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Grenadians United in Virginia Spring Gala

Grenadians United In Virginia request the honor of your company to their 23RD SPRING GALA ON APRIL 21ST 2018 from 7:00 PM TO 1.00AM at the exquisite  Sheraton Hotel located 3501 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VIRGINIA. DONATION $60.00 PER PERSON Live entertainment by “BLACKMAN” former lead singer of thee band, LAMBERT & […]

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Indian Government Minister to visit Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, MARCH 23, 2018, GIS: A Government Minister from India has been instructed to visit Grenada to personally congratulate reelected Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell and to see firsthand the state of Indian funded projects on the island. This information was conveyed to Prime Minister Mitchell during a meeting […]

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GCNA Online Store

The Grenada Co-operative Nutmeg Association is pleased to announce the opening of its online store www.gcnanutmeg.com for Grenada Nutmeg and other spices, locally made products and souvenirs. This new feature will stimulate the increased reach and awareness of our treasured ‘Grenada Nutmeg’, known for its superior quality. The GCNA wishes […]

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Outbreak of Chicken Pox at St. George’s Anglican Junior School -NO SCHOOL FROM FEBRUARY 23 TO 26, 2016

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, February 22, 2016 –GIS: The Public is hereby advised of an outbreak of Chicken Pox at the St. George’s Anglican Junior School (Hinsey Junior School). The Ministry of Health has confirmed seventeen (17) cases of chicken pox among the students as of Monday, February 22nd, 2016. In […]

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GIZ Director General on Grenada Mission

St. George’s, 22nd February 2016: The Director General of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Mr.  Joachim Prey accompanied by Marina Meuss, Head of the Regional Office of GIZ , visited Grenada to hold meetings with Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Hon. Minister Gregory Bowen, Hon. Minister Roland […]

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Improved Health Care Services for Homes

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, February 19, 2016: Enhanced health care services for homes and institutions in Grenada. This follows a cabinet decision to implement a policy to have at least one Nurse and Nursing Assistant operating full time in these institutions. Health Minister Hon. Nickolas Steel says plans along these lines […]

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Nationwide Weekend Activities

Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly February 4, 2016 The Grenada Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Sports, as well Beacon Insurance and other sponsors, deserve to be commended for hosting another successful Sports Awards’ ceremony. Credit also must be given to the many people who, each year, work tirelessly in the background […]

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Grenada’s Calypso Monarch Ajamu Celebrates 42nd Anniversary of Independence in NYC

By Gerry Hopkin, JD NYC; Feb. 2, 2016 ‒ The approximately 100,000 thousand Grenadian-Americans in New York City and the surrounding tri-state area, would be joined by Grenada’s reigning, most-crowned Calypso Monarch, King Ajamu, along with the reigning Road March King, Synnah and former National and Diaspora crown-holders, Inspector, Val […]

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CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN NEW CEO VISITS GRENADA

St. George’s, Grenada, February 1, 2016 — New CIBC FirstCaribbean Chief Executive Gary Brown said the business in Grenada was poised for growth after a recent restructuring exercise. Mr. Brown, who along with Donna Wellington, Managing Director of Barbados Operating Company, under which the Grenada business falls, visited the island […]

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PETER WICKHAM’s GRENADA! – RESPONSE TO OPINION PIECE

On Friday, 16th January 2016, GBN Nightly News aired a news item Captioned “Foregone Conclusion” in which Barbadian pollster Peter W. Wickham, is quoted in the report showering unbridled praise on the 3 year old administration of Dr. Mitchell and all but guaranteeing him victory in the next general election […]

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New Parliament Building for Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA January 27, 2016: The government and people of Grenada are one step closer to the construction of a new, state-of-the art parliament building, with work expected to begin in one month. In Tuesday’s post cabinet briefing, Government Senator, Brenda Hood disclosed that Quinn Company Limited, a Grenadian […]

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American Tourist Killed on the Island Of Grenada

A 39-year-old American woman, understood to be from Georgia, was found brutally killed on deserted beach Shocked British tourists were caught up in a ‘Death in Paradise’ murder today on a beautiful Caribbean island. An American woman tourist was found brutally killed in Grenada on a deserted stretch of beach. The 39-year-old victim is […]