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4/28/2007 || AUSTRALIA WINS CRICKET WORLD CUP FOR THIRD SUCCESS... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(CRICKET) ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY April 28,2007 by Wallace J.A Australian wicketkeeper/ batsman, Adam Gilchrist, smashed an unbeaten 149 runs from only 104 deliveries - which included 13 fours and 8 sixes - to assist his team in attaining a c...Read More >>>   4/27/2007 || EXPERTS ALLAY KICK EM JENNY FEARS 0 CATEGORY:DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ----------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY April 27,2007 by Rawle Titus ST.GEORGE'S, Grenada: A small team of volcano experts was due to leave the island this week after a ten day stint to install devices to monitor the undersea Volcano, Kick ...Read More >>>   4/27/2007 || GRENADA IS BACK IN BUSINESS, SAYS PM 1 The country has successfully staged its leg of the Cricket World Cup Super Eight games at the National Stadium on April 20 and, although some local business entities could not hold on to some of the profits expected, to them just being a part of the games was a thrilling experience. Prime Ministe...Read More >>>   4/27/2007 || SPEED ADMITS WORLD CUP TOO LONG 0 ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed has admitted to the BBC that the 2007 Cricket World Cup has been too long. The tournament, which began on 13 March, finishes on Saturday, 28 April. "We listen to criticism, and there has been a lot of it from people saying it's been too long - so we'll look t...Read More >>>   4/27/2007 || LIAT-CARIBBEAN STAR MERGER,? 0 CATEGORY:LETTER ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY April 27,2007 Prime Minister, Hon. Baldwin Spencer Office of the Prime Minister, Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister, Hon. Owen Arthur Office of the Prime Minister, Barbados Prime Minister, Hon. Ralph Gonsalves Office of ...Read More >>>   4/26/2007 || NEW WINDIES SKIPPER TO BE NAMED ON SUNDAY 0 West Indies will announce a new captain, to replace the retired Brian Lara, when their board meets on Sunday. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said the squad for next month's tour of England would be finalised once the new skipper had been appointed. Lara retired from international cricket...Read More >>>   4/26/2007 || PRESS RELEASE FROM MEETING HELD TO DISCUSS NATIONA... 1 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT --------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY April 26,2007 ST.GEORGE'S, Grenada: On Tuesday, April 24 2007, The Parliamentary Opposition hosted a second meeting of interested organizations and persons to discuss the recent amendment to the National Parks and...Read More >>>   4/25/2007 || LAW AND POLITICS - THE CROWS MUST COME HOME TO ROO... 1 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Wednesday April 25,2007 by Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) For the past Sixteen months, and before to a lesser extent, the entire Caribbean had one major topic in its headline news in anticipation of CWC2007. And I vividly recal...Read More >>>   4/25/2007 || MITCHELL PRAISES LARA 0 Grenadian Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caricom Sub Committee on Cricket Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell has heralded former West Indies Captain Brian Lara as a true Champion of the game. Dr. Mitchell, who is a former first class cricketer himself, said that Lara’s achievements will always be r...Read More >>>   4/25/2007 || DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAVIS RUSH 0 CATEGORY:OBITUARY ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Wednesday April 25,2007 by Team Grenada The death is announced of Mavis Rush of La Digue, St. Andrew's, who died on April 18th at the age of 89. Left to mourn are the following-: ---------------------------------------- Her daug...Read More >>>   4/24/2007 || NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA Tuesday April 24,2007 by Sandra C Ferguson 1. Rationale for National Parks and Protected Areas: In 1986 the Government of Grenada placed the establishment of a national park and protected areas as a priority in the 1986 developm...Read More >>>   4/24/2007 || BENNETT KING QUITS 0 Australian Bennett King has resigned as West Indies coach following the team's failure in this year's World Cup. The West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement that it had "accepted with regret" the resignation of the 42-year-old from Queensland. King's decision leaves West Indies without a...Read More >>>   4/23/2007 || WEST INDIES CRICKET COACH RESIGNS 1 MAJOR DEVELOPMENT ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Monday April 23,2007 by Wallace J.A According to information reaching the news desk of Grenadian Connection, the coach of the West Indies Cricket Team since October 2004, Bennett King (from Australia), has resigned from his position....Read More >>>   4/23/2007 || PM MITCHELL WORLD CUP ADDRESS TO THE NATION 0 PM Hon Keith Mitchell World Cup Address To the Nation. This is approximately 18 Minutes long. Click on video Icon to load the speech. Allow some time to load.   4/23/2007 || ICC BOSS PRAISES GRENADA 1 MALCOLM SPEED, the International Cricket Council's(ICC) chief executive, has applauded the efficient manner in which Grenada staged its leg of the Cricket World Cup as the penultimate leg of second-round matches which ended here on Friday. "I think Grenada has been outstanding. For a country to h...Read More >>>   4/23/2007 || MITCHELL DOES NOT EXPECT TOURISM FALL OUT FROM CWC 1 Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, says he does not expect the tourism sector there to experience any massive fall-out from the lower than anticipated visitor arrivals which have plagued the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Dr. Mitchell told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that with th...Read More >>>   4/23/2007 || TAMIL TIGER AGENT CAUSED DISTRACTION DURING SUPER ... 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL REPORT --------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY April 23,2007 by Wallace J.A During the Super Eight cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka (played at the Grenada National Stadium on April 16, 2007) a young man holding a flag over his head suddenly invaded ...Read More >>>   4/22/2007 || LARA EXITS WITH EMOTIONAL GOODBYE 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(CRICKET) --------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Sunday April 22,2007 West Indies captain Brian Lara was in emotional mood after defeat by England in his final international match. England reached their target of 301 with one ball remaining in a dramatic end to one of...Read More >>>   4/21/2007 || NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS ACT PASSES IN S... 2 CATEGORY:SITUATION UPDATE ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY April 21,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: On Thursday of this week, the Upper House of Parliament (Senate) passed the highly controversial amendment to Section 6 of the National Parks and Protected Areas Act. T...Read More >>>   4/20/2007 || PORT LOUIS ET AL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ----------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY April 20,2007 by Sandra C.A. Ferguson “The Government and people of Grenada are dedicated to the preservation of their surroundings, as much of their wealth and culture is due to the fruit of this rich land.” “For the V...Read More >>>   4/20/2007 || LARA QUITS INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 0 West Indies captain Brian Lara will bring the curtain down on his 17-year, record-breaking, international career on Saturday, ending speculation over his future following his team's dismal World Cup campaign. "I have given this extensive consideration. I just want everybody to know that on Saturd...Read More >>>   4/20/2007 || LARA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CRIC... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (CRICKET) ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Friday April 20,2007 by Wallace J.A WEST INDIES cricket legend and batting maestro, Brian Lara, has announced that he will be retiring from both forms of international cricket (test cricket as well as ODIs) at the end ...Read More >>>   4/20/2007 || BRITAIN TO IMPLEMENT IMMIGRATION POINTS SYSTEM NEX... 0 The new five-tier points system aimed at regulating workers who will compete with British workers for unskilled jobs will become effective in the New Year based on a timetable revealed by Immigration Minister, Liam Byrne, this week. The system, copied from an Australian model, will only allow worker...Read More >>>   4/19/2007 || CONCERNS RAISED OVER AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL PARKS A... 1 CATEGORY:MAJOR DEVELOPMENT ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA Thursday April 19,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: Many local groups and individuals in Grenada have expressed deep concerns over government’s proposed amendment to Section 6 of the National Parks and Protected Areas A...Read More >>>   4/18/2007 || VISITORS IMPRESSED WITH GRENADA'S MINI CARNIVAL 2 CATEGORY:CARNIVAL -------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Wednesday April 18,2007 by Wallace J.A ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Ministry of Culture in Grenada organized a mini carnival through the streets of St. George’s city yesterday (Tuesday April 17, 2007). The primary aim of the exercise was ...Read More >>>   4/18/2007 || DEBUTANT DRIVER WITH GRENADIAN ROOTS EXCELS IN FOR... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Wednesday April 18,2007 by Wallace J.A LEWIS HAMILTON, the 22-year-old Englishman with Grenadian roots, became the first racing driver in the history of the Grand Prix to finish on the podium in the first three races of his debut For...Read More >>>   4/18/2007 || MICK JAGGER GETS DIGICEL TREATMENT AT CRICKET MATC... 0 Mick Jagger, legedenary rock star of the famed Rolling Stones band, paid his first visit to Grenada last week when he attended the New Zealand South Africa Super 8 match at the National Cricket Stadium on Thursday, April 12. During the course of the day, Jagger, an avid cricket fan, met with the...Read More >>>   4/18/2007 || DRIVER WITH GRENADIAN ROOTS EXCELS ON FORMULA ONE ... 0 Rising star Lewis Hamilton could go on to become the greatest racing driver of all time, according to his McLaren team chief executive Martin Whitmarsh. The 22-year-old has become the first driver in Formula One history to score podiums in his first three races. "It's too early to analyse bu...Read More >>>   4/17/2007 || IMF PREDICTS LOWER ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE CARIBBEA... 0 CATEGORY:ECONOMY -------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Tuesday April 17,2007 by Wallace J.A The International Monetary Fund (INF) is predicting lower economic growth in the Caribbean over the next couple years. The financial body believes that because of a downturn in the US economy, couple...Read More >>>     4/17/2007 || REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS WARNED TO CONTROL TRAVEL COST... 0 A call has been made for governments across the region to cut back on the escalating cost of air travel or face the inevitable decline of tourism in the Caribbean. St. Lucia's former Tourism Minister, Phillip J. Pierre, said the governments will have to look at the possibility of subsidising air...Read More >>>