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ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, January 9, 2015 – GIS: Delta Airline has announced that it will be starting a new weekly service between Atlanta and Grenada this summer. The United States based airline says the new service will be operated on Saturdays starting June 6th 2015 and ending August 15 2015. […]

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, January 8, 2015 – GIS: Almost one month away from Grenada’s anticipated 41st Independence Anniversary, the National Celebrations Committee (NCC), on Tuesday, hosted a media launch to formally begin the countdown to the grand patriotic event. The NCC revealed that this year’s celebrations will be observed under […]

Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial December 18, 2014 Christmas is just days away and we all should welcome the respite of the holiday; embrace it as an opportunity to turn down the temperature and ease up on grating on the national psyche. Lord knows we are used to political histrionics in this […]

The National Democratic Congress welcomes wholeheartedly the announcement of a number of measures by the governments of Cuba and the United States to normalise relations. This development is a major step forward in a positive direction which will reduce the hostile and confrontational engagement between two important member nations in […]

By Arley Gill I am not an expert on race relations in the United States of America; but I must admit as a black man, my interest was aroused over the last couple of weeks with the decisions of two grand juries and the response by the black communities and […]

Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly December 11, 2014 The past week or so has seen the emergence of political landmarks – local and regional – and lessons that have not been lost on some political observers. On Friday, here in Grenada, former MP Edzel Thomas is being buried. The only tribute to […]

Grenada (Nov. 24, 2014) -With its reputation for combining five star service and luxury within a relaxed and intimate environment, Calabash Grenada (www.CalabashHotel.com), is honoured to have been selected as the winner of both the Service Excellence in Tourism award and named the Business Leader of the Year by the […]

With the return of Condor Airlines to Grenada, the Grenada Tourism Authority (G.T.A) has organized a five (5) member team familiarization visit of German Journalists to the sister-isle of Carriacou. On Wednesday, November 19th, five (5) German Journalists visited the sister-isle of Carriacou. This was all part of a familiarization […]

On the evening of November 13, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell announced a few changes to his ministerial and senatorial appointments. Cabinet reshuffles are great focal points for discussions; no different to the hullabaloo that is generated after the results of the Carnival Queen Show, Panorama, Soca Monarch and Calypso […]

Friday 21st November 2014, True Blue Bay Resort. The smell of spices permeated the air at the auspicious opening of the Pure Grenada Nutmeg Spice Festival. The festival, which was first held in 2012, celebrates Grenada’s nutmeg which is the most desired spice and holds pride of place as the […]

Thursday 20th November 2014. Spice Basket, St. George. Bob Marley, Martin Luther, Bono and even Shakespeare have all attested to the pureness and power of music through performing arts and theatre on the big stage. “There is a practical reason for music education: It teaches people to think, solve problems, […]

Brother and sisters, Ladies and gentlemen, Grenadians all I take this opportunity to address you tonight on matters of national importance. It has been over five months since the last address. We have deliberately waited on this occasion to do so when we have some major national announcements to make. […]

By Neals J. Chitan Just this July, I stood before hundreds of children, youth and adults in the sister islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, delivering the high impact social skill session “Getting Up and Moving On when Life gets Unfair,” Session #4 of “Project STOP ‘n’ THINK-Carriacou 2014.” This […]

Thursday, 13 November 2014:  On Thursday 25 June 2014, GRENLEC announced that a 3.2% reduction in the non-fuel component of its electricity rates for the coming year would become effective 1 January 2015. The announced rate reduction is in accordance with the rate-setting provisions set forth in the Electricity Supply […]

The Leader, National Executive and Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with deep sadness, extend their condolences to the relatives and friends of the late Senator Jester Emmons. Party Leader, Senator V. Nazim Burke described his senate colleague as a “true patriot and committed son of the soil, who […]