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5/23/2006 || GRENADIAN MUSICIAN FOR U.S. TOUR 0 St. George’s, Grenada – The Bluesman from Grenada - Raymond "KI" Nicholas - will be leaving Grenada bound for California in June to start an extended U.S. tour. He has been invited to perform in the states with bands from New York, Colorado, Tennessee, Florida and Washington D.C. in addition to bein...Read More >>>   5/22/2006 || CARNIVAL ACTIVITIES INTENSIFY 0 CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT ------------------------ By Dexter Mitchell JUNIOR CALYPSO WORKSHOPS May 22, 2006:The junior calypso workshops continue targeting the young people across Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. On Saturday May 20th it was the turn of the youngsters from the Paris...Read More >>>   5/22/2006 || MADE IN HIS IMAGE 0 CATEGORY: RELIGION ------------------- By Lyndon St.Cyr If we are to make any progress, be it academic, social or financial, we must be willing to find out the original purpose for us being here. A man’s life, then, is seemingly incomplete if he does not diligently seek his source. It is incu...Read More >>>   5/22/2006 || GOV'T WELCOMES COURT DECISION WHICH GIVES CONSTRUC... 0 ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA, CMC: The Grenada government is welcoming a ruling by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Court Appeal allowing for the proceeding of infrastructural work near to the Queen's Park Stadium. Plans to build a new bridge leading to the stadium were halted after...Read More >>>   5/22/2006 || APPEAL COURT PAVES THE WAY FOR CWC 2007 PREPARATOR... 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has overturned an injunction blocking the Grenada government from going ahead with its plans to improve the infrastructure around the stadium. The injunction obtained by Attorney Celia Clyne, acting on behalf of Mr. Azam Rahaman, preven...Read More >>>   5/22/2006 || MONTSERRAT’S VOLCANO THREATENS THE REGION WITH TSU... 0 BRADES, Montserrat: Around 7:20am, Saturday, 20 May 2006, residents of Montserrat witnessed the first dome collapse pyroclastic flow as it reached the sea. All eyes turned to the sky. Scientists at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) say they recorded signals of increased activity around 6a...Read More >>>   5/22/2006 || WIN, A BIG STEP FORWARD - LARA 0 GIVEN THEIR experi-menting in the build-up to this Digicel one-day international series, West Indies skipper Brian Lara labelled Saturday's sensational one-run win against India at Sabina Park as "important" in the context of the team's development. A total of 17 players were used in the precedi...Read More >>>   5/21/2006 || WINDIES LEVEL SERIES AFTER ONE RUN WIN OVER INDIA 0 Yet again it was agonisingly close. But this time, to the absolute delight of a packed Sabina Park, West Indies won - by one run with two balls to spare. Held together by a battling unbeaten 138-ball 98 from Ramnaresh Sarwan, eighth-ranked West Indies rallied from a disastrous start to manage 198...Read More >>>   5/21/2006 || MONTSERRAT VOLCANO ERUPTS 0 By Wallace J. A SUNDAY May 21, 2006: According to reports from CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency), the Montserrat Soufriere Hills Volcano recorded signs of increased activity during the early hours of Saturday May 20, 2006 and by 7.20am, the first dome of the volcano collapsed....Read More >>>   5/21/2006 || STANDARDS & YOU -PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF ... 0 CATEGORY:PUBLIC EDUCATION ------------------------- By S. Gordon Before a standard can be developed, the need for such a standard must be identified. In some cases, government can identify the product for which a standard is required. In other cases, professional organizations, consumer gro...Read More >>>   5/21/2006 || POLICE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECOMMENCEMENT OF WORK 0 By Davis Joseph (St.Andrew's correspondent) GRENVILLE, St. Andrew's: A number of police officers attached to the Grenville Police Station are expressing some concern over the apparent delay in the resumption of work on two important buildings in the town of Grenville: the Grenville Police Station...Read More >>>   5/20/2006 || BUS DRIVERS FAVOR ‘STICKERS’ FROM TRAFFIC DEPARTME... 0 By Davis Joseph (St.Andrew's correspondent) GRENVILLE, St. Andrew's: Members of a bus association claim that they favor the idea of stickers being obtained through the Traffic Department, and not through the president of their bus association. These ‘stickers’ are placed on the bus and authoriz...Read More >>>   5/20/2006 || PEARLS RESIDENTS CELEBRATE ‘PEARLS DAY’ 0 By Davis Joseph (St.Andrew's correspondent) PEARLS, St.Andrew's: Hundreds of residents throughout the village of Pearls and surrounding areas took to the streets of the historic village in a carnival like atmosphere last Sunday to celebrate the beginning of the ‘Pearls Day’ fiesta. Residents ...Read More >>>   5/20/2006 || COLOURFUL NETBALL OPENING… 0 By Trevor Thwaites(St.George's correspondent) The 2006 Cable and Wireless Netball season was off to a colourful start last week Saturday in St George’s. The many colours blended beautifully as the players from the 14 participating teams marched energetically from the Cable and Wireless Building o...Read More >>>   5/20/2006 || MORNE LONGUE RESIDENTS PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASO... 0 By Wallace J. A MORNE LONGUE, St. Andrew’s: Residents from the idyllic village of Morne Longue, nestled at the foothills of the historic Fedon’s Peak, came out in full force, on Thursday May 18, to partake in a community project - spearheaded by a village disaster sub-committee - in keeping with ...Read More >>>   5/19/2006 || MEN FOUND GUILTY OF ILLEGAL SAND MINING 0 GRENVILLE, St.Andrew’s: A young man from the rural village of Conference, St.Andrew’s, has found himself in trouble with the law and has been sentenced to four months in prison. Earnest Forrester was handed this sentence by Magistrate Augustine at the Grenville Magistrate’s Court after he was found ...Read More >>>   5/19/2006 || BLINDED RECEIVES WARM WELCOME IN NEW YORK 0 Four members of the Blinded production team are back in Grenada after, participating in the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. The team which included Anderson Quarless the producer, departed Grenada on May 3rd where they made their debut by presenting to hundreds of movi...Read More >>>   5/18/2006 || BOMB SCARE AT MINISTERIAL COMPLEX 0 By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) TANTEEN, St. George's: It was a somewhat scary Tuesday afternoon for the staff at the Ministerial Complex, who was forced to hastily retreat from the building after receiving a bomb threat. According to reports Cabinet Secretary Agar Alexander receiv...Read More >>>   5/18/2006 || SOL GAS ON HEIGHTENED CAMPAIGN 0 By Trevor Thwaites (St. George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE's, Grenada: After buying over the Franchise from Shell a little more than a year ago, Sol Gas has begun a heightened campaign to force its product into the homes of more people across the region. The Shell Brand was officially launched las...Read More >>>   5/18/2006 || STANDARDS AND YOU - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LABEL... 0 By S. Gordon Labels are important to both manufacturers and consumers, for it aids manufacturers in advertising their products and allows consumers to make wise purchases, in most cases consumers cannot see the contents or sample a product, as a result consumers are not aware of what the product...Read More >>>   5/18/2006 || RUMOURS ABOUT KICK 'EM JENNY VOLCANO 0 There is a plan to build a port project in Grenada's northern town, Sauteurs, St Patrick. Therefore, the false rumours being spread just recently about Kick 'Em Jenny volcano acting up, could well be another opposition propaganda plot to create fear among investors, who might want to invest in this ...Read More >>>   5/18/2006 || LARA 90 PER CENT SATISFIED WITH WINDIES' PREPARATI... 0 West Indies captain Brian Lara is almost fully satisfied with the team's level of preparation heading into today's first game of their five-match One-Day International series against India at Sabina Park. "Playing against India is a different kettle of fish, but in-terms of all the different fact...Read More >>>   5/18/2006 || CANADA MAKING CITIZENSHIP EASIER FOR CHILDREN ADOP... 0 PRIME MINISTER Stephen Harper has announced that the federal government will make it easier for parents to obtain Canadian citizenship for children they adopt overseas. Speaking in Mississauga at a venue he spoke at during his election campaign in January, he said this week legislation will be i...Read More >>>   5/18/2006 || FRENCH IMMIGRATION LAW DENOUNCED 0 A Guadeloupean-based academic says he is very concerned that a tough new immigration law that's just been adopted by the French Parliament will impact negatively on the Caribbean. The law's intended to limit immigration to France, and will make entry more difficult for unskilled migrants - it all...Read More >>>   5/17/2006 || DISASTER SUB-COMMITTEE FORMED IN MORNE LONGUE 0 By Wallace J.A MORNE LONGUE, St. Andrew’s: On Monday May 15, 2006, members from the NaDMA District Executive for St. Andrew’s NW visited the Morne Longue village to oversee the election of officers to form the Morne Longue village disaster sub-committee. The function was held at the Morne Longue ...Read More >>>   5/17/2006 || MADE IN HIS IMAGE 0 By Lyndon St.Cyr Man, in his quest for knowledge, understanding and advancement, has seemingly done all in his power to eliminate God from the equation. As a matter of fact, the human march towards progress has made such inroads into science and technology that some infectious diseases no longer ...Read More >>>   5/17/2006 || DISASTER AWARENESS WEEK OPENS IN GRENADA 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: With the hurricane season quickly approaching, Grenada’s National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) prepares to embark on a drive stressing the need for preparedness. The agency commenced its Disaster Awareness Week of activities Sunday, which continue throughout the week,...Read More >>>   5/17/2006 || BRITAIN TOLD TO FOLLOW CHINA'S CRICKET WORLD CUP L... 0 Legislators have called on the British government to follow China's example and aid countries hosting matches during next year's Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. The Chinese are providing what Baroness Valerie Amos, the leader of the House of Lords - Britain's upper house - and a minister in t...Read More >>>   5/17/2006 || CARIBBEAN URGED TO USE SCIENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT 0 Caribbean nations must embrace science and technology as tools for economic development, a conference in Trinidad and Tobago heard last week. Arnoldo Ventura, scientific advisor to Jamaica's prime minister, told delegates that science was essential "to create new enterprises, ensure higher produ...Read More >>>     5/17/2006 || CMC LAUNCHES NEW CABLE CHANNEL 0 The Caribbean Media Corporation , CMC, took a giant step Friday with the launch of CaribVision, a new Cable Channel, which will be available on cable systems throughout the Caribbean and North America. CMC's Chief Operating Officer, Errol Clarke says the station will offer the best in sports, ente...Read More >>>