF TOURISM MINISTERS TO MEET IN DOMIN...0
BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The third OECS Council of Tourism Ministers will meet in Dominica from March 29 to 31 to discuss Cricket World Cup 2007, the merits of harmonisation of tourism incentives frameworks and the development of tourism standards. The OECS Tourism Ministers will be joined by their...Read More >>>
 
  3/28/2006 || JUNIOR CALYPSO WRITING WORKSHOP AND JUDGES WORKSHO...0
The Grenada Carnival Committee continues its endeavor to contribute to the further growth and development of Carnival and all things cultural. On Saturday March 25th an eminently qualified group of facilitators traveled to the Sister Isle to conduct two workshops. The first workshop emphasiz...Read More >>>

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