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  4/17/2006 || CWC TICKET ROLL-OUT SET TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH0
Cricket World Cup 2007 Inc is prepared to begin the first phase of its roll-out of tickets for next year's 16-team event in the Caribbean. May 1 will signal the on-line start of the public ticketing programme, while ticket centres throughout the nine host venues will open the following day. Th...Read More >>>
  4/17/2006 || CARIBBEAN WAITS ON WTO EXTENSION0
Opposition to a waiver for an extension to Caribbean trade preferences in the US market has diminished, regional officials say. A release issued by the Caribbean trade office said US trade representative Rob Portman conveyed this information to Caricom ministers during a meeting on Wednesday. ...Read More >>>
  4/17/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - LEGAL ISSUES AND THE CRICKET WO...0
By Lloyd Noel During the next couple months, the World sporting fraternity will be concentrated on the Football World Cup due to be held in Germany in June this year. And for us in the Caribbean it holds some special interest, because our neighbours in Trinidad and Tobago ‘The Soca Warriors’ - ...Read More >>>
  4/16/2006 || MADE IN HIS IMAGE III0
By Lyndon St Cyr Interestingly, the Bible makes a meaningful comparison between faith and works. As defined, faith is the “…substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen…” This statement/definition often seems to suggest that all we have to do is hope and believe. The reality ...Read More >>>
  4/16/2006 || TRUCK ROCKS HOUSE OFF ITS PILLARS AT TELESCOPE0
By Team Grenada TELESCOPE, St.Andrew’s: On Thursday of last week (April 13, 2006), the Peters family of Telescope, St.Andrew’s lost their verandah and had their home rocked off its pillars as a result of a vehicular mishap. A white truck, traveling up ‘Mc Donald’s Hill’ – the hill that leads ...Read More >>>
  4/15/2006 || GRENADIAN DIES IN CANADA0
By Davis Joseph Relatives of forty-five-years old Loderick Charles of Grand Bras, St Andrew’s, who died as a result of a vehicle accident in Canada just over a week ago, are yet to come to grips with his tragic death. Charles died when another vehicle crashed into the vehicle he was occupying...Read More >>>
  4/15/2006 || PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES INTO SKEETA’S DEATH BEGINS0
By Davis Joseph GRENVILLE, St.Andrew's: Eighteen- year- old Hercules Andrew, the teenager of La. Poterie, St. Andrew’s (currently on remand at the Richmond Hill Prison), who was charged with the gruesome death of Skeeta Edgar, of the same address, made his second court appearance at the Grenville...Read More >>>
  4/15/2006 || MT.HORNE STAGES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SPORTS MEETING0
By Wallace J.A MT.HORNE, St.Andrew’s (Friday April 14, 2006): Today, a sizeable crowd converged at the Mt.Horne Playing Field, also known as Skeleton Park, to witness the fourth annual village sports meeting. The village was divided into four zones and each zone was given the name of a flower...Read More >>>
  4/15/2006 || BOARD SEEKS ONE DAY MARRIAGES0
Having a romantic Caribbean wedding is a dream for many couples. The reality is it can be surprisingly easy to arrange, but in the case of Grenada, perhaps not easy enough. The Grenada board of tourism wants a relaxation of marriage laws to meet the demand for quickie unions from cruise ship ...Read More >>>
  4/13/2006 || DOES RAWLE LEWIS STAND A CHANCE?0
By Wallace J.A WEDNESDAY April 12, 2006: Today, Shivnarine Chanderpaul made the decision to tender his resignation, as the captain of the West Indies cricket team, to the WICB. The once mighty West Indies cricket team has been languishing in the ‘cricketing doldrums’ for well over a decade. Ex...Read More >>>
  4/13/2006 || TRINIS ACCUSED OF FRAUD, DENIED BAIL IN GRENADA0
Three Trinidadian nationals, who are facing 12 charges of stealing in Grenada, have been remanded in custody. Two men and one woman have been charged for allegedly obtaining money fraudulently from accounts of customers of three commercial banks in St. George's over the weekend. The three, Ke...Read More >>>
  4/13/2006 || US PASSPORT REQUIREMENT DATE REMAINS 0
THE CARIBBEAN'S anticipation for an extension on the Western Hemispheric Travel Initiative was shattered in Washington, DC, on Tuesday by Assistant Secretary of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of States, Maura Harty. Mrs. Harty said the safety of her country was primary, even though she empath...Read More >>>
  4/12/2006 || MADE IN HIS IMAGE II0
By Lyndon St Cyr. Empirical proof for religious experiences may not necessarily be the only way these circumstances be judged. This type of proof, by its very nature, assumes that all experiences should yield results that are interpretable through science. How then do we explain faith-healing...Read More >>>
  4/12/2006 || CLARE GIVES GUARDED WELCOME TO US IMMIGRATION BILL0
Caribbean Immigrant Services director Irwine Clare says he is "guardedly positive" about the controversial Immigration bill now before the United States Congress, describing it as "the most profoundly positive piece of legislation as far as immigration is concerned since 2001". However, the New Y...Read More >>>
  4/12/2006 || SHIV STEPS DOWN 0
SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL resigned as West Indies cricket captain yesterday after spending a disappointing year in the job. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that it had received a letter from the 31-year-old Chanderpaul, who said his focus would now be on recovering his batting form t...Read More >>>
  4/11/2006 || TOURISM OFFICIAL CALLS FOR CHANGES TO GRENADA´S MA...0
Recently appointed chairperson of the Grenada Board of Tourism Nekoyan Roberts said she believes there is a need to amend the island´s Marriage Act to accommodate the growing demand from couples aboard cruise ships wishing is to get married on the island. "Together with diving and heritage, the ...Read More >>>
  4/11/2006 || GRENADA’S DPP SUMMONED TO APPEAR IN COURT AS WITNE...0
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Christopher Nelson appeared in court in Grenada on Friday, after being summoned as a witness in a case involving Frederick ‘Bala’ Noel, a former security officer of the prime minister. The preliminary inquiry into the matter commenced wi...Read More >>>
  4/11/2006 || INDIAN NATIVE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN GRENADA0
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) - A Grenadan court imposed a sentence of life in prison Monday for a native of India who was extradited from Britain on condition that he be spared the death penalty if convicted of killing his wife on the Caribbean island. Fazal Sayed, 34, was convicted Wednesday of k...Read More >>>
  4/11/2006 || GRENADA’S LEGAL ADVISOR BRINGS AG CASE TO COURT OF...0
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The legal advisor to the Cabinet of Grenada, Jamaican-born Hugh Wildman, on Friday lashed out at the Grenada Bar Association (GBA), has accused the GBA of hijacking the administration of justice in Grenada. Wildman says he is taking the matter of his ill-fated appointment a...Read More >>>
  4/11/2006 || COURT STRIKES DOWN NEW BRITISH RULES INTENDED TO P...0
LONDON (AP) - A High Court judge ruled yesterday that new British rules intended to prevent sham marriages by immigrants are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Justice Stephen Silber ruled that the rules discriminated against those who were not members of the Church of Eng...Read More >>>
  4/10/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - ANOTHER “SHADY” FIRST BY THE JU...0
In these long-suffering Isles, that make up the State of Grenada as part of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) - we have had so many un-savoury happenings and bad publicity over the years, that it would have been reasonable to assume we had more than our fair share. But fo...Read More >>>
  4/10/2006 || GRENADA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY UNEVEN SAYS ANALYST0
AFTER THE DEVASTATION of its infrastructure and economy by hurricanes two years in a row, Grenada is on the road to economic recovery. That's the good news. Now for the bad: The economic recovery is not level across the board, meaning it's uneven. So while the administration in St George's l...Read More >>>
  4/10/2006 || CARIBBEAN NATIONS LIKELY TO TAKE UP IMMIGRATION BI...0
BRIDGETOWN: Parliaments in the nine countries hosting the 2007 cricket World Cup will soon likely take up legislation to expedite the immigration process for visitors attending matches. The Cricket World Cup 2007 Bill would allow fans travelling to the matches to go through the immigration proce...Read More >>>
  4/10/2006 || POLL SAYS IMMIGRATION PUSHING NEAR THE TOP OF AMER...0
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) - Americans are now about as likely to mention immigration as the economy when they are asked to name the most important problem facing the United States, though both rank behind war in Iraq and elsewhere, an AP-Ipsos poll found. Immigration's rise in the latest survey about ...Read More >>>
  4/10/2006 || CWC TALKS FOR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS 0
CARICOM HEADS of Government will convene a special meeting very soon to tackle certain critical issues relating to ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. This decision was taken at Friday's meeting of the CARICOM Sub-committee on Cricket in St. George's, Grenada, where ICC CWC 2007 managing director and CEO...Read More >>>
  4/10/2006 || WORRY OVER U.S. PASSPORT RULES0
A tourism conference in Bermuda has heard dire predictions about the impact on Caribbean tourism of new passport rules for Americans. One official of the World Travel and Tourism Organisation said countries which rely heavily on the US market may experience a reduction in American visitors. Ri...Read More >>>
  4/8/2006 || WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT KITES?0
By Wallace J.A A kite can be simply defined, in layman terms, as a device intended to fly in the wind. According to Jerome Gaw, in his discourse on kite flying, the exact origin of the kite is unknown, but many speculate that kites have their beginnings in China, as early as 200BCE, during the Ha...Read More >>>
  4/7/2006 || AIR JAMAICA SPICING UP THE BIG APPLE0
BROOKLYN, New York (April 6, 2006) – Air Jamaica's relationship with the Grenadian community in New York is growing from strength to strength, as demonstrated by the recent reception for community leaders in the Grenadian community in New York hosted by the Jamaican flag carrier in partnership with ...Read More >>>
  4/7/2006 || GRENADA JURY FINDS INDIAN GUILTY OF KILLING HIS WI...0
AN INDIAN man was convicted of killing his wife, whose body was found four years ago on a beach in this Caribbean island. Fazal Sayed, 34, was found guilty on Wednesday of the murder charge by a 12-member jury and will be sentenced on Monday. He will not face the death penalty since Grenadian...Read More >>>
 
  4/7/2006 || ITALY EXPLORES DISASTER WARNING SYSTEM FOR CARIBBE...0
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) - Italy agreed to explore the possibility of establishing a disaster early warning system for the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom). Signing the agreement on Cooperation in Hydrometeorological Monitoring, Natural Disaster and Early Warning were Italy's Vice Minist...Read More >>>

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