The public is hereby advised that the Political Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator V. Nazim Burke, will address the nation on Tuesday, August 19th 2014 at 8.00 p.m. In his address, Mr. Burke will outline his party’s position on the process of Constitutional Reform now underway in […]
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Keeping a genuine perspective on life
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial August 14, 2014: – We know it’s very easy to lose a genuine perspective on life during holiday and festive seasons; whether it’s at Christmas, carnival or on some other special occasion or time of the year. And, so, last week – as Grenadians celebrated Spicemas 2014 – […]
Questions of money & judging: annual carnival rituals
By Lincoln Depradine There are a few things that are part of the annual ritual of all carnivals. Among the rituals are complaints about unfair and poor judging; dissatisfaction with government and private sector funding for the festival; questions about the receipt and disbursement of money; poor festival organizing; dissatisfaction […]
Compelling arguments for CCJ
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial July 24, 2014: – It’s official and it will be historic! February 10, 2015, is Referendum Day in Grenada. Minister of Legal Affairs Hon. Elvin Nimrod made the announcement last week after the Advisory Committee on Constitutional Reform, headed by Dr Francis Alexis, handed in its report and […]
“Hail Carriacou-Land we Love” – By Neals J. Chitan
If you are knowledgeable of the great national anthems of the Caribbean, you will realize that the caption to this article “Hail Carriacou – land we love” was coined to salute the people and leaders of two islands which I have over the past eight weeks come to love greatly. […]
Netherlands Sponsors Calypso Tent Revival for Spicemas 2014
La Sagesse, St. David, Grenada July 18th and 19th 2014: Spicemas 2014 is here! In only a few short weeks, the main events will take place over the period August 7th to 12th. This year, one of the noteworthy and eagerly anticipated highlights is the revival of the calypso tent which […]
CIBC FirstCaribbean Staff Holds Special Cancer Awareness Walk!
St. Georges, Grenada, 19th July 2014: On Saturday 19th July, friends, family and staff of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, participated in a special cancer awareness fundraising walk, aptly dubbed ‘Walk with Us’, which was arranged by CIBC FirstCaribbean Grenada. The route which ran from Mt. Gay to Grand Etang, is […]
Crime & Punishment – Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial
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 […]
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 […]
