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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 […]

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“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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Caribbean News

Saint Lucia deepens investment in local technology sector

Saint Lucia is rolling out a series of training workshops intended to strengthen its information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The workshops will provide orientation and accreditation to eligible institutions or individuals who are interested in conducting training for an upcoming ICT Skills Development Programme, which covers a number of areas […]

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Kaiso contribution with Chalkie

St George’s, March 5, 2015 – Educator and eight-time Calypso Monarch of Trinidad & Tobago, Mighty Chalkdust, is coming to Grenada next week on an assignment with the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Chalkdust, whose real name is Hollis Liverpool, will be the first presenter […]

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Windies Cricket & UWI

Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial March 5, 2015: When it comes to cricket in the Caribbean and our combined representative team, the West Indies, hope lives eternally in the hearts and minds of many in the region. This is both good and bad. Hope and optimism are worthy qualities to embrace. But, they […]

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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE LEADER OF THE NDC, V. NAZIM BURKE ON THE OCASSION OF THE 27TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE PARTY HELD AT GRENVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL (GSS) ON MARCH 1ST 2015.

Mr. Chairman Deputy Political Leader Newly Elected Officers of the National Democratic Congress Members of the National Executive Council  of our Party; Distinguished Delegates; Distinguished Guest Speaker, my Friend Harold Lovell Members of our Party; Members of the Media; Other invited Guests; Grenadians in the Diaspora; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sisters […]

Caribbean News

HIGHEST RESULTS IN FOUR YEARS FOR CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN

Bridgetown, Barbados 26th February 2015. CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced its best quarterly financial performance in four years. For the three months ended January 31, 2015, the Bank recorded net income of $26.6 million, which is its best performance since 2010. In making the announcement, CEO Rik Parkhill, noted: “Our results […]

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Grenadian Educator to provide supplies to St Andrew School

NEW YORK, February 26, 2015 – Grenadian-born and New York-based High School educator and college professor, Dr Anthony Bridgeman, once again is giving back to his homeland. Together with one of his high school groups, West Islip High School, National English Honor Society, they have collected school supplies to send […]