(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The time has come for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to take stock of its strategic direction as there was an urgent need for the regional integration movement to redound to an enhanced quality of life for its peoples.
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Day 4: The RORC Caribbean 600
Day 4: The RORC Caribbean 600 has been a special event for all of the competitors. Last night the closest battle in any class was decided and the two remaining yachts racing showed great fighting spirit. This provided a fitting finale to racing in the beautiful, but sometimes brutal waters […]
NNP CONCERN
The New National Party is deeply concerned with the seemingly constant increases in the price of gas and food items, which is essential for our modern survival – especially for the poor and vulnerable persons in our society. The party also laments the apparent absence of an effective government strategy […]
Young Men’s Mission
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Improvements planned for Physical Planning Unit
St. George’s, February 24, 2011 (GIS) – A series of measures is being taken to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Physical Planning Unit (PPU), a government minister has announced. Joseph Gilbert, Minister of Works, Physical Development and Public Utilities, said the measures include a proposal to fill vacant […]
NYU COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY HENRY SCHEIN CARES GLOBAL STUDENT OUTREACH PROVIDE FREE ORAL HEALTH CARE IN GRENADA
On February 27-March 4, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the NYU College of Dentistry Henry Schein Cares Global Student Outreach Program will provide oral health care to children and adults at the Tivoli Medical Station at St. Andrew’s Parish School. The event is open to the public for individuals […]
Ribena Provides Sponsorship for Inter-Primary School Athletics Championship
For another consecutive year, Ribena, through its local distributor Huggins Pharmaceuticals Division, is sponsoring the Inter-Primary School Athletics Championship held by Carriacou and Petite Martinique’s Grenada Union Teachers’ (G.U.T.) Branch. Last Wednesday in Hillsborough, Carriacou, a ceremony officially launching this year’s championship was held, where Mr. Kerwin Noel, Chairman of […]
Thrills and Spills – Day 2: RORC Caribbean 600
Day 2 By mid-morning on day two, the RORC Caribbean 600 was very much living up to its billing as a high-speed thrilling race around the stunning Caribbean. The majority of the fleet is now heading for the top part of the course and should be around St. Maarten during […]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ministry of Housing, Lands & Community Development announces that the deadline for the submission of applications for homes under the Chinese Housing Project is Monday, February 28th, 2011.
Blast off! RORC Caribbean 600 Starts in Antigua
As if by magic, the tradewinds blew into the starting area off English Harbour, Antigua after several days of light winds. With 22 knots or more in the gusts. The strong winds launched the RORC Caribbean 600 fleet into action for the start of what is probably the world’s most […]
Nadia fires up fetes on the road to Fantastic Friday
POS, Trinidad – There seems to be no slowing down for one of the Soca industry’s top singer-songwriters. Nadia Batson aka ‘Miss B’ who recently qualified for the finals of the International Soca Monarch has certainly made her presence felt since the beginning the long, hectic season. For the love […]
‘Blood’ blazes up T&T for Carnival 2011
St. Philip, Barbados – After years of being absent from the Soca Capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Anderson ‘Blood’ Armstrong is back with a bang. The former vocalist of Barbadian super band ‘Square One’ and current Party Monarch of Barbados has been generating quite a buzz and leaving a fiery […]
Fete with the Saints 2011… A true Trini success!!!
P.O.S. Trinidad – The recent annual, all inclusive soiree ‘Fete with the Saints’ evoked a spirit of supreme festivity on the grounds of Saint Mary’s College, more popularly known as CIC (College of the Immaculate Conception). The prestigious college which has produced some of the country’s most notable citizens such […]
Fertilizer for banana and other agricultural production
St. George’s, February 21, 2011 (GIS) – Local farmers who have been requesting fertilizer for agricultural production have now had their request met. “The farmers will be very happy to know that we got the chemically blended fertilizer which they have been asking for,’’ Agriculture Minister Denis Lett announced Monday. […]
Joint effort results in new homes for St. George South residents
Listen to the best in Caribbean Music Soca, Calypso and Reggae St. George’s, February 20, 2011 – New homes have been built for two residents of St. George South in a private-sector supported effort that involved dozens of volunteers, including government ministers.
