August 23, 2006 The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) wishes to inform the general public of the emergence of a tropical wave in the area. Should it continue on its current path it is likely to develop into a tropical depression within 24 hours. This means that Grenada can ...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -------------------------------------- MAMMA CANNES, St. Andrew - It was a true expression of community spirit, as hundreds turned out at the Mamma Cannes Playing Field in St Andrew on Sunday for what was called “The Mamma Cannes Lime”. The old, not so old, the mid...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CALYPSO -------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - Hollis Mapp “Mr Killa” has had a truly rewarding 2006 Carnival season. The talented young artist who burst onto the scene a couple years ago crowned a wonderful season by win...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ----------------------------- By Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) “ Carnival gone, CWC2007 to come - but something else has to be taking place in between, to take advantage of whatever benefits that expensive investment may bring.” There can be little doubt that...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:SPECIAL REPORT ----------------------------- GRENADA – The 64-room luxury Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada has achieved the prestigious Green Globe Benchmarked Certificate under the new Green Globe Certification program, which recognizes the resort’s commitment to operating at the...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:COMMENTARY --------------------------- By Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) "Of very real concern must be the economic strangulation nearly all the Cricket match Venues are undergoing - in their preparations to be CWC ready for Match/April, next year..." The chaos and conf...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CONSTRUCTION --------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA - The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 has assured Grenada, the region and the rest of the world the National Stadium will be ready for the big Cric...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:SPORTS ---------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA – A twenty-man Stanford superstar team has been selected by the West Indies Cricket Legends on Monday August 14 to contest a much-anticipated 20/20 game against South Africa later on this year. The w...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CARNIVAL ---------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA - Defending Calypso Monarch Findley Jeffrey “Scholar”, former Soca Monarchs Wilt Cambridge “Tallpree”, Hollis Mapp “Mr. Killer” and Sheldon Douglas were among a 16-man cast that vied for honors ...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CARNIVAL -------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada (Friday August 11, 2006) - The Tanteen Playing Field will shake violently when it gets a feel of the country’s hottest Soca music for the 2006 Carnival season. Thousands are expected ...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CARNIVAL ---------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada – ‘The best and biggest ever’ has become one of the clichés to characterize this year’s carnival. “ We need to …work with a five –year plan for Carnival to achieve something special...Read More >>>

Bridgetown, Barbados, August 9, 2006 - As a result of a foiled terrorist plot in London today to blow up a number of airlines enroute to the United States in mid-flight using liquid explosives all airlines operating into England and the United States including those from the Caribbean have insti...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CRIME ------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA (August 10, 2006) – The Media Workers’ Association of Grenada (MWAG) issued a strong condemnation of the brutal and senseless killing of six media workers in neighboring Guyana yesterday. MWAG joined with...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:TERRORISM ------------------------ By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) AUGUST 10, 2006 – Today, British authorities thwarted an allege plot by terrorists to commit mass-murder by blowing-up several aircrafts mid-air from the United Kingdom to the USA. It is believed that ...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:WEATHER NEWS --------------------------- By Rawle Titus GRENADA (August 9, 2006) - The National Disaster Management Agency says the recent downgrading of the 2006 hurricane forecast must not be interpreted as reason to be relaxed about preparing for a disaster. In a new forecast...Read More >>>

By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENVILLE, St. Andrew’s - The ‘Miss Heritage Queenshow’, which was organized by the promoters of the Rainbow City Festival, took place at the Grenville Market Square on Monday August 07, 2006 (Emancipation Day). Even though heavy downpours of...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:COMMENTARY -------------------------- By Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) "Justice is so necessary and so relevant for each and every one of us that no price is too high to obtain it and preserve it. To let others take it away from us - is tantamount to a return to slavery before Emanc...Read More >>>

By Wallace J.A ( Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENVILLE, St. Andrew’s – Team Grenada performed very commendably at the recently held CUT games in St.Lucia, which ran from July 21 – 22. The CUT (Caribbean Union of Teachers) games have been taking place for well over twenty years and involves ke...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ---------------------------------- By Rawle Titus ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) recently played host to a workshop that has brought together professionals seeking to revive the Primary Health Care Unit in St. George’s. W...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CULTURAL CELEBRATION --------------------------------- GRENVILLE, St.Andrew’s - Organizers of this year’s Rainbow City Festival are promising an experience of a lifetime. Committee Members are full swing into this year’s festival, which was officially launched on July 2, 2006, and g...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CARNIVAL ---------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) PARACLETE, St.Andrew’s – Work is progressing very satisfactorily at the Paraclete Government School ahead of the August 14 & 15 carnival celebrations. Villagers from Paraclete as well as from the nearby com...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CARNIVAL ---------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA (August 2, 2006) – Just when Grenadians were about to express satisfaction with the lack of mêlée in this years carnival buildup, a controversy involving the use of the theme song ‘August is the Time’...Read More >>>

By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) GRENADA - The Springs Day Care and Pre-Primary School will be reopened in March of 2007, after being put out of commission by Hurricane Ivan in September of 2004. A brand new and improved facility is being constructed under the Basic Needs Trust ...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CARNIVAL ----------------------- By Team Grenada GRENADA (August 1, 2006) – President of the Grenada Carnival Committee, Mr. Dexter Mitchell, today released the much-anticipated list of finalists for the various calypso/ soca competitions scheduled to take place later on this month. ...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:SPORTS -------------------- By Wallace J.A (St. Andrew's correspondent) GRENADA – The inaugural Stanford 20/20 Tournament is presently down to four teams, each of which will be vying for a place in the finals on Sunday August 13, 2006. The winning team in the finals will take home a ...Read More >>>

CATEGORY: COMMENTARY ------------------------ By Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) All the above descriptions or adjectives - as well as the hundreds of others being used or devised, to describe or attempt to explain what is happening in our CARICOM state of T&T - are flooding the Media and airwav...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:CULTURAL CELEBRATION -------------------------------- By Trevor Thwaites (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENVILLE, St.Andrew - Emancipation Day is also being celebrated with more favour and meaning this year in St Andrew. It’s being added to the activities put on by the St Andrews De...Read More >>>

By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - Emancipation Day (August 1) is being celebrated in a big way this year in Grenada. The Grenada Cultural Foundation has planned a series of activities to mark the occasion with three weeks of special activities to heighten aware...Read More >>>

By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, who is presently in India with other regional cricket officials to launch the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, will take the opportunity to touch base with his Indian counterpart, Pri...Read More >>>

CATEGORY:SPORTS ------------------ By Trevor Thwaites (St.George's correspondent) ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - Organizers of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 are taking the event to the Far East with the launch of the big Cricketing Extravaganza this week in India. A two-day media Blitz has been pl...Read More >>>