Zimbabwe’s opposition party says its leader Morgan Tsvangirai has won the presidential election, releasing its own results to back up the claim. MDC Party Secretary General Tendai Biti said Mr Tsvangirai had won 50.3% of the vote to President Robert Mugabe’s 43.8%, so avoiding a run-off.
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National Youth Ambassadors hold meeting
ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Participants of the National Youth Ambassadors programme of the Department of Youth Development have held another in a series of meetings as they prepare themselves to become more equipped to handle the portfolios of youth ambassadors. The programme will be beneficial to the participants not only in […]
Grenadian economist warns about Cable & Wireless share sale
ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Local economist Byron Campbell is warning Grenadians to be cautious about buying the shares in Telecommunications Company Cable and Wireless being sold by the government.
St Patrick’s Day Celebrations!
ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA: The St Patrick’s Day celebrations ended with a road show on Saturday March 29th and exhibitions and street fiesta on March 30th. On Saturday March 29th the Patrick’s Organization for Development (S.P.O.D) had a road show led by DJ swift, from the Anglican school court yard through […]
Court in Jamaica grants Cash Plus request
The Supreme Court has granted approval for the embattled investment club Cash Plus to appoint a temporary manager. The temporary manager will be responsible for supervising the disbursement of funds to investors.
REVISED VOTERS LIST TO BE RELEASED SOON
MARCH 31ST 2008, St. George’s – An updated and revised voters list should be released any time from now. That’s according to a representative from the Parliamentary Elections Office.
Duke ‘did not order Diana death’
There is “not a shred of evidence” that the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Princess Diana’s death or that it was organised by MI6, the inquest has heard. Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker said jurors could find that Diana and Dodi Al Fayed died accidentally, or because of negligence.
HEALTH-BRAZIL: Education, the Only Weapon Against Dengue – by Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar (IPS) – After taking a number of emergency measures to combat the current dengue epidemic in Rio de Janeiro, health officials in Brazil have committed themselves to investing in education and awareness-raising in the future, as the only effective means of preventing further outbreaks of the […]
OIL-MEXICO: Floundering in Deep Waters- by Diego Cevallos
MEXICO CITY, Mar (IPS) – Billions of barrels of crude are lying under the deep seabed in the Gulf of Mexico, an area divided between Cuba, the United States and Mexico. But while the first two countries are approaching full commercial exploitation, the third is still trying to come up […]
Ongoing efforts to unite Grenada’s Oldest Political Party
Rumors are circulating that there are ongoing efforts to bring the two factions of Grenada’s oldest political party together for the next general election. The Grenada United Labour party was formed in 1951 by the late Prime Minister Sir Eric Matthew Gairy.
CHURCHES’ RESTORATION PROJECT RECEIVES BOOST
Four major churches which have become national symbols in Grenada received a boost to their reconstruction drive. Colombian Emeralds International has contributed 5,000 dollars to the restoration of the St. George’s Catholic Church.
PAN PIONEERS TO STAGE FIRST EVER GRENADA STELLPAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
St. George, March 29, 2008 — Pan Pioneers Production will stage Grenada’s first ever Steelpan Music Festival for Minor Categories 2008. The Minor Categories Championships are a series of Steel Pan competitions that consist of the following categories:
WINDS OF CHANGE CONFRONT CARIBBEAN TOURISM – By Bevan Springer
NEW YORK (March 29, 2008) – Reverend A.R. Bernard, founder and CEO of the Brooklyn-based Christian Cultural Center, the church home for thousands of Caribbean-Americans in the tri-state area, teaches that “Change is the only constant in life; And when change is necessary, not to change is destructive.”
Puerto Rico governor denies fraud
The Governor of Puerto Rico Anibal Acevedo Vila has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges at the federal court in the capital San Juan.Governor Acevedo Vila faces 19 charges linked to allegations of misusing thousands of dollars in illegal election campaign contributions. He is accused along with 12 of his associates.
BREAK –IN” AT ST. PATRICK’S D.R.O.
The Ministry of Finance wishes to inform the General Public that on the morning of Friday, March 28, 2008, it was discovered that the District Revenue Office (DRO) in Sauteurs, St. Patrick’s was broken into and the vault, containing monies for the payment of public assistance and necessitous children, stolen.
