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  8/29/2006 || OECS SPORTS DESK LOOKS FORWARD TO SECOND HALF OF P...0
After a successful calendar of sporting events for the first half of 2006, the OECS Sports Desk is looking forward to the second half of excitement and keen competition in OECS sports. The OECS ECCB under 23 Netball Tournament is currently being held in St. Vincent from 26 Aug., to 2 Sept. E...Read More >>>
  8/29/2006 || MARLON GLEAN HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL SOCCER CAMP 0
August 21, 2006 – ST. JOHN’S - Marlon Glean, former Grenada National Footballer and Director of the Marlon Glean’s Soccer Camp and Marlon Glean’s Soccer Scholarship Programme will be hosting the 2nd Annual Marlon Glean’s Soccer Camp involving boys and girls from the parishes of St. Mark’s, St. John’...Read More >>>
  8/29/2006 || RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKES CSEC EXAMINATIONS0
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A total of 522 492 candidates from across the region took the Caribbean Examinations Council examinations for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) this year. The largest entries were in English A (88 412) and Mathematics (86 479). Other subjects with large en...Read More >>>
  8/29/2006 || ONLY PACKAGE DEALS REMAIN FOR CWC 2007 FINAL0
The only way to possibly get a ticket to watch the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 now is by purchasing hospitality or tour & travel packages, disclosed the organisers of next year's tournament in an article posted on their web site. Cricket Logistics 2007 has a limited supply of tour & t...Read More >>>
  8/29/2006 || NEW COMMONWEALTH DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL TO STREN...0
NEW Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, Ransford Smith, has pledged to work to strengthen the ability of the Commonwealth Secretariat to enhance the socio-economic progress of member states. "I expect to contribute to the excellent work that the Commonwealth has been doing in assisting develop...Read More >>>
  8/29/2006 || TRIBUTE TO SIR CLYDE0
Sir Clyde Walcott, distinguished West Indies player, administrator, selector and manager died in his native Barbados on Saturday August 25 at the age of 80. Clyde Leopold Walcott, with Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell, was one of the so-called 3 Ws who dominated West Indian cricket in the years a...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || PETRO CARIBBE TO START SOON0
CATEGORY:ECONOMIC NEWS ----------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST. GEORGE, Grenada - If all goes to plan, the Petro Caribbe Arrangement between Oil –rich Venezuela and Grenada could begin before the end of the year. The storage tanks for the fuel ...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || SUCCESSFUL FUN DAY STAGED AT MAMMA CANNES0
Hundreds of persons turned out to the fun day held at the Mamma Cannes Playing Field in St. Andrew recently. The activity organized by senator the Honourable Emmalin Pierre and the Mamma Cannes Community saw exciting 20/20 cricket action between the Ex-National's and St. Andrew South East Combined w...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || NEW COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE BUILT IN MAMMA CANNES0
Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell has announced that the people of Mamma Cannes will soon be the beneficiaries of a brand new Community Centre. The Prime Minister made the disclosure at a fun day held at the Mamma Cannes Playing Field where his Ex-Nationals Cricket Team was able t...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || LONDON'S NOTTING HILL DANCES TO CARNIVAL BEAT0
LONDON, England (Reuters): Europe's largest street party got under way on Sunday as festivities began in the narrow streets of London's Notting Hill with organisers saying 500,000 visitors had come to enjoy the first day of the annual carnival. Children and adults in elaborate costumes, many dec...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || WEST INDIES LEGEND WALCOTT DIES, AGE 800
LONDON, England (AFP): West Indies cricket legend Sir Clyde Walcott died in a Barbados hospital on Saturday at the age of 80. Walcott was one of the three Ws along with Sir Frank Worrell and Everton Weekes who shot to fame in the 1950s. But he first made his mark in 1945-46 when, just 20 years...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || DEREK WALCOTT URGES ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUNG WRITER...0
Nobel laureate and acclaimed West Indian author Derek Walcott believes that young writers in the Caribbean need to be encouraged so as to ensure that the literary tradition of excellence in the region continues. Walcott, 74, who was speaking at the close of the 2006 Mona Academic Conference on th...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || ERNESTO DOWNGRADED0
One person has died after Tropical Storm Ernesto hit Haiti as it moves across the Caribbean. Ernesto is expected to strengthen as it heads towards Cuba and possibly regain hurricane status by the time it reaches Florida on Tuesday, forecasters say. The Cuban authorities have evacuated 300,000 ...Read More >>>
  8/28/2006 || PASCAL AIMS HIGH0
CATEGORY:SPORTS -------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST.GEORGE, Grenada - Young Grenada and West Indies fast bowler Neilon Pascal says that he is on a mission to represent the West Indies with merit in the not too distant future. “We are lacking fast and pe...Read More >>>
  8/27/2006 || CATHOLICS PRODUCE TASTY DISHES0
By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST. GEORGE, Grenada - After a successful and rewarding experience, the Catholic Church is contemplating making their “Catholic Can Cook”, and annual affair. Hundreds turned out for the inaugural event on Saturday August 12 at the Trade Cente...Read More >>>
  8/27/2006 || FIRST HURRICANE FOR THE 2006 ATLANTIC SEASON FORME...0
CATEGORY:WEATHER --------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA (Sunday August 27, 2006) – Tropical Storm Ernesto has recently been upgraded to Hurricane Ernesto, packing winds of 75 mph with higher gusts. This makes Ernesto the first hurricane for the 2006 Atla...Read More >>>
  8/24/2006 || TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK - WINWARD ISLANDS0
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 For the north Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the gulf of Mexico... The national hurricane center is issuing advisories on tropical Storm Debby...located over the Eastern Atlantic about 955 Miles west-northwest of the Cape Ve...Read More >>>
  8/24/2006 || CARIBBEAN WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV – PART 20
by: Dr Sonjia Kenya The Caribbean has not been spared the ravages of HIV/AIDS which has had a devastating impact on women in the region. The World Health Organization's 2005 update found the Caribbean with the second highest HIV prevalence in the world, after sub-Saharan Africa. Last year, w...Read More >>>
  8/24/2006 || TROPICAL WAVE HEADS FOR THE WINDWARDS, ECLIPSING D...0
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A strong tropical wave approaching the Windward Islands could strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm Thursday, eclipsing Tropical Storm Debby, which was spinning in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. NHC said in a tropical we...Read More >>>
  8/23/2006 || NADMA MONITORING TROPICAL WAVE0
August 23, 2006 The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) wishes to inform the general public of the emergence of a tropical wave in the area. Should it continue on its current path it is likely to develop into a tropical depression within 24 hours. This means that Grenada can ...Read More >>>
  8/23/2006 || BIG FUN DAY IN MAMMA CANNES0
CATEGORY:COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -------------------------------------- MAMMA CANNES, St. Andrew - It was a true expression of community spirit, as hundreds turned out at the Mamma Cannes Playing Field in St Andrew on Sunday for what was called “The Mamma Cannes Lime”. The old, not so old, the mid...Read More >>>
  8/23/2006 || GRENADA AND SVG WIN CFU UNDER-20 OPENERS 0
Grenada and St. Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG) registered wins on the opening night of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Group D qualifiers at the National Stadium on Sunday. Derrol Redhead scored the crucial goal that gave Grenada a 1-0 win over Barbados in the opening game of the dou...Read More >>>
  8/23/2006 || TORONTO TO CELEBRATE FIRST EVER CARIBBEAN WEEK0
TORONTO, Canada: Toronto will be able to experience the sights, sounds, colours, culture and unique vacation attributes of the Caribbean with the celebration of Caribbean Week from Thursday, October 12 through Sunday, October 15, 2006. Arranged by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Caribbe...Read More >>>
  8/23/2006 || WINDIES COULD REAP US$3 MILLION FROM TRI-NATION OD...0
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced that it will reap financial rewards for the team's participation in a tri-nation series with India and Australia in Malaysia next month. Zorol Barthley, the WICB's cricket operations manager, said organisers are givin...Read More >>>
  8/23/2006 || CXC REPORTS INCREASE IN CAPE CANDIDATE ENTRIES0
THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has reported an increase of more than 30 per cent in the candidate and unit entries to this year's Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), compared to last year. Candidate entries increased by approximately 30 per cent, from 13,651 in 2005 to 1...Read More >>>
  8/22/2006 || BIG YEAR FOR MR KILLA0
CATEGORY:CALYPSO -------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - Hollis Mapp “Mr Killa” has had a truly rewarding 2006 Carnival season. The talented young artist who burst onto the scene a couple years ago crowned a wonderful season by win...Read More >>>
  8/22/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - CARNIVAL OVER - CWC 2007 TO COM...0
CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ----------------------------- By Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) “ Carnival gone, CWC2007 to come - but something else has to be taking place in between, to take advantage of whatever benefits that expensive investment may bring.” There can be little doubt that...Read More >>>
  8/22/2006 || CHINA, GRENADA VALUE RELATIONS SINCE RESUMING DIPL...0
The Chinese government will continue to push forward Sino-Grenadian friendship and cooperation, said Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu Tuesday in Beijing. At a meeting with Grenadian Deputy Prime Minister Gregory Bowen, who started an official visit to China Monday as guest of the Chinese governm...Read More >>>
  8/22/2006 || REPORT SUGGESTS SMALLER ECONOMIES TO BENEFIT MOST ...0
COUNTRIES hosting matches in next year's ICC Cricket World Cup stand to benefit greatly. That was the assessment which was made by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Report entitled, Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2005-2006, which suggested ...Read More >>>
 
  8/21/2006 || GRENADA TOURISM BOARD RESPONDS TO CARNIVAL COMPLAI...0
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Grenada Board of Tourism (GBT) has responded to complaints made by the Manager of the Grenada Carnival Secretariat, Dexter Mitchell. During a press conference on August 1, Mitchell said that he was disappointed with the level of promotion the 25 years of mas in August r...Read More >>>

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