Sunday, October 12 – Les Abymes, Guadeloupe: The spice Islanders, Grenada, shocked the Caribbean yesterday when they scored the first goal in Stage 2 of the Digicel Caribbean Championships held in Guadeloupe. Up against favourites Martinique, Grenada, who came into Stage 2 with only 3 points, held their own against […]
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MARTINIQUE AND GRENADA DRAW IN FIRST MATCH OF DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS’ STAGE 2
Saturday, October 11; Stade Municipal Rene Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe: Group F favourites, Martinique, survived a scare from the spice islanders of Grenada; coming from behind twice, as the first match of Stage 2 in the Digicel Caribbean Championships played out to a tense 2-2 draw.
GOALS GALORE IN THE SECOND MATCH OF THE DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS’ GROUP F
Saturday, October 11; Stade Municipal Rene Serge Nabajoth – Les Abymes, Guadeloupe: There were goals galore as a gorgeous Guadeloupe gorged on goals against an outclassed Cayman Islands. Group hosts Guadeloupe opened Stage 2 of the Digicel Caribbean Championships with a superb hat-trick from international debutant Michael Antoine-Curier leading the […]
NEVER CRY WOLF
The New National Party is horrified to bear witness to the false, defamatory and libelous claims being made about the sale of the Grenada Grand Beach Resort.
CARIBBEAN: Brain Drain – No Solution in Sight By Dalia Acosta
HAVANA, Oct 8 (IPS) – Like other developing regions, the Caribbean is no stranger to brain drain. Besides the impact on local economies, the exodus of university graduates has profound social implications, and there is no solution in sight.
CARIBBEAN: Bracing for U.S. Sneeze By Peter Richards
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 8 (IPS) – While United States lawmakers debate the pros and cons of providing a 700-billion-dollar bailout for floundering financial firms, Caribbean countries are bracing for the cold that will follow the proverbial sneeze in Washington.
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (AFUWI) TO HOST ANNUAL RADIOTHON IN NEW YORK
New York, NY (October 1, 2008): On Saturday, October 25th, the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) will host Radiothon 2008 to raise funds which will be used to provide deserving students with much needed scholarships and grants.
JENNIFER HOSTEN TO LAUNCH AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Hosten will have the Toronto launch of her recently published autobiography BEYOND MISS WORLD, written with husband Shaun Sarsfield at the Consulate General of Grenada, 439 University Avenue, Suite 930, on Thursday, October 16, 2008. The Toronto launch and book signing, starts at 6: 00 p.m.
Francis Mc Barnette Appointed OAS Representative To Barbados
The Organisation of American States (OAS) has the pleasure to announce that the Secretary-General, H.E. José Miguel Insulza, has appointed Mr. Francis A. Mc Barnette as OAS Representative to Barbados. This appointment which is effective September 1st, 2008 brings to a close Mr. Mc Barnette’s tenure as OAS Representative to […]
Celebrities appeal for Cuban Five
Some 130 celebrities from the arts, media and politics have signed an open letter calling for justice for five Cubans jailed in the US for spying.
Draft freedom of information bill being prepared for public distribution
Barbadians will soon have the opportunity to comment on a number of proposed pieces of legislation designed to improve governance in the island. These include a draft freedom of information bill.
Opposition Leader says Barbadians continue to feel the strain of a worsening economy
Opposition Leader Mia Mottley says Barbadians continue to feel the strain of a worsening economy, the latest pinch coming in the form of how their homes have been appraised by the land tax department.
Barbados’ unemployment rate now stands at 8.6%
Bridgetown, Barbados, September 25, 2008: The Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Finance says the rate of unemployment at the end of June increased by 0.5%, compared with the same period last year.
Initiation of Security Cooperation Dialogue with Caribbean Leaders
Bridgetown, Barbados: September 25, 2008: In a September 25 meeting with leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic, I announced the United States’ support for and commitment to begin immediately a wide-ranging U.S.-Caribbean security cooperation dialogue.
“Haiti Is Going From Catastrophe to Catastrophe”
Michael Deibert interviews CHAVANNES JEAN-BAPTISTE NEW YORK, Sep (IPS) – Peasant leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste has been at the forefront of the struggles of Haiti‘s peasants for over 35 years. Born in the village of Papay in Haiti’s Plateau Central, Jean-Baptiste helped found the Mouvman Peyizan Papay (MPP) peasant union as […]
