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9/3/2007 || ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN US GET REPRIEVE 0 Thousands of illegal immigrants, including West Indians, have been granted a temporary reprieve when a United States federal judge prohibited the Department of Homeland Security from carrying out new rules to crack down on their employers. The ruling in the Federal District Court in San Francisco...Read More >>>   9/3/2007 || WHEN FELIX CAME CALLING 0 Then Tropical Storm Felix, now a Category 5 hurricane, pounded Grenada on Saturday morning, knocking down banana trees, other agricultural crops and an outdoor entertainment nightclub. Preliminary reports on Saturday after the storm indicated that three houses were left roofless and toppled over...Read More >>>   9/2/2007 || GRENADA PLAYS JAMAICA IN FINALS OF CARIBBEAN CUP 1 CATEGORY:SPORTS(FOOTBALL) ---------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY September 02, 2007 by Wallace J.A Grenada’s footballers will come up against the defending champions in the Caribbean Cup Soccer Championship, Jamaica, in New York later on today (Sunday September 2, 2007). The mat...Read More >>>   9/1/2007 || TROPICAL STORM FELIX RAGED OVER GRENADA 1 CATEGORY:WEATHER NEWS ------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2007 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Tropical storm Felix passed over Grenada just around 4 am this morning with storm force winds forcing power outages throughout most of the island. Storm force winds continued into t...Read More >>>   8/31/2007 || WEATHER UPDATE FROM NADMA 1 CATEGORY:WEATHER NEWS ------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 31,2007 Due to the nature of the system, its current location, and the fact that the Hurricane Hunter is expected to investigate the system later this evening, it means that we may have to go to a RUSHED TROPICAL ST...Read More >>>   8/31/2007 || WILDMAN GIVES UP ON BECOMING AG 0 Hugh Wildman, the Jamaican who is the special legal advisor to the government of Grenada, says he has given up all hope of becoming the country's Attorney General. This follows the London-based Privy Council's rejection of his appeal for a review of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission's re...Read More >>>   8/31/2007 || NNP CLAIMS GAIN ON LOST SUPPORT 0 The ruling New National Party (NNP) of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell is claiming that it has recovered a significant amount of support lost at the last general election, when it narrowly scraped through to win a parliamentary majority. The NNP, which won elections on three occasions and forme...Read More >>>   8/31/2007 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT SECURES NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS FO... 0 The Grenada government has secured nursing scholarships for 15 young Grenadians in Cuba. The scholarships, which have been made possible through the joint agreement and harmonious working relationship between the governments of Grenada and Cuba, provide the opportunity for the young and promising...Read More >>>   8/31/2007 || GRENADIANC DELEGATION OFF TO CHINA NEXT WEEK 0 A Nineteen (19) member delegation will leave the island for the Peoples Republic of China during the first week of September. In China, the Grenadian delegation will attend the following seminars and forums: ·Tourism Development and Cooperation Seminar for countries of Latin America, the Carib...Read More >>>   8/31/2007 || REGIONAL FOOTBALL COMES TO GRENADA THIS WEEKEND 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(FOOTBALL) ----------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 31,2007 by Wallace J.A GRENADA: This weekend, many Grenadians will be turning their attention to regional football. The Barbados Under 23 male football team will be in the Spice Isle to play two friendly ...Read More >>>   8/30/2007 || THOUSANDS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'... 1 CATEGORY:EDUCATION ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 30, 2007 GRENADA: Distribution of vouchers under the Government of Grenada’s Primary School Financial Assistance Programme commenced on Monday 27th August, 2007 and continued throughout the country until Wednesday 29t...Read More >>>   8/30/2007 || GRENADA TO PROFIT FROM REGIONAL BANANA CRISIS 0 Following the virtual obliteration of the banana sector in Jamaica, St. Lucia and Dominica by Hurricane Dean, farmers in Grenada are set to make a windfall. According to officials of the Marketing and National Importing Board (MNIB) demand for the fruit has increased as a result of the damage d...Read More >>>   8/30/2007 || US OUTLINES NEW MEASURES FOR GREEN CARD HOLDERS 0 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is urging Caribbean and other immigrants with green cards without expiration dates to immediately replace them or face penalties. The division of the Department of Homeland Security said that these immigrants may have to pay US$370 to replace...Read More >>>   8/29/2007 || MNIB NEWS 0 CATEGORY:AGRICULTURE ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 29,2007 by Fitzroy James Market Summary: With the resumption of shipments to Trinidad exports for the week increased to 30,686 lbs compared to 3,805 the previous week. Exports to all destinations increased...Read More >>>   8/29/2007 || MARKET SUMMARY FROM MNIB 0 CATEGORY:AGRICULTURE ----------------------- INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 29,2007 by Fitzroy James This week saw seven price changes of which two were decrease and the rest showed increases. These changes are linked to supply chain issues. The regular rains have not been favorable to...Read More >>>   8/29/2007 || GOVERNMENT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR NEEDY STUDENTS 0 The Grenada government says it will spend nearly $1 million (one EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) in providing assistance to needy students to attend primary school, while the main opposition National Democratic Congress has vowed that it would not abandon a controversial internship programme for school le...Read More >>>   8/29/2007 || HURRICANE RECOVERY EFFORTS, A PRIORITY 0 CATEGORY:DISASTER RELIEF ---------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA WEDNESDAY August 29,2007 by Renwick Rose WINFA continues to give priority to its efforts to ensure that farmers affected by the ravages of Hurricane Dean are assisted to rebuild their lives, regain productive livelihoods...Read More >>>   8/28/2007 || LAW AND POLITICS - WHAT AN EXPENSIVE LEGAL FARCE!! 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ----------------------- INSIDE GRENADA TUESDAY August 28, 2007 by Lloyd Noel (Editor's note: The views and opinions expresed in the following commentary represent those of the writer and not necessarily that of Grenadian Connection). When the Commission of Inquiry was...Read More >>>   8/28/2007 || THE DEMISE OF CALYPSO 1 By Dexter Mitchell My 10-year-old daughter is just about to start high school and in a recent conversation with her I attempted to find out where her interests lie. Well to my surprise young Miss Mitchell informed me that not only does she enjoy being on stage but she is most interested in singin...Read More >>>   8/28/2007 || ST. LUCIA’S PM BACK IN HOSPITAL 0 St. Lucia's Prime Minister Sir John Compton was Sunday admitted to a private hospital, suffering from an infection of the chest. Sir John, who has been recovering from a series of minor strokes since April, was admitted to the hospital on the outskirts of the capital at the recommendation of his ...Read More >>>   8/28/2007 || DAY OF RECKONING FOR FOUR IN GRENADA BANKING SCHEM... 0 An offshore banking scam based in Grenada that cost thousands of U.S. and Canadian investors more than $170 million ended with federal prison sentences on Monday for four people. Douglas Ferguson, Laurent Barnabe, Robert Skirving and Rita Regale were officers of the First International Bank of Gr...Read More >>>   8/28/2007 || THOUSANDS TAKE TO NOTTING HILL 0 Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out on the streets of west London for the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival. Parades of flamboyant performers along with sunny weather have attracted the crowds, with police estimating the attendance at 600,000. The theme of this year's event ...Read More >>>   8/27/2007 || MIRABEAU COMMUNITY RECEIVES LAWN-MOWER 1 CATEGORY:COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT --------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY August 27,2007 by Wallace J.A ST.ANDREW’S: Residents of Mirabeau, a village in the rural parish of St.Andrew, now have something to smile and feel happy about. On Friday afternoon, a gift of a lawn-mower ...Read More >>>   8/26/2007 || APARTMENT BUILDING COLLAPSES INTO CAVE IN BARBADOS... 0 CATEGORY:BREAKING NEWS (REGIONAL) ------------------------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SUNDAY August 26,2007 Unconfirmed reports coming out of the Caribbean island of Barbados state that an apartment building in Brittons Hill, St, Michael has collapsed into a cave. This tragedy is believed...Read More >>>   8/25/2007 || NEW HOME FOR BEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 0 CATEGORY:EDUCATION ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA SATURDAY August 25,2007 ST. GEORGE’S: Fulfilling a promise that was first made over 30 years ago, the Government of Grenada has made possible a permanent home for Berean Christian School. When Berean Christian Academy was started...Read More >>>   8/24/2007 || CHINA PROVIDES EIGHT MORE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRENADI... 0 CATEGORY:EDUCATION ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 24,2007 by Wallace J.A ST. GEORGE’S: On September 4, eight young Grenadians will be leaving the Spice Isle to travel to the Peoples Republic of China where they will be furthering their studies over the next four years...Read More >>>   8/24/2007 || KEY STROKES COMMUNITY COMPUTER PROGRAMME SECOND GR... 0 CATEGORY:COMMUNITY ---------------------- INSIDE GRENADA FRIDAY August 24,2007 by Ms. Sherry Noel MPH Key Stroke has again made history in the life of the young people of La. Digue and surrounding areas. Twenty-two more persons graduated from its computer program this year with certifica...Read More >>>   8/24/2007 || NEW HOME FOR BEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 0 Fulfilling a promise that was first made over 30 years ago, the Government of Grenada has made possible a permanent home for Berean Christian Schools. When Berean Christian Academy was started in 1972, the school was housed at the old Islander Hotel. Several years later, when the government of Si...Read More >>>   8/24/2007 || GREEN CARD HOLDERS TO PAY BIG BUCKS FOR NEW DOCUME... 0 Legal residents whose green cards lack expiration dates may have to pay US$370 to replace them, the Homeland Security Department said yesterday. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a division of the department, has proposed requiring legal residents with those cards to pay a US$290 replacement ...Read More >>>     8/23/2007 || SAASS PERFORMS CREDITABLY IN 2007 CXC EXAMINATIONS 6 CATEGORY:EDUCATION --------------------- INSIDE GRENADA THURSDAY August 23,2007 by Wallace J.A ST.ANDREW’S: The St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) has once again proven to the entire nation that it is one of the finest academic institutions on the island. The school, located i...Read More >>>