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8/15/2007 || 5:00PM UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM DEAN 0 CATEGORY:TROPICAL STORM UPDATE ---------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 15,2007 Dean intensifying over the central tropical Atlantic... A Hurricane Watch may be required for portions of the Lesser Antilles later tonight or early Thursday. Interests in the Less...Read More >>>   8/15/2007 || GRENADIANS LOOKING CLOSELY AT TROPICAL STORM DEAN 0 CATEGORY:TROPICAL STORM ---------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 15,2007 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DEAN ADVISORY NUMBER 9...RETRANSMITTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007 1100 AM AST WED AUG 15 2007 ...DEAN STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL ...Read More >>>   8/15/2007 || PART.3: IT IS TIME TO TRY THE GODS BY FIRE. 0 CATEGORY:RELIGION -------------------- INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 15,2007 by Osborne Baptiste (Editor's note: The sentiments expressed in the following article represent the views of the writer and not necessarily those of Grenadian Connection). Fellow Grenadian, visitors, brother...Read More >>>   8/15/2007 || TROPICAL STORM DEAN HEADS TOWARDS CARIBBEAN 1 Newly formed Tropical Storm Dean in the eastern Atlantic is forecast to become a hurricane by the end of the week. Dean, which began Monday as a depression midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles, is about 1,140 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands, the National Hurricane Center i...Read More >>>   8/15/2007 || MITCHELL VISITS COMPTON 0 Grenada Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, who Monday paid a courtesy call on ailing Prime Minister Sir John Compton, says the 82-year-old leader is in good spirits. The visit took place at the private residence of the Prime Minister who has rarely been seen in public since he suffered from a ser...Read More >>>   8/14/2007 || LARA'S NIECE KIDNAPPED BUT WAS RESCUED BY POLICE 0 CATEGORY:REGIONAL -------------------- INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY August 14,2007 Kidnappers in Trinidad and Tobago restarted their activities on the weekend snatching the 21-year old niece of former West Indies cricket captain, Brian Lara. It's been the first known kidnapping in months. Fo...Read More >>>   8/13/2007 || SCHOLAR RETAINS CALYPSO CROWN 2 CATEGORY:CARNIVAL BUILD-UP -------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY August 13,2007 by Wallace J.A and J.Charles GRENADA: The 2006 Calypso King, Findley “Scholar” Jeffery, was able to successfully fend-off challenges from a field of nine other calypsonians at the National Sta...Read More >>>   8/13/2007 || MITCHELL RESPONDS 4 Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has ended his silence on the bribery allegations that continue to make the news in Grenada and elsewhere. Speaking in parliament last Friday, the PM did not address the allegation specifically but suggested it is of little significance. "This is chicken compared ...Read More >>>   8/11/2007 || EMANCIPATION DINNER & COSTUME DANCE 0 CATEGORY:CELEBRATION ----------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY August 11,2007 Can Bouley! Come celebrate Freedom with an Emancipation Dinner & Costume Dance at the Rainbow Inn, in Grenville, St. Andrew’s. on Saturday August 18 th, dinner is 7:00p.m - 10:00 p.m. Dancing sta...Read More >>>   8/11/2007 || MR. KILLA ‘ELECTRIFIED’ AT SOCA MONARCH FINAL 3 CATEGORY:CARNIVAL BUILD-UP ------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY August 11,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA – Carnival City (the National Stadium) rocked last night to the tremors generated by thousands of energetic soca maniacs who jumped, gyrated, waved and screamed in resp...Read More >>>   8/10/2007 || SOCA MONARCH FINAL TAKES PLACE TONIGHT AT CARNIVAL... 0 CATEGORY:CARNIVAL BUILD-UP ------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 10,2007 by Wallace J.A ST.GEORGE’S - Tonight, the BIG GUNS in the local soca arena will be removing all gloves and will be going at each other with full force in their quest to obtain a clean knock-out i...Read More >>>   8/10/2007 || MISS SPICY GRENADA 2K7 CROWNED LAST NIGHT 1 CATEGORY:CARNIVAL BUILD-UP ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 10,2007 by Wallace J.A ST. GEORGE’S - A young beauty from the parish of St.David, Beverly Victor, was able to successfully walk away with the title of Miss Spicy Grenada last night in front of a packed...Read More >>>   8/9/2007 || GRENADA CROWNS NEW GROOVY SOCA MONARCH 0 CATEGORY:CARNIVAL BUILD-UP ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 9,2007 GRENADA: Hollis “Mr. Killa” Mapp lost his Groovy Soca Monarch title to the 2006 Calypso King, Findley “Scholar” Jeffrey last night at “De Village” in Beusejour. Mr. Killa, who did his rendition ...Read More >>>   8/9/2007 || LEADERS OF RIVAL YOUTH GROUPS MEET TO DISCUSS PEAC... 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 9,2007 GRENADA: Yesterday, leaders of three rival youth groups on the island met with Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, Senator Ann David Antoine, members of the Royal Grenada Police Force and a representative ...Read More >>>   8/9/2007 || REGIONAL WOMEN'S KO GAMES RAINED OUT; CONTEST ABAN... 0 Persistent rain forced organisers to abandon the West Indies Women's Cricket Knockout semi-finals that were scheduled for yesterday and this entire phase of the tournament has been annulled. Organisers agreed to abandon the rain-hit knockout tournament yesterday amidst some disquiet over the inte...Read More >>>   8/9/2007 || MESSAGE TO VIEWERS FROM TEAM GC 3 Team GC wishes to apologize for Grenadianconnection.com being offline for the past few days. We were performing maintenance operations and upgrades to the Web site in advance of our planned Carnival presentations. Unfortunately, it took a little bit longer than we had anticipated. We appreciate t...Read More >>>   8/9/2007 || GRENADA FOOD & NUTRITION COUNCIL PARTNERS WITH CAY... 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 9,2007 The Grenada Food & Nutrition Council was established by the People’s Revolutionary Government in 1980, and is a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture. The mission of the council is to promot...Read More >>>   8/9/2007 || RESENTENCING THE GRENADA 13 0 CATEGORY:LETTER -------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 9,2007 by Sandra C. Ferguson Dr. Francis Alexis Political Leader People’s Labour Movement c/o Chambers, Lucas Street St. George’s Dear Dr. Alexis, Re Resentencing Grenada 13 I write to you in my PRIVATE, INDI...Read More >>>   8/9/2007 || IT IS TIME TO TRY THE GODS BY FIRE. 0 CATEGORY:RELIGION --------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 9,2007 by Osborne Baptiste Fellow Grenadian, visitors, brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, beloved of the Lord. Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach...Read More >>>   8/5/2007 || PUBLISHER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST MINISTER'S HUSBAND... 1 CATEGORY:LEGAL MATTER ------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 5,2007 (The following is a press release from Publisher and Editor, Mr. Eslee Carberry) A Writ has been filed in the Supreme Court of Grenada against the husband of Yolande Bain-Horsford, Minister of Social Dev...Read More >>>   8/5/2007 || GRENADA'S LONG-TERM CREDIT RATING RAISED TO "B" FR... 0 CATEGORY:ECONOMY/MONEY -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 5,2007 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said on Wednesday August 01 that it raised its long-term sovereign credit rating on Grenada to 'B-' from 'CCC+', reflecting steps taken by the government to improve debt...Read More >>>   8/5/2007 || LAKESIDE FOODS ISSUES NATIONWIDE RECALL OF FRENCH ... 0 CATEGORY:HEALTH ------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 5,2007 Lakeside Foods, Inc. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin is initiating a voluntary recall of 15,000 cases of 14.5-ounce French Style Green Beans because some cans may have been under processed and some cans may have leaked. Wh...Read More >>>   8/3/2007 || EIGHT ATLANTIC HURRICANES EXPECTED IN 2007 0 CATEGORY:WEATHER NEWS -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 3,2007 According to a Reuters report, a noted hurricane research team at Colorado State University - founded by forecast pioneer William Grey – today revised its original forecast for the 2007 Atlantic season. ...Read More >>>   8/3/2007 || OFFICE OF THE AG FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST LAWYER 1 CATEGORY:SITUATION UPDATE ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 3,2007 by Wallace J.A ST.GEORGE’S: The Office of the Attorney General has filed a law suit against lawyer Lloyd Noel for libelous statements against the Prime Minister. Mr. Noel wrote in a publication and l...Read More >>>   8/3/2007 || PRICE HIKES HIT GRENADIANS 7 Grenadians are paying more for bread, cooking gas and transportation in line with price hikes announced by the government. While some in the business community view the development as inevitable, the Grenadian labour movement says the hikes will bring greater hardship to the people. The price ...Read More >>>   8/3/2007 || AG SUES LLOYD NOEL 1 The Office of the Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against lawyer Lloyd Noel for libellous statements against the Prime Minister. Mr. Noel wrote in a publication and later repeated his claims on television, that Prime Minister Mitchell is a U.S. citizen. Mr. Noel’s statements also implied ...Read More >>>   8/2/2007 || BUS FARE SCHEDULED TO INCREASE FROM AUGUST 15 1 CATEGORY:ECONOMY/MONEY -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY July 02,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: The cost of bus fares is scheduled to increase by fifty cents across the board from August 15, 2007. The announcement was made earlier this week by Transportation Minister, Hon. ...Read More >>>   8/2/2007 || THE ST. ANDREWS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION CELEBRATE... 0 CATEGORY:CELEBRATION ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 2,2007 by Wallace J.A ST.ANDREW’S: Yesterday (Wednesday August 1, 2007) the St. Andrews Development Organization (SADO) celebrated Emancipation Day. This year’s celebration was particularly significant since it mar...Read More >>>   8/2/2007 || GRENADA'S LONG-TERM SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING RAISED 0 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said on Wednesday that it has raised its long-term sovereign credit rating on Grenada to 'B-' from 'CCC+', reflecting steps taken by the government to improve debt-payment management. Standard & Poor's also affirmed its 'C' short-term sovereign credit rating on Gre...Read More >>>     8/1/2007 || NOTICE FROM ENERGY DIVISION ON GAS PRICES 2 CATEGORY:ECOMOMY(GAS PRICES) ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 1,2007 GRENADA: The general public is hereby informed that, effective Wednesday, August 1st, 2007, the retail prices of petroleum products (Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene and LPG (Cooking Gas) in the St...Read More >>>