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7/25/2006 || TRINIDAD CHIEF JUSTICE SAVED FROM ARREST AGAIN 0 A High Court judge yesterday maintained an injunction pre-venting the arrest of embattled Trinidad and Tobago Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma, even as she admitted that the court had been placed in a dilemma whether to lift it or not. "I am satisfied that it is necessary for the injunction to re...Read More >>>   7/25/2006 || OECS ECONOMIES EXPANDING 0 CATEGORY:ECONOMIC NEWS ----------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: The economies of Grenada and OECS member states are showing encouraging signs of expansion. That’s the assessment of a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) curr...Read More >>>   7/25/2006 || COLLECTION OF NRL IMPROVING 0 CATEGORY:ECONOMIC NEWS --------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: Officials in the Ministry of Finance have reported a significant improvement in collection of the National Reconstruction Levy (NRL) following some timely adjustments. Governm...Read More >>>   7/24/2006 || NO INSPECTOR & SHELDON DOUGLAS IN 2006 SOCA MONARC... 0 CATEGORY:CARNIVAL ----------------------- By Team Grenada GRENVILLE, St. Andrews (July 24, 2006): The 2006 GCC/ b mobile Soca Monarch Quarterfinals was completed on Sunday July 23, with a very entertaining show - featuring the largest crowd ever witnessed for an event of this nature – in the ...Read More >>>   7/24/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - WHERE TO - THE EXECUTIVE, JUDIC... 0 CATEGORY-COMMENTARY ------------------------- By Mr. Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) During the past two weeks, as I looked and listened at the massacre and rhetorical shameful excuses - coming from Israel and Lebanon - as the former killed hundreds and devastated everything in sight in the latt...Read More >>>   7/24/2006 || AMBASSADOR ROUSE MEETS WITH UNDP REP 0 Pledging to work closer together to coordinate global and national efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, Ms. Rosina Wiltshire, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Office in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and HE Ruth Elizabeth Rouse, Ambassado...Read More >>>   7/24/2006 || GRENADA BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SAYS TRINIDAD SI... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The President of the Grenada Bar Association, Ruggles Ferguson, is concerned about the implications the situation involving Trinidad and Tobago’s Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma could have for the region. Chief Justice Sharma is accused of attempting to influence the outcome ...Read More >>>   7/24/2006 || COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS HERE 0 CATEGORY:EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ------------------------------------ By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: Grenadians and students from across the region will benefit from scholarships being provided by the St George’s University (SGU) under the Commonweal...Read More >>>   7/24/2006 || MADE IN HIS OWN IMAGE 0 CATEGORY:RELIGION ---------------------- By Lyndon St. Cyr “You will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.” Isa. 49:23 Amidst the thousand enticements that vie for our devotion, ONLY one is sharp enough to pierce deep within the soul, the very hea...Read More >>>   7/22/2006 || 1,050 IN HOLIDAY RECREATION PROGRAM 0 CATEGORY:YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ------------------------------ By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: Approximately 1050 nationals are participating in the Holiday Recreation Programme, now into its second week. 1,000 young and aspiring sports personalities and 50 c...Read More >>>   7/21/2006 || GRENADA CONTINUES TO FIGHT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Ministry of Social Development is continuing to place serious emphasis on the fight against juvenile delinquency in Grenada. The Division of Social Services within the Ministry of Social Development began its second annual Youth Reform Camp on Thursday July 20, 2006. ...Read More >>>   7/21/2006 || TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN MASSIVE GRENADA FRAUD CASE 0 PORTLAND, USA: The United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, Karin Immergut, on Wednesday announced guilty pleas by two defendants in an international investment fraud scam involving the First International Bank of Grenada. Last week, Robert Skirving, and Wednesday, Rita Regale, each pl...Read More >>>   7/20/2006 || BARBADOS, ST. VINCENT CRUISE TO EASY WINS IN STANF... 0 ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) - Barbados had an easy win by 38 runs over Anguilla to get their Stanford Twenty20 campaign off to a smooth start on Tuesday night at the Stanford Ground. In the night's other game, St Vincent and the Grenadines booked a quarter-final place with a comfortable five-wicket ...Read More >>>   7/20/2006 || REENERGIZING WINDIES CRICKET 0 The fortunes of the West Indies cricket team may have been declining over the past few years. But it's felt that the enthusiasm in the sport in the Caribbean is currently being rekindled by the Stanford 20/20 Cricket Tournament being played in Antigua. With a one million US dollar prize purse...Read More >>>   7/19/2006 || G/DA IMPRESS AT STANFORD 20/20 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS ------------------ By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: The National Cricket Team has earned much respected and admiration from the region following a splendid display in its opening match of the Inaugural Stanford 20/20 Tournament in St John’...Read More >>>   7/19/2006 || T&T GOVERNMENT STEPS BACK FROM STRUGGLING BWIA 0 The Trinidad and Tobago government will relinquish majority ownership of the cash-strapped national airline, BWIA. Sunday a senior official of the ruling People's National Movement announced that the government has decided to remove itself from full participation in ownership of the airline to h...Read More >>>   7/19/2006 || MANDELA MARKS QUIET 88TH BIRTHDAY WITH FAMILY 0 NELSON MANDELA celebrated a quiet 88th birthday with his family yesterday as South Africans wished the anti-apartheid hero many more birthdays to come. Mandela, who formally retired from public life in 2004, had no public events scheduled. "I wish him a happy birthday. I wish him comfort, joy...Read More >>>   7/19/2006 || WINDIES GEAR-UP FOR CHAMPIONS TROPHY DEFENCE 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - The West Indies will be going all out to retain the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy in India in October and November. Manager of the West Indies team Tony Howard said preparations were already in place for the defence and believed the players were eag...Read More >>>   7/18/2006 || PETRO CARIBE PROMOTING INTEGRATION 0 By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela says that it is keen to unite Latin America and the Caribbean for the benefit of its people. This is the main reason given for the World’s 5th largest Oil Producer, for ...Read More >>>   7/18/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - IS IT TRADITION - CHANGE - EXCH... 0 By Mr. Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) We seem to be engulfed in a many-sided minefield, and from which all the sides are crying out for urgent attention, and in which all are equally important… The Football World Cup has now come and gone, and the hopes and dreams and ambitions of al...Read More >>>   7/18/2006 || MADE IN HIS OWN IMAGE 0 CATEGORY: RELIGION ---------------------- By Lindon St. Cyr Ancient armies carried standards or marks of identification that served as symbols of the ideals of a people, a nation or even a culture. These standards, or banners as they are now called, were first used in Egypt, Babylonia, Assyri...Read More >>>   7/18/2006 || GRENADA'S OPPOSITION SPEAKS OUT ON AGRICULTURE 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Grenada's opposition National Democratic Congress has agreed to compile a full report on Sunday’s agriculture conference within six months, and to meet on a similar basis within three months. The conference was designed to look at the way forward for agriculture in Grenada. ...Read More >>>   7/18/2006 || WELL-KNOWN GRENADIAN LAWYER DIES 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The legal profession in Grenada is mourning the loss of one of its more senior members. Michael Sylvester died in the United States on Monday night, where he was receiving treatment. Sylvester, who practiced both criminal and civil law over a forty year period, had been aili...Read More >>>   7/18/2006 || WINDIES BOARD IS BANKRUPT 0 THE WEST Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is bankrupt and its only short-term saviour appears to be the hosting of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup. According to information made available to the CMC Sports, the WICB auditors, an internationally recognised firm of chartered accountants, in their indepe...Read More >>>   7/17/2006 || NEW MARKET SECURED 0 CATEGORY:AGRICULTURE -------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (St. George's correspondent) ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: A significant portion of local bananas is being exported to neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago on a weekly basis. Agriculture Officials say that the commodity has rebounded rem...Read More >>>   7/17/2006 || AGRICULTURE ON THE REBOUND 0 CATEGORY:AGRICULTURE -------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (St. George's correspondent) ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: Agriculture officials have reported that the sector is on the rebound following the destruction caused by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily. News of the revival has come from Agricul...Read More >>>   7/17/2006 || FRANCIQUE WANTS TO BE THE BEST 0 By Trevor Thwaites (St. George's correspondent) ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: Local 400 meters star Alleyne Francique is aiming to be the best ever in his pet event. He might not better the 43.18 seconds by the great Michael Johnson of the United States, but he hopes to be more consistent.“ My goal ...Read More >>>   7/17/2006 || CBN PROVIDES WORLD CUP SUPPORT FOR G/DA 0 By Trevor Thwaites (St. George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Canadian Bank Notes Company Limited is providing support to Grenada in its preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. It has provided EC$750,000 to assist in the upgrading of the Lasagesse Playing Field for the even...Read More >>>   7/17/2006 || GRENADA, NAMIBIA TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS 0 Namibia is to establish diplomatic relations with Caribbean island country of Grenada with aims to promote trade and economy between the two countries, the Namibian government said on Friday. The Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) reported from Windhoek that the Cabinet took the decision at a governme...Read More >>>     7/17/2006 || EASY WINS FOR GRENADA, NEVIS IN 20/20 0 Grenada 84 for 4 (Fletcher 47*) beat Dominica 83 (Thomas 22, Pascal 2-15) by six wickets Scorecard Grenada have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Stanford 20/20 tournament after their comprehensive six-wicket win against Dominica. Andre Fletcher, the Grenada opener, scored an unbeaten 47 ...Read More >>>