April 13th 2015: “It’s not Soca! Not Calypso! It’s not reggae! It’s not Hip pop! It’s a fusion, it’s a blend that will be appreciated and be enjoyed everyone” was the way Lil Vaughn described his latest release which also features Jamaican entertainer QQ. Last week Lil Vaughn launch is […]
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Chinese Feasibility Study Group satisfied with the proposed Low Income Housing Site on the sister-isle of Carriacou
Beausejour, Carriacou, April 13th, 2015- In the year 2005, Grenada made a wise decision to re-establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. In that negotiation, the People’s Republic of China had agreed to give Grenada two(2) thousand houses for low income persons amongst many other supports. Deputy Prime Minister, […]
NDC extends condolences to the Family of Hildebrand James
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) extends its most heartfelt condolences to the immediate family, relatives and friends of the late Hildebrand James, former Technical Director of the Government Information Service (GIS). We especially remember in our prayers Mrs. Verna James, his mother, a hardworking supporter of the St. Andrew South […]
Statement by the NDC on the Deteriorating Relations between the US and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
April 10, 2015: The National Democratic Congress notes with great concern the deterioration in relations between the United States of America ( United States) and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( Venezuela). We hold firmly to the belief that differences between states in our hemisphere must be addressed in good faith […]
Valuable tourist dollars from visiting nationals
Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly April 9, 2015 It is habitual, and part of our tradition, to emphasize the importance of the tourism industry by focusing on cruise industry; by rolling out statistics on numbers of ships scheduled to stop at our ports and by pointing to expected increases in cruise visitors […]
JetBlue Officials in Grenada – Prior to Inaugural Flight in June
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, April1, 2015- GIS: There is a mounting excitement within the Diaspora in parts of North America as JetBlue presses ahead with plans to fly the Grenadian skies. News of heightened anticipation overseas is being reported by Elizabeth Ninomiya, JetBlue’s Manager of Corporate Communications for Latin America and […]
Presentation Brothers’ College Celebrates Another SGU Knowledge Bowl Triumph
GEORGE’S, Grenada, (March 31, 2015): Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, this season’s SGU Knowledge Bowl was an exciting showdown between the defending champions, the gentlemen of Presentation Brothers’ College (PBC) and the ladies of St. Joseph’s Convent, St. George’s (SJC). Although both teams have made it to the finals four times […]
“DANCEHALL RISING” AT BROOKLYN’S KINGS THEATRE ON 12th APRIL: MAVADO, CAPLETON, LADY SAW & MATISYAHU PERFORM LIVE
By Gerry Hopkin (hopkinscg@gmail.com) Brooklyn, NYC; March 30, 2015. The countdown is on for what promises to be a historical dancehall reggae concert, as some of the Caribbean’s finest award-winning artistes – Mavado, Capleton and Lady Saw — share the prestigious Kings Theatre stage with America’s finest reggae-dancehall-rapper, Matisyahu. This […]
HEALTH CITY CAYMAN ISLANDS INTRODUCES MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES
CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 30, 2015) – Health City Cayman Islands has launched new medical oncology services with the opening of its Department of Medical Oncology, spearheaded by resident oncologist Dr. Vineetha Binoy. The department focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of various cancers using the latest technology in chemotherapy, hormonal […]
SGU’s Annual Career Day 2015
GEORGE’S, Grenada, (March 31, 2015): St. George’s University’s True Blue Campus was teeming with more than 1,400 secondary school students and young adults from all over the country on March 28 as they assembled for the 2015 SGU and Rotaract Club of Grenada (GRC) Career Day. The event attracted students seeking […]
CIBC FirstCaribbean and the RGPF Partner to Renew Road Signs in St. George’s
St. George’s, Grenada. On Sunday 15th March, staff of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and members of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) partnered once again to renew a number of road and directional signs along Melville Street in the capital, St. George’s. The CIBC FirstCaribbean team first worked alongside the […]
CARCIP partners with local college to widen Internet access in Saint Lucia
The Saint Lucia Ministry of Public Service, Information and Broadcasting is partnering with the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College to conduct a series of surveys, as part of an in-depth analysis of the nation’s urban and rural broadband Internet connectivity gaps. The exercise is being rolled out in communities across […]
Sounding the Alarm in Jamaica! Neals J.
By Neals Chitan Although the very last label I will like to wear is that of an “alarmist,” I have to sound the alarm today. You see, the term “alarmist” carries with it an urgent emotional connotation which heightens the need for immediate intervention and task force response, and that […]
Regional solutions to regional problems
Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly March 19, 2015 In the post-1972 election period in Grenada, after Eric Gairy announced that he was beginning the process to attaining full political independence from Britain, the opposition of the day – inside and outside of parliament – cranked up a “no’’ campaign. The parliamentary opposition […]
At the heart of US/Venezuela Relations
By Arley Gill In response to the suggestion that the United States has a definite foreign policy strategy in the Middle East, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – who was Chief of Staff to Colin Powel, the then US Secretary of State who also served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
