July 17, 2014: Whenever someone in a position of power and authority is accused of abusing that power and authority, it behooves us all to stop and quickly examine the veracity of the allegations. The issue takes on greater urgency when the person wielding power and authority is a member of […]
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THE MADE IN GRENADA TOTAL LOCAL SHOWCASE CANCELLED
The Made In Grenada Total Local Showcase that was to feature 40 Local Artistes, 3 Local Bands, along with local food and drink, scheduled for Thursday August 7th, 2014, has been the cancelled. The cancellation is due to the refusal of the Spicemas Corporation to endorse the event. The lack […]
MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONDUCTS SECOND ROUND OF FOGGING
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, JULY 14, 2014 – GIS: The Ministry of Health will take its fogging campaign to St. Andrew this week. Last Monday the Ministry’s Vector Control Department launched the fogging campaign which health officials described as an aggressive attack against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which is said to be the […]
Netherlands Insurance Proudly Sponsors Two Astounding Dance Recitals
St Georges, Grenada July 14 2014 – Sunday July 6thand 13th are dates that will long be remembered and treasured by students and patrons of two leading dance theatres in Grenada. To celebrate their seventh anniversary, the Conception Dance Theatre hosted a special showcase on Sunday July 6th, in which students […]
Customers Lining Up for GRENLEC’s Bonus Days
Wednesday, 2 July 2014: After 2 days of GRENLEC’s latest promotion, more than 400 customers have already walked away with thousands of dollars in prizes. On Tuesday, 1 July GRENLEC launched the second edition of its Bonus Day Promotion at its Bruce Street location in St. George’s. Electricity customers are […]
A policy of containment may have avoided further Middle East troubles
By Arley Gill ISIS – the group that claims it’s fighting for an “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’’ – is said to be extreme compared to the Taliban, whom we know to be extreme. The goal of ISIS is to carve out an Islamic state, taking portions of unstable […]
Clear, unequivocal zero-tolerance statement on domestic violence
Caribupdate Weekly condemns – in the strongest possible way – the recent gruesome killing of Nexiann Downes-Clarke. Her decomposing body was unearthed in a shallow grave in the community of Mt. Moritz a week ago. We firmly believe that justice needs to be swift and that the convicted killer or […]
A Little Child Shall Lead
By Neals J. Chitan Being born at the tail end of the Baby Boom generation on the mainland of the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, as a teenage boy, I frequently braved the wild Atlantic on simple wooden boats with my brothers to visit our sister island […]
Will the real Ray Roberts stand up?
Caribupdate editorial AT some point soon – current senator Ray Roberts must decide which master he is serving. He either wants to continue to be the workers’ representative in the Senate; a trusted member of the social partners grouping advising government on economic policy; or wanna-be political candidate. In recent […]
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank INTER-PRIMARY SCHOOL SWIMMING COMPETITION 2014
Event took place at Good Hope Swimming Pool, St. Paul’s, 5th & 6th June 2014 St. Georges, Grenada, 5th June 2014. The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Religious Affairs, in collaboration with The Grenada Amateur Swimming Association, once hosted the annual CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Inter-Primary School Swimming Competition. […]
Luxury resort Calabash Grenada announces its 2014 multi-million dollar upgrade project
GRENADA (16 June 2014) – Calabash Grenada will be closing during August and September to extensively upgrade the resort. The multi-million dollar project will bring the standards at the five-star resort to an increased level of luxury and improve its quality of service. The all-suite resort, which also features five […]
Greater Grenville Project underway
ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, June 16, 2014 – GIS: The people of St Andrews have been assured that the Greater Grenville Project is very much on stream. The 30 million dollar project that was conceived in 2003 by the New National Party (NNP) Administration of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, has surfaced in […]
Registration still open for first ever child/caregiver conference in Grenada
ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Monday, 16 June 2014: US based charity, reachwithin, says a few spaces are still available to attend their REACH Grenada’s division two-day conference, Children & Caregivers: The Importance of Their Relationships. It takes place on Thursday 26thand Friday 27thJune 2014 at St George’s University. Organised in collaboration […]
Prime Minister Mitchell congratulates Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, June 13, 2014 – GIS:On behalf of the Government and People of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell extends heartfelt congratulations to the new government of Antigua and Barbuda, and new Prime Minister, Honourable Gaston Browne. Prime Minister Mitchell believes […]
GUESTS OF CALABASH GRENADA RAISE MONEY FOR THE BELAIR CHILDREN’S HOME
GRENADA (5 June 2014) Guests at Calabash Grenada have contributed over EC$500 to the Bel Air Children’s Home at Calliste. The money has been raised from the sales of a booklet that describes the tropical gardens in which the hotel is set. A regular guest at the hotel was so […]
