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4/25/2006 || CULTURAL OFFICIAL IN GRENADA WANTS TO SEE MORE INV... 0 Cultural official in Grenada wants to see more investment in carnival Apr 24, 06 | 12:43 pm A call has been made for the government of Grenada and the private sector to invest more money into the planning and marketing of the island carnival celebration. Held annual during the second weeke...Read More >>>   4/25/2006 || GRENADA’S PM ADDRESSES SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PROBLE... 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Issues such as squatting, juvenile crime, vagrancy, traffic problems, sand mining, and noise pollution were some of the issues discussed when Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell met recently with key government bodies. Mitchell also highlighted youth crime and violen...Read More >>>   4/25/2006 || GUYANA SEEKING US, CANADIAN HELP IN MINISTER'S KIL... 0 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana is seeking help from Canada and the United States to track down the killers of the country's agriculture minister, his brother and sister at the weekend, a spokesman said Monday. President Bharrat Jagdeo's spokesman Robert Persaud said talks have started with the ...Read More >>>   4/25/2006 || GUILTY VERDICT SHOCKS PANDAY SUPPORTERS 0 SCORES OF United National Congress (UNC) supporters gathered at the Port of Spain Magistrate's Court for the verdict in the trial of former Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday expressed shock when he was found guilty on three counts of knowingly failing to declare a London bank accoun...Read More >>>   4/25/2006 || KING REFUTES WEBSTER'S 'DINOSAURS' CLAIM 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - West Indies head coach Bennett King has refuted claims by sports psychologist Dr Rudi Webster that he has described former players as 'dinosaurs'. "This is completely and totally inaccurate, it's an outright lie," King said yesterday in a statement. "I've worked wi...Read More >>>   4/24/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - NOT TAKEN WITH STRICT FINANCIAL... 0 By Lloyd Noel It is now less than one year to the start of the biggest sporting event (CWC 2007) ever to be held in the Caribbean, under the umbrella management or regional control of CARICOM, (at least the grounds in the region) and also less than one year before the first match is to be playe...Read More >>>   4/24/2006 || MADE IN HIS IMAGE 0 By Lyndon St. Cyr Contrary to popular opinion, religious expression is as relevant today as it was in the past. The “opium” of the people has effectively outlived multiple other philosophies that have claimed to provide comfort, solace or even eternal life. It was Nikita Khrushchev who promise...Read More >>>   4/24/2006 || EYES ON GRENADA SAYS DEHRING 0 Managing director and CEO of the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Inc., Chris Dehring, said Grenada had a great responsibility to prove to the world that the region was capable of hosting world-class events. Dehring was the guest speaker at a public lecture at St George's University entitl...Read More >>>   4/24/2006 || PM MITCHELL REACTS TO MURDER OF GUYANESE POLITICIA... 0 Grenada's Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has deemed the murder of Guyana's Minister of Agriculture, Satyadeo Sawh as "dread news, at this distressing period for our Caribbean Community". The first Caricom head of government to publicly comment on Saturday night's murder of the 50-year-old cab...Read More >>>   4/24/2006 || CRICKET WORLD CUP TICKET SALES TO START MAY 2 IN G... 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The ICC Cricket World Cup ticketing applications will commence in Grenada on May 2. Managing Director of the ICC CWC Chris Dehring during a visit Saturday made a special appeal to Grenadians to come out in their numbers and start applying for tickets for the games to be sta...Read More >>>   4/24/2006 || WICB, WIPA TO MEET TUESDAY TO RESOLVE CONTRACTS RO... 0 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players Association are expected to meet again next Tuesday in a bid to end the protracted negotiations over retainer contracts, even as the recommended deadline passed on Friday with little fanfare. Sources close t...Read More >>>   4/23/2006 || GRAND BRAS FAMILY UPSET ABOUT POLICE RAIDS 0 By Davis Joseph A family from Grand Bras, St. Andrew’s, is upset with the police following an early morning raid on their premises over the past weekend. The police allegedly entered the house, read out a warrant and proceeded to conduct a search for illegal drugs. One family member claimed th...Read More >>>   4/23/2006 || HOUSE GOES UP IN FLAMES AT MOON SHADOW PARK 0 By Davis Joseph Firemen attached to the Grenville Police Station are trying to determine the cause of a fire, which completely destroyed a house in the Moon Shadow Park area, Grenville, last Saturday evening. The brave firemen rushed to the scene of the fire and even though they fought despera...Read More >>>   4/23/2006 || NEW GARBAGE DISPOSAL ACT DISCUSSED AT BAIN'S UPPE... 0 By Davis Joseph GRENVILLE, St.Andrew’s: A new ‘Garbage Disposal Act’ is in effect and businesses people and vendors around the parish of St. Andrew, as well as people throughout Grenada, must be aware of this. This was discussed at a meeting at the Bain’s Upper Level in Grenville last Thursday. ...Read More >>>   4/23/2006 || ST. ANDREW’S NW-NNP BRANCH CONFERENCE 0 By Wallace J.A LA FILLETTE, St.Andrew’s: Yesterday (April 22, 2006), the St.Andrew’s North West NNP Branch held their annual conference at the St.Mary’s RC School, located in La Fillette, St.Andrew’s. The conference commenced around 12:00 pm and ended around 5:30 pm. Despite the fact that Sat...Read More >>>   4/22/2006 || T&T WORLD CUP PLAYERS FOR GRENADA FRIENDLY 0 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Several Trinidad and Tobago players preparing for the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany have been invited to appear for a President's XI side from the twin-island republic to tackle Grenada's national team in two home friendly matches later this month. Overseas-base...Read More >>>   4/21/2006 || WORLD CUP GROUNDS WILL BE READY 0 The managing director and chief executive officer of next year's Cricket World Cup has played down suggestions the tournament's stadia may not be ready by October's deadline. Chris Dehring insisted it is "full steam ahead" for the building work on host venues across the West Indies, despite recen...Read More >>>   4/21/2006 || EXECUTIVES, EMPLOYEES ARRESTED IN US IMMIGRATION R... 0 WASHINGTON, USA (AP) - Immigration agents arrested seven executives and hundreds of employees of a manufacturer of crates and pallets Wednesday as part of a crackdown on employers of illegal workers. Authorities raided offices and plants of German-based IFCO Systems in at least nine states, the c...Read More >>>   4/21/2006 || CARICOM SEEKS NEW ENGAGEMENT WITH HAITI 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is seeking an early meeting with Haiti's president-elect Rene Preval, in its latest effort to re-engage that Caribbean state in the business of the Community, of which it is a member. Caricom-Haiti relations was one of the issues discussed ...Read More >>>   4/20/2006 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL CRIME REDUCTI... 0 Wednesday the Grenada government launched a national crime reduction strategy and urged those in authority to respect the law and not to abuse their power. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell said his administration would not tolerate any abuse of power, even as he warned that the island was now e...Read More >>>   4/20/2006 || WINDIES FACE NEW CONTRACT HURDLE 0 ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): West Indies cricket, dogged by problems on and off the field, is facing another split as another contracts feud returns to haunt the game. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said Wednesday that they have given players a deadline to sign retainer deals or face being axe...Read More >>>   4/20/2006 || WINDIES SEEK NEW CAPTAIN 0 The cricket World Cup in the Caribbean is just 12 months away and time is running out for West Indies to find a team capable of mounting a challenge for the trophy. Shivnarine Chanderpaul's resignation as captain less than three weeks before the start of a home series against Zimbabwe has create...Read More >>>   4/19/2006 || EASTER MONDAY CAR CRASH IN LAGOON ROAD 0 By Bryan Alleyne Please note some of the photos are graphic. Viewer Descretion Advised. This is the accident that happened in Grenada early easter Monday morning, it is said that the driver was driving at around 70 mph and lost control of the car, ran into a lamp post on the Lagoon road. There...Read More >>>   4/19/2006 || GRENADA TOPS OECS MEDAL HAUL AT CARIFTA GAMES 0 Several athletes from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States turned in strong performances during the XXXV CARIFTA Track & Field Championships at the René-Serge Nabajoth Stadium in Les Abymes on Easter weekend. Jamaica led the way with 68 medals. Seven of the nine participating OECS nations c...Read More >>>   4/19/2006 || NO BAIL FOR SUSPECT IN ARCHBISHOP ATTACK 0 CASTRIES · An auto mechanic accused of trying to slash the throat of the eastern Caribbean's Roman Catholic leader was ordered Tuesday by a magistrate to undergo a psychiatric exam and to be held without bail. Jonathan Joseph, 28, has been charged with attempted murder in last week's attack on Ar...Read More >>>   4/19/2006 || IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES US$15.2 MILLION PRGF ... 2 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year arrangement for Grenada under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) in a total amount equivalent to SDR 10.53 million (about US$15.2 million) to support the government's comprehensive medium-term econom...Read More >>>   4/19/2006 || SINGLE CARIB MARKET LIKELY TO GROW 0 ST JOHN (PL) - Experts from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are analyzing here Tuesday whether another six regional countries are ready to enter the Caribbean Single Market established last January. The Caribbean bloc, presided over by the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister and CARICOM chairman...Read More >>>   4/19/2006 || GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR SIGNS STRINGENT IMMIGRATION BIL... 0 ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) - Georgia's governor signed a sweeping immigration bill that supporters and critics say gives the state some of the toughest measures against illegal immigrants in the nation. "I want to make this clear: we are not, Georgia's government is not, and this bill is not, anti-imm...Read More >>>   4/18/2006 || THREE ROAD FATALITIES RECORDED OVER EASTER WEKEND 0 By Team Grenada MONDAY April 18, 2006: According to information from the Traffic Department of the Royal Grenada Police Force, there was a vehicular accident on the Lagoon Road, St.George’s this evening, which resulted in the death of two persons. The deadly accident occurred around 6:15 pm in...Read More >>>     4/17/2006 || BARBADOS GOVERNMENT OPPOSED TO PASSA PASSA 0 Barbados police say they are moving to clamp down on so-called Passa Passa fetes, which they say are associated with violence and other forms of social ills. Acting Commissioner of Police, Bertie Hinds, says law officers would be relentless in their move to end the street fetes, which had their or...Read More >>>