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5/7/2007 || PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES PAY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC ... 1 CATEGORY:SPECIAL REPORT --------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY May 7,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell yesterday announced that his government intends to increase the salaries of workers affiliated with the Public Workers Union (PWU). He made the ...Read More >>>   5/6/2007 || NNP HOLDS MASSIVE RALLY AT PROGRESS PARK 1 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY May 6,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: The New National Party (NNP) today held a massive rally at the Progress Park in St. Andrew’s to celebrate Grenada’s successful hosting of its quota of games in the 2007 Cricket World...Read More >>>   5/6/2007 || VERIZON DROPS AKON LIKE HE'S HOT 2 CATEGORY:ENTERTAINMENT ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY MAY 6,2007 Verizon really didn't want to see Akon "Smack That." The communications company scrapped its partnership with the 25-year-old rapper Friday after a video was released that shows him simulating sex onst...Read More >>>   5/6/2007 || HEART 2 HEART WITH KARASI 0 CATEGORY:QUESTION/ ANSWER ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY May 06,2007 by Karasi Dear Karasi, There is this guy that really digs me and I like him quite a lot too. I am still at school but he is working. We have not had sex as yet but he keeps telling me that when we ...Read More >>>   5/5/2007 || ADAM GILCHRIST’S CENTURY IN 2007 CWC FINAL QUESTIO... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(CRICKET) ---------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY May 5,2007 CRICKET fans on the sub-continent have questioned Adam Gilchrist's match-winning innings in the World Cup final because he had a squash ball in his batting glove. Gilchrist belted 149 off just 103 bal...Read More >>>   5/5/2007 || SAASS ANNUAL BARBECUE AND DANCE HELD YESTERDAY 0 CATEGORY:FUND RAISING -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY May 5,2007 GRENADA: The Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) of the St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) yesterday held a barbecue and dance at the school’s compound in Telescope. The barbecue started at 3:00...Read More >>>   5/4/2007 || NNP TO HOLD MASSIVE RALLY ON SUNDAY 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY May 04,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: The ruling New National Party (NNP) of Dr. Keith Mitchell has announced that the party intends to hold a massive rally at Progress Park, St. Andrew’s on Sunday May 6, 2007.The start...Read More >>>   5/4/2007 || 3418 STUDENTS WROTE 2007 COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATI... 0 CATEGORY:EDUCATION ----------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY May 04,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: Students of Grade Six (6) in 71 primary schools (54 public, 17 private) throughout the tri-island state turned out in their numbers today to write the 2007 Common Entrance Examination. The...Read More >>>   5/4/2007 || CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS 0 The Ministry of Education wishes to advise all Parents, Guardians, Teachers, and Students that school will be closed for this school term on June 29th, 2007 and not on July 6th, 2007 as was previously stated. The early closure is to facilitate three weeks of professional development activities fo...Read More >>>   5/4/2007 || PM MITCHELL CONGRATULATES BAHAMAS' NEW LEADER 0 Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. The Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell has sent a congratulatory message to newly elected Bahamian leader Hubert Ingraham after his win in yesterday’s General Election. Prime Minister Mitchell said he looked forward to again working with Prime Minister Ingraham. Prime Ministe...Read More >>>   5/4/2007 || GRENADA’S UNIONS REFUSE TO ACCEPT ADJUSTED LABOUR ... 0 A powerful trade union in Grenada has issued a warning to the Keith Mitchell administration that it will not be governed by an adjusted Labour Code. The new code seeks to outlaw strike action by certain categories of workers. Over a year ago, the Grenada government adjusted the Labour Code to ...Read More >>>   5/4/2007 || CRIME 'RISK' TO CARIBBEAN GROWTH- WORLD BANK REPOR... 0 High levels of violence and crime are undermining growth in the Caribbean, a World Bank report says. Drugs, gun crime and youth violence pose a major threat to welfare and deter investment, it added. While the Caribbean needs to tackle the root of some problems, with mentoring schemes and toug...Read More >>>   5/3/2007 || PHYSICAL PLANNING UNIT ESTABLISHES SUB-OFFICE IN G... 1 CATEGORY:DEVELOPMENT ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY May 03,2007 by Agency of Reconstruction and Development Responding to a request from local residents, the Physical Planning Unit (PPU) has established a sub-office to facilitate input on the Local Area Plan for Greater ...Read More >>>   5/3/2007 || BACKGROUND TO WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 0 Press freedom, safety of journalists and impunity will be the topics of UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2007. Due to the 10th anniversary of UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize, this year’s World Press Freedom Day will be celebrated in the city of Medellin, Colombia. The murder of Guillermo ...Read More >>>   5/3/2007 || MWAG’S STATEMENT ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 0 St.GEORGE'S, GRENADA: The Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) will like to salute yet another observance of World Press Freedom Day, which is being observed around the world this May 3 rd. On this special observance, we want to call on our colleagues at home and abroad to be ever vigila...Read More >>>   5/2/2007 || WEST INDIES TEAM FOR ENGLAND SELECTED 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(CRICKET) ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY May 02,2007 by Wallace J.A The selectors of the West Indies cricket team have chosen a 15-man-team to tour England later on this month. The team comprises:Ramnaresh Sarwan (captain), Chris Gayle, Devon Smith,...Read More >>>   5/2/2007 || HEART 2 HEART WITH KARASI 1 CATEGORY:QUESTION/ANSWER ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY May 02,2007 Dear Karasi, I am a fifteen year old female student. I am in Form 2 of a secondary school. I am really in love with a boy in Form 5 of my school. He constantly asks me for sex and tells me if I lov...Read More >>>   5/1/2007 || BRONSON ADVISES TO CHECK REFRIGERATORS FOR POTENT... 0 CATEGORY:HEALTH ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY May 01,2007 Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging consumers to check their refrigerators for Ole Mexican Foods' Verole Queso Fresco Authentic Mexican Crumbling Cheese and Ole Fresco ...Read More >>>   5/1/2007 || PEACEFUL MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS IN GRENADA 0 CATEGORY:CELEBRATIONS(MAY DAY) ----------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA Tuesday May 01,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA - May Day celebrations were held in the ‘Big Parish’ of St. Andrew this year and based on reports reaching Grenadian Connection, this year’s activities (as in previ...Read More >>>   5/1/2007 || LAW AND POLITICS - NOW THAT THE CWC IS OVER - THEN... 1 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY May 01,2007 by Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) The very short answer to the question above, could easily be - let us wait and see. And for those of us who have no hands-on authority, or responsibility, or the opportunity to ...Read More >>>   5/1/2007 || CWC 2007 HITS A SIX FOR CHILDREN 0 As the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 drew to a close this past weekend, the battle to help children affected by AIDS gathered new momentum thanks to the unique partnership between the International Cricket Council (ICC), UNICEF, UNAIDS and the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS. After...Read More >>>   4/30/2007 || MAY DAY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN GRENVILLE TOMORR... 0 CATEGORY:CELEBRATION ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY April 30,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: May Day or International Workers’ Day will be celebrated in Grenada tomorrow (May 01). The celebration will be held under the theme, “Defending workers’ rights; demanding good governanc...Read More >>>   4/30/2007 || GRENADIAN BOXER QUALIFIES FOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES 2 Senior light-weight boxer, Grenadian Jewel Lewis, has qualified for the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting July 7. Jewel booked his place in the semi-finals of the 3rd Pan American Games Qualifier when he outscored his opponent Obrey Moore of Guyana at the Chaguaramas Conve...Read More >>>   4/30/2007 || GRENADA PUTS PLANS IN PLACE FOR THE USE OF NATIONA... 0 Now that Cricket World Cup matches have ended in Grenada, the goverment has said it will work out a logistical plan for the nation with regards to activities being staged there. Sports Minister Roland Bhola in an interview with Caribbean Net News says his government would continue bidding to host...Read More >>>   4/30/2007 || SPEED APOLOGISES FOR 'SAD' END TO WORLD CUP 0 International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed apologised Sunday for the "very sad way" the World Cup Final finished amidst farcical scenes. Players and spectators here at the Kensington Oval, not to mention millions of television viewere were left baffled by the climax to Satu...Read More >>>   4/30/2007 || SARWAN GETS THE JOB 0 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Experienced middle-order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan was confirmed yesterday as the new West Indies captain. His appointment was unanimously agreed on by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) during a special board meeting at the upscale north coast Almond Beach Resort ho...Read More >>>   4/30/2007 || NEW CRICKET CAPTAIN FOR WEST INDIES ANNOUNCED 1 CATEGORY:SPORTS(CRICKET) ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY April 30,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: According to reports reaching the news desk of Grenadian Connection, the 26-year-old Guyanese right-handed batsman, Ramnaresh Sarwan, has been chosen as the new West Indie...Read More >>>   4/30/2007 || THE MONTH OF MAY TO BE CELEBRATED AS CHILD MONTH 0 CATEGORY:CELEBRATION ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY April 30,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: The Ministry of Education (MOE) has designated the month of May as Child Month. There was no celebration of child month celebrations last year since the MOE, according to its Public R...Read More >>>   4/29/2007 || NATURE CONSERVANCY STRONGLY OPPOSES LEGISLATION IN... 2 CATEGORY:MAJOR DEVELOPMENT ------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY April 29,2007 KINGSTON, JAMAICA —The Nature Conservancy announced its firm opposition to legislation that would roll back protection for national parks in Grenada, allowing the sale of those parks to develop...Read More >>>     4/29/2007 || LETTER TO THE GRENADA CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES 1 CATEGORY:LETTER -------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY April 29,2007 by Stanley Charles Rev Osbert James Chairman, Conference of Churches GRENADA. Dear Sir, I am not particularly religious nor can I, in an instant, reference Christian teaching to underwrite my argument. Howev...Read More >>>