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10/4/2006 || CTO CHIEF LIKENS US PASSPORT REQUIREMENT TO 'CATEG... 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, secretary general of the 32-member Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), compared the recent decision by the US government to amend the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative to “a category 6 hurricane” for the Caribbean region. The amendment delay...Read More >>>   10/3/2006 || AIRLINES TO OFFER YEAR-ROUND SERVICE TO GRENADA 0 St. Georges---Oct. 2, 2006---Two international airlines have given the assurance that they will be operating non stop flights to Grenada during the coming year. As of December 2006, Excel Airways will be operating a non stop flight between Grenada and the United Kingdom while Condor Airlines of Ger...Read More >>>   10/3/2006 || CONSUMERS TO PAY MORE FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 0 Energy Minister Gregory Bowen has announced an increase in petroleum products effective yesterday. He said the 17 cent increase would enable the government to implement a new pricing system that will be adjusted according to prices on the world market. The Petroleum Tax Act was pending imple...Read More >>>   10/3/2006 || LARA CONFIDENT THAT WINDIES WILL DO WELL 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS ------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) OCTOBER 03, 2006 – West Indies cricket captain and batting maestro, Brian Lara, thinks that the West Indies have only themselves to blame for having to play a qualifying round of matches to get into the ICC Ch...Read More >>>   10/2/2006 || BRITISH DUO TO BUILD HIGH-CLASS HOTELS IN GRENADA,... 0 BRITISH property developers Robin Paterson and Mike Pemberton are behind ambitious plans to attract some of the world’s wealthiest investors to two new leisure projects in the Caribbean. Paterson and Pemberton have acquired sites in Barbados and Grenada to build two hotel and villa complexes wit...Read More >>>   10/2/2006 || GRENADA COMPLETES ANOTHER HOUSING PROGRAMME 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: As Grenada continues to rebuild, another phase of its housing reconstruction program has now been completed. Construction of houses at the Simon Bolivar Human Settlement at Lacalome in the Parish of St David has reached its final stage and is ready to accommodate residents. ...Read More >>>   10/2/2006 || LARA TALKS TOUGH AHEAD OF TROPHY QUALIFIERS 0 NEW DELHI, India (CMC) - West Indies' captain Brian Lara is talking tough ahead of qualifying matches for the 2006 Champions Trophy. Hours after arriving for the tournament, starting with qualifying matches this coming weekend, Lara said it is "unfortunate" that as the defending champions they ar...Read More >>>   10/2/2006 || ONLY ICC TICKETS FOR CWC 2007 0 Cricket World Cup organisers have warned that tickets brought for the event in the Caribbean next year on internet auction sites or from other third party outlets will not be honoured. World Cup commercial manager Stephen Price, speaking from Jamaica, said only tickets sold through authorised tra...Read More >>>   10/2/2006 || THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET 0 CATEGORY:POLITICS ----------------------- EDITOR'S NOTE: This article represents the views, policies and vision of the New National Party (NNP) headed by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell. The NNP has been in office since 1995 - for three consecutive terms. In the last general election, the NNP ...Read More >>>   10/2/2006 || NATIONAL STADIUM READY FOR CRICKET 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS -------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) QUEEN’S PARK, St.George’s - Total construction is not expected to be completed by the end of December, but from all indications the National Stadium being prepared for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, wi...Read More >>>   10/1/2006 || CRICKET AWARD CEREMONY THIS WEEKEND 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS ----------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenana correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - It will be the first awards ceremony for a number of years, but it is an activity the Grenada Cricket Association (GCA) hopes to become an annual affair, when it hosts an award...Read More >>>   9/30/2006 || NNP PERSPECTIVE - UPDATE ON ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRA... 0 CATEGORY:POLITICS ----------------------- EDITOR'S NOTE: This article represents the views, policies and vision of the New National Party (NNP) headed by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell. The NNP has been in office since 1995 - for three consecutive terms. In the last general election, the NNP...Read More >>>   9/30/2006 || DEXTER MITCHELL SACKED AS MANAGER OF CARNIVAL SECR... 0 CATEGORY:INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT -------------------------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA – One of the most visible persons associated with Grenada’s carnival celebrations over the past two years, Mr. Dexter Mitchell, has been sacked from his job as the...Read More >>>   9/30/2006 || YOUNG SMITH- KEEN TO PUSH THE TOURISM PRODUCT 0 CATEGORY:EDUCATION ------------------------ By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - “I will return to Grenada to work in the industry. I want to be part of the positive developments taking place. Hotels are going up and thousands are coming regularly to my ...Read More >>>   9/30/2006 || VICTOR KOZENY TO BE EXTRADITED TO US 0 CATEGORY:EXTRADITION ------------------------------ By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 – Czech financier, Victor Kozeny, alias ‘the Pirate of Prague’, will soon be extradited (from the Bahamas) to the United States where he faces a long list of corruption charg...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || EARTHQUAKE NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF T&T 0 CATEGORY:EARTHQUAKE ------------------------ By Rawle Titus (NaDMA communications officer) SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 - On Friday morning (29th September) at 9:08 a.m. local time, an earthquake occurred less than 5km off the north coast of Trinidad. The preliminary magnitude is 5.5 and location for...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || FREEMAN TO HIGHLIGHT BOOK AND GRENADA ON OPRAH TOD... 0 Oscar winner Morgan Freeman will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday. Freeman, appearing with Chef Conny Andersson, will discuss his latest book project, "Morgan Freeman & Friends: Caribbean Cooking for a Cause The book, to be released next month, spotlights Caribbean chefs and recipes and wi...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || GRENADA TO BUILD STORAGE TANKS TO RECEIVE PETROCAR... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) -- Grenada is working with Venezuela's state oil company to build storage tanks needed to store fuel bought under the Petrocaribe deal -- a key issue holding up delivery of oil to the Caribbean island, officials said Wednesday. Soil tests have been completed on a site pr...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || LIAT’S FUTURE PUT UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 0 The future of airline LIAT came up for serious scrutiny in St. Vincent Wednesday when three of the government share holders were briefed on the state of the airline. Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda and St. Vincent and the Grenadines together hold about 80 per cent of the shares of LIAT and were Wedn...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || ATLANTIC DEPRESSION TURNS INTO TROPICAL STORM ISAA... 0 MIAMI, USA (Bloomberg): A tropical depression that formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday strengthened to become the ninth storm of the hurricane season, taking the name Isaac, US forecasters said. Isaac, 635 miles east-southeast of Bermuda, is not considered a threat to land, the National Hur...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REFORM IN THE INTEREST OF DEVE... 0 CATEGORY:GOVERNMENT -------------------------- (An NNP -New National Party- perspective) A LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AROUND US: --------------------------------------------------- The IMF indicates that real world GDP is expected to grow at around 5 percent in 2006. Internati...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || THE BAR ASSOCIATION CALLS BETTER FACILITIES 0 CATEGORY:LEGAL MATTERS ------------------------------ By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST.GEORGE, Grenada - The Grenada Bar Association is calling for improved facilities in the local jurisdiction. The Courts, which were damaged by Hurricane Ivan, have not been brought back...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || BRIAN LARA STADIUM WILL NOT BE READY 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS ------------------- By Wallace J (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA – ICC World Cup organizers are of the opinion that the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, south Trinidad will not be ready in time for the 2007-cricket extravaganza. The stadium, with a projected seating c...Read More >>>   9/29/2006 || WORK ON STADIUM RING ROAD TO BEGIN SHORTLY 0 CATEGORY:CONSTRUCTION ---------------------------- By Wallace J (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA – According to a news release from the Ministry of Works (located in Tanteen, St.George’s) dated September 27, 2006, the construction of the Stadium Ring Road – leading to the Gravel and...Read More >>>   9/28/2006 || DIGICEL DONATES OVER $90,000 TO RGPF COAST GUARD 0 Digicel, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean and Bermuda continues to show its commitment to Grenada and the well being of the people. In a press conference held on the 25th September, 2006 at the RGPF Coast Guard Base in St. George’s, Digicel donated 300 HP comput...Read More >>>   9/28/2006 || CONSTRUCTION ON THE STADIUM RING ROAD COMMENCES SH... 0 Construction of the stadium ring road (road leading to Gravel and Concrete and Grenlec Power station) is expected to commence shortly. The Ministry of Works hereby requests that all impediments presently in the road way be removed with in the next two weeks prior to the start of construction. The...Read More >>>   9/28/2006 || HOT HAITI IN 4-0 WIN OVER ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES... 0 – Kingston, Jamaica: Haiti scored a convincing win in the opening match of Digicel Caribbean Cup Group D with a 4-0 success over St. Vincent & the Grenadines in the National Stadium in Kingston. An evenly contested first half saw both sides enjoying plenty of possession but few clear cut chances...Read More >>>   9/28/2006 || 24SEVEN FRANCHISING SEEKS CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANT FRAN... 0 24Seven Vending, the fourth largest independent vending company in the US, is seeking Caribbean nationals and other minority franchisees in 14 territories across the U.S. The move is part of 24Seven’s diversity outreach initiative and franchisees are sought in New York, New Jersey, California, F...Read More >>>   9/28/2006 || NNP PERSPECTIVE: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REFORM IN THE... 0 CATEGORY:GOVERNMENT -------------------------- The Government of Grenada has been diligently charting the way forward on behalf of the people of this blessed land. In doing so, particular focus with challenging initiatives has been undertaken to achieve the desired results. The argument of ...Read More >>>     9/28/2006 || CARRIACOU DISASTER OFFICE SET TO OPEN 0 CATEGORY:NaDMA NEWS -------------------------- By Rawle Titus (NaDMA Communications officer) GRENADA - A four-member team from the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) will be in Carriacou on Thursday September 28 for three separate assignments all aimed at boosting the island’s abil...Read More >>>