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8/23/2007 || GRENADIAN STUDENTS IN MEXICO SAFE 0 The Government of Grenada would like to reassure parents and guardians of students studying in Mexico that Government officials have been in contact with students to ensure that they are in a safe and secure environment. Ambassador Denis Antoine has been tracking the progress of Hurricane Dean an...Read More >>>   8/22/2007 || DELBERT BAPTISTE SENTENCED TO 3-9 YEARS IN PRISON ... 7 CATEGORY:CONVICTED ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 22,2007 Brooklyn, August 20, 2007 – Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the sentencing of Delbert Baptiste, 45, to three to nine years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme totaling more...Read More >>>   8/22/2007 || WINFA HURRICANE RECOVERY INITIATIVES 0 SPECIAL REPORT INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 22,2007 KINGSTOWN, ST.VINCENT- WINFA has embarked on a number of initiatives to seek assistance for the farmers of the Windward Islands, the Fair Trade farmers of Dominica and St.Lucia in particular, in light of their pressing needs following th...Read More >>>   8/22/2007 || OUTSTANDING GRENADIAN MUSICIAN FROM BIRCHGROVE DIE... 0 CATEGORY:CONDOLENCE ----------------------- INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 22,2007 by Wallace J.A ST. ANDREW’S: George ‘Touches’ Simon, also known as ‘Broko’ from the rural community of Birchgrove, St.Andrew’s, died on Monday August 20 at the age of 73. Broko has been a very vibrant, ...Read More >>>   8/22/2007 || COMMISSION ENDS MITCHELL PROBE 3 The commission of inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing against Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has ended its oral hearings. It seems likely to exonerate Dr Mitchell though the government could be rapped on the knuckles over its financial rules. The commission was set up after allegat...Read More >>>   8/22/2007 || MISS GRENADA WORLD RETURNS FROM TRAINING AND SHOPP... 1 Vivian Burkhardt, the reigning Miss Grenada World, 2007, who will represent the island at the next Miss World Contest scheduled to be held in Sanya, China in December, recently enjoyed visits to both Canada and the United States. In Canada Vivian was trained in the latest modeling techniques, wh...Read More >>>   8/22/2007 || CARNIVAL OBERVATIONS 0 By Dexter Mitchell It is the first time in ten years that I have not been involved in Carnival in any capacity, be it management of Artistes, production of music or in recent times Manager of the Carnival Office. Don’t expect me to highlight the poor production, late starts and poor turnout ...Read More >>>   8/21/2007 || COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY HOLDS HEARING AT GRENADA TRA... 2 CATEGORY:INVESTIGATION --------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY August 21,2007 ST. GEROGE’S: The Cheltenham Commission, which was set up by Grenada’s Governor General in 2004 to look into allegations of financial impropriety against Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, is scheduled...Read More >>>   8/21/2007 || GOV’T AND PEOPLE OF GRENADA SENDS MESSAGE TO PEOPL... 0 CATEGORY:DISASTER ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY August 21,2007 (The following is the text of a message from the Government of Grenada) ST. GEORGE'S: The Government and People of Grenada would like to send prayers and good wishes to the Governments and people of Jamaica, ...Read More >>>   8/21/2007 || NDC REACTIVATES DISASTER RELIEF FUND TO ASSIST VIC... 2 CATEGORY:DISASTER RELIEF ---------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY August 21,2007 by Wallace J.A ST.GEORGE’S – Grenada’s main opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reactivated its disaster fund to help Caribbean countries that were left reeling ...Read More >>>   8/21/2007 || AANENSEN TO QUIT JOB AS CEO OF WICB 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(CRICKET) ---------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY August 21,2007 Bruce Aanensen, the Trinidadian banker who was appointed as the CEO of the West Indies Cricket Board (under former President Ken Gordon) has offered to resign from his post. Aanensen’s decision t...Read More >>>   8/21/2007 || LAW AND POLITICS - POLITICAL LAWYERS AND FOREIGN C... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY August 20,2007 (Editor's note: The information presented in this article represents the views/ opinions of the writer and not necessarily those of Grenadian Connection). In these tiny-tot tri-Island State of Grenada - ...Read More >>>   8/20/2007 || US LAWSUIT AGAINST AGRICULTURE MINISTER DISMISSED 0 A lawsuit involving Grenada's Agriculture Minister Gregory Bowen and three Russian defendants was dismissed last week by a United States judge. The judge dismissed the action by a U.S. oil company on the grounds that RSM Corporation’s claims against the then Minister of Energy Gregory Bowen for t...Read More >>>   8/19/2007 || GRENADA ENERGY MINISTER SILENCES CRITICS 5 CATEGORY:MAJOR DEVELOPMENT ------------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 19,2007 ST.GEORGE’S – Hon. Gregory Bowen, Energy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada, has been able to successfully overcome a legal hurdle placed in his path by oil tycoon Jack Grynberg of RSM...Read More >>>   8/19/2007 || TAWU ANTICIPATES ‘SUBSTANTIAL RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS... 0 CATEGORY:LABOUR DISPUTE ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 19,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: President-General of the Technical and Allied Workers’ Union (TAWU), Chester Humphrey, is claiming a significant victory for roughly 400 workers of Consolidated Contractors C...Read More >>>   8/19/2007 || TAMCC TO OPEN NEW CAMPUS IN ST. PATRICK’S 1 CATEGORY:EDUCATION --------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 19,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA – The St. Patrick’s Multi-purpose Center has now been renamed the T A Marryshow Community College, St. Patrick’s Campus. The new campus to the north of the island will offer studies in...Read More >>>   8/19/2007 || TAMCC STUDENTS PERFORM WELL IN 2007 EXAMINATIONS 0 CATEGORY:EDUCATION ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 19,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA – Information coming from the TA Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) indicates that there has been an overall increase in the number of passes at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examin...Read More >>>   8/18/2007 || TALK-AH-KAISO COMPETITION AT FANTAZIA TONIGHT 0 CATEGORY:COMPETITION ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY August 18,2007 GRENADA:Top Calypsonians compete for Talk-ah-kaiso crown at Fantazia Saturday 18th August 2007. One of the most humorous nights in the Grenada calypso Calendar is set to unfold this Saturday at Fantazi...Read More >>>   8/18/2007 || 18 MAN SQUAD SELECTED BY THE ST.GEORGE'S CRICKET C... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(CRICKET) ---------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY August 18,2007 by Trevor Thwaites ST.GEORGE'S:An 18-man squad has been selected by the St George’s Cricket Council to begin training for the national Under-15 Tournament starting next week. The players are the ...Read More >>>   8/18/2007 || THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF GRENADA GIVE THANKS F... 0 CATEGORY:RECOGNITION ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY August 18,2007 NNP Perspective (The following article represents the views/opinions of the ruling New National Party) ON BEHALF OF the Government and People of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, we wish to than...Read More >>>   8/17/2007 || HURRICANE DEAN MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE LESSER AN... 0 CATEGORY:WEATHER NEWS -------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 17,2007 HURRICANE DEAN uprooted trees, downed power-lines and ripped the roof off the pediatric wing of the Victoria Hospital in Castries, St.Lucia; the patients, however, were safely removed from that wing earli...Read More >>>   8/17/2007 || HURRICANE DEAN POSES MAJOR CARIBBEAN STORM THREAT 0 Hurricane Dean strengthened and threatened to become a dangerously powerful storm as it plowed toward the Caribbean and aimed for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula or the Gulf of Mexico beyond, forecasters said on Thursday. More immediately in the path of the 2007 Atlantic storm season's first hurricane...Read More >>>   8/16/2007 || HURRICANE DEAN ADVISORY #3 – WARNINGS IN EFFECT FO... 0 Bridgetown, Barbados August 16, 2007 (CDERA) - Hurricane warnings are in effect for Dominica and Saint Lucia and tropical storm warnings for Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts/Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as Hurricane Dean, a Category 1 Hurricane, approaches th...Read More >>>   8/16/2007 || LAW AND POLITICS - NOW THE CARNIVAL OVER-WHAT NEXT... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ----------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 16,2007 by Lloyd Noel (Editor's note: The following article represents the views/opinions of the writer and not necessarily those of Grenadian Connection). To ensure, as far as it is possible, that justice and p...Read More >>>   8/16/2007 || MINISTER LOUISON CONGRATULATES POLICE FORCE 0 CATEGORY:RECOGNITION ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 16,2007 ST.GEORGE’S: Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Einstein Louison, has congratulated Commissioner Winston James and other members of the Royal Grenada Police Force for the exemplary job they di...Read More >>>   8/16/2007 || TIPS FOR SURVIVING A STORM 0 When a storm threatens: Turn refrigerator and freezer to the coldest level. Freeze water in plastic containers. Sanitise bathtubs and fill with water. Secure all outdoorobjects (such as awnings) by tying them down and bringing them in. Pick fruits such as coconuts, mangoes etc., from tre...Read More >>>   8/16/2007 || GRENADA PM ASKS US COURT TO DISMISS LAWSUIT 4 Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who has been sued in the United States by a victim of convicted fraudster Eric Resteiner, from whom Mitchell allegedly accepted at least $1 million in bribes, has asked the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York to dismiss the lawsuit. The ci...Read More >>>   8/16/2007 || TROPICAL STORM DEAN STRENGTHENS AS IT CONTINUES TO... 0 Tropical Storm Dean strengthened in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and was expected to become the season's first hurricane. Dean was located about 910 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, the string of Caribbean islands that stretches from Trinidad in the south to the Virgin Islands in the north, ...Read More >>>   8/16/2007 || TROPICAL STORM DEAN STRENGTHENS AS IT CONTINUES TO... 0 Tropical Storm Dean strengthened in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and was expected to become the season's first hurricane. Dean was located about 910 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, the string of Caribbean islands that stretches from Trinidad in the south to the Virgin Islands in the north, ...Read More >>>     8/16/2007 || 5:00AM - DEAN BECOMES CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE...HURR... 0 CATEGORY:WEATHER(HURRICANE0 ------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 16,2007 AT 5 am AST...0900 UTC...hurricane warnings have been issued for the islands of Dominica and St. Lucia by their respective governments. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions ...Read More >>>