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FORMER MEMBERS UNITED WORKERS PARTY WOMEN’S ARM

CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA, Monday, October 26, 2015. Former Members of the United Workers Party Women’s Arm strongly condemns statements made by the Hon. Guy Joseph at a public meeting in Micoud North on October 20, 2015 and subsequent chanting by incensed UWP supporters during the protest march on Thursday October […]

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NDC Statement on the State of Health Care Service in Grenada

The National Democratic Congress wishes to register its gravest concerns regarding the  poor quality of health care being  provided to the Grenadian public, the rapidly   deteriorating conditions at the country’s  hospitals and negative impact it is having on the morale of the  health care professionals, including the doctors and nurses. […]

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West Indies ODI and T20I squads for Tour of Sri Lanka

JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Tuesday 15-member One-day and Twenty20 International squads for the Tour of Sri Lanka next month.   ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SQUAD Jason Holder (Captain) Devendra Bishoo Jermaine Blackwood Carlos Brathwaite Darren Bravo Jonathan Carter Johnson Charles Andre Fletcher Jason Mohammed Sunil Narine Denesh […]

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ANSE CHASTANET VOTED A CARIBBEAN FAVOURITE

By Bevan Springer LUCIA (September 12, 2015) – Anse Chastanet is a Caribbean favourite for Europeans! So said the influential Condé Nast Traveller in the United Kingdom whose readers voted the St. Lucian gem as the number two hotel in the Caribbean and the Americas. The leading travel magazine gave additional accolades […]

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Copy rights violations in T&T

The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) is calling on cable television providers to remove 16 channels for which they have not acquired Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) from local channel line-ups. The 16 channels are: ABC; CBC; CBS; City TV; CMT; Comedy Central, USA Networks; CW(WPIX), Encore Western, FOX, […]

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CONSULTANT CALLS ON CARIBBEAN TO TAP INTO “VOLUNTOURISM”

NEW YORK (August 18, 2015) – The Caribbean may be missing an important opportunity by not fully tapping into the growing volunteer tourism or “voluntourism” market, according to veteran community development expert and nonprofit advisor Kwayera Archer-Cunningham. With more than 25 years of experience as a nonprofit leader, Archer-Cunningham, who travels frequently […]

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SAMS Celebrates 17 Years of Service in Grenada

St. Augustine’s Medical Services Inc. (SAMS), Grenada’s leading provider of quality, professional and affordable health care is celebrating 17 years of service since it first opened its doors in July 1998. The private medical hospital, located in St. Paul’s, St. George, is owned and operated by Dr. Lutz and Allyson […]

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STATEMENT FROM GRENADA DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

Saturday, July 25, 2015 The Seismic Research Centre (SRC), University of the West Indies continues to record reduced activity levels at the Kick em’ Jenny under water Volcano. Following the two small eruptions recorded, the SRC has reported significant reduction in volcanic earthquake activity up to 6:30 a.m., on Saturday, […]

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Seismic activity at Kick ’em Jenny

THE SEISMIC RESEARCH Centre of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad has notified authorities in the Eastern Caribbean that there has been heightened seismic activities at Kick ’em Jenny which is an underwater volcano located in the Southern Grenadines. As a result of the increased activities, the […]

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NDC YOUTH CONVENTION 2015

The National Democratic Youth Movement (NDYM), the newly revamped Youth Arm of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its first annual Convention Saturday, July 04, 2015 at the auditorium of the Grenada Boys Secondary School (GBSS). In the aftermath of the 2013 polls, the NDC embarked on an exercise […]