Tuesday 16th June, 2015: Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, has applauded the victory of Grenada’s National Football team in their stage encounter against Puerto Rico. The game at the Grenada National Stadium saw Grenada securing a two nil victory over the visitors. Team Grenada went ahead in […]
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CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN EMPLOYEES & CUSTOMERS RECEIVE SPECIAL VISIT FROM CEO
June 3, 2015 St. George Grenada. Staff and clients of CIBC FirstCaribbean were once again treated to a special visit from two of the company’s senior executives. On Wednesday June 3rd, CEO Rik Parkhill and Country Manager for the Southern EC Islands, Ladesa James-Williams, visited the Bank’s branches in Grand […]
Georgian charm & Market Hill
Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly June 11, 2015-06-11 Issues of culture and heritage have been subjects of commentaries in the public domain and in the pages of this newspaper, Caribupdate Weekly. Cultural arts – specifically, Grenada’s carnival and how to enhance the product – were given indepth treatment by Ronald “Pappy’’ Charles […]
Spaces still available for Grenada child/caregiver conference in July
St George’s, Grenada, Friday, 5 June 2015 – New York/Grenada NGO, reachwithin, is urging caregivers in Grenada, Carriacou and Petit-Martinique to register, before 20 June 2015, for their second annual two day conference, Caribbean Children and Caregivers: The Importance of Their Relationships. Registration, before 20 June, will ensure lunch at […]
CURACAO’S ACOYA HOTEL SERVES UP IN-SUITE DINING
CURACAO (June 4, 2015) – After a long day at the beach, many travelers would prefer a leisurely, relaxing private dining experience within the confines of a luxurious suite rather than scramble for a table at a crowded restaurant. Now guests at the gleaming new ACOYA Hotel Suites & Villas in Curaçao can […]
Join the clean up
Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly June 4, 2015 There is an old saying that, “precaution is better than cure’’. And, with our recent experience with the Chikungunya virus, no one should disregard this weekend’s national clean up across Grenada. We still have too many Grenadians who are far too flippant in their […]
Project Grenada through the calypsonian’s eyes
By Arley Gill So often in a society, cultural performers articulate a vision and speak from the heart and soul of their people. Many times they are dismissed and not taken seriously. In Grenada’s case, the music of our calypsonians is appreciated and essentially has become folk songs. However, we […]
CALABASH GRENADA AWARDED TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS
Inducted into ‘Hall of Fame’ of Five-time Certificate of Excellence Winners on the World’s Largest Travel Site St George’s, Grenada – 22 May 2015 – In January of this year, Calabash Grenada was honoured with three TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards for being ranked No. 8 of the Top 25 Hotels […]
Pope Francis & the Catholic Church
By Arley Gill March 19th this year would have marked the second anniversary of the 266th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. In other words, Pope Francis have served just over two years as the head of the Catholic Church and it is my respectful view, it has been a […]
“National Development Plan’’ requires give and take
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial May 21, 2015: One of the things for which Grenada is infamous is the tendency of one government to ignore, dismiss and dismantle initiatives and projects of a prior administration. Perhaps, it’s because political parties spend so much of their opposition time doing just that – opposing – […]
COMFORT SUITES PARADISE ISLAND POPULAR IN THE BAHAMAS
LAS VEGAS (May 22, 2015) – The founder of the award-winning Comfort Suites Paradise Island in the Bahamas says the resort continues to build on its strong reputation for top quality service. William Naughton, who established the popular hotel more than 20 years ago, attributed the resort’s positive reviews to […]
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs
Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities. The Grenada Ministry of Communications, Works, Physical Development, Public Utilities, ICT and Community Development will launch the business grants and outline the application process at an event called CARCIP Awareness Day. “Innovative firms and […]
Greater global distribution of wealth needed
By Arley Gill “The richest one percent of people in the world receive as much as the bottom 57 percent; or, in other words, less than 50 million richest people receive as much as 2.7 billion poor’’ (Milanovic 2002). To put it graphically, six percent of the world’s population owns […]
Google, Netflix to join Caribbean Internet service providers for historic gathering
By Gerard Best If you live in the Caribbean, you don’t need to be a computer expert to know that the region’s Internet services need to improve. If your connection falters so often that you’ve long since stopped calling customer service for redress, then you’ve got a pretty good idea […]
Testing of street lighting technology to lower energy costs, improve light quality and increase public safety
Grenlec and our Government are piloting the use of energy-efficient LED street lighting in select public street locations throughout Grenada to evaluate the economic, safety and environmental benefits of this advanced lighting technology. LED street lighting is proven to be more energy-efficient, durable, longer-lasting and brighter than conventional street lighting, […]
