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CHOICE HOTELS IN THE CARIBBEAN GET HIGH MARKS

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (October 21, 2013) – Choice Hotels International’s small Caribbean portfolio of eight hotels is scoring big grades for quality performance, according to the Maryland-based lodging company. The first annual Choice Hotels Caribbean Star Awards, presented to a selection of the region’s hotels at the annual Caribbean meeting this […]

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GRENADA, 30 YEARS LATER

By Guy W. Farmer (From the “Nevada Appeal”) Today, I want to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Operation Urgent Fury, the 1983 Grenada “rescue mission,” because it was a textbook example of a U.S. military operation that accomplished its objectives and left the idyllic “Spice Island” better off than it […]

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Quotable Caribbean

  “The launch of the (amphibious wheelchair) service comes as a result of the Tourism Development Company’s continuing efforts to make destination Trinidad and Tobago more accessible to the differently-abled who are fast becoming a significant economic factor for the tourism industry…far beyond its economic possibilities is the knowledge that […]

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Sekou and Badejo’s new book tribute on 30th anniversary of Maurice Bishop’s assassination and US invasion of Grenada

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (October 17, 2013)—“On October 19, 1983, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, leader of the Grenadian Revolution, and his closest advisers were assassinated by the country’s army, and six days later, the USA executed its long-planned invasion of the Spice Isle.” That’s how the preface by Lasana Sekou opens […]

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Trinidadian Entrepreneur wins prestigious P.M.I. Award

Port Of Spain, Trinidad – Trinidad And Tobago’s Simone Sant-Ghuran has made history as the first female T&T native to receive an award from the highly recognized international body, The Project Management Institute (PMI). At the recent ceremony for the PMI Southern Caribbean Chapter’s Excellence in Project Management Award Competition, […]

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Temporary Chapel Bridge nears Completion

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA,Wednesday, October 16, 2013 – GIS: The metal framed bridge being built in the Prospect/Duquesne area is nearing completion.     This temporary bridge replaces the 1958 built Chapel Bridge which collapsed over a month ago. Contractor Richardson Cenac spoke to GIS at the site on Tuesday and gave […]

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Hundreds of Grenadians attends 30th Annual Conference of Grenada SDA In Brooklyn

October 13, 2013 – Brooklyn, NY:  Hundreds of Grenadians of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith attended the 30th annual convention of the Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique Adventist Organization at the Wingate High School Auditorium in Brooklyn, New York yesterday. The GNYAO was founded 30 years ago with a small group of Adventist migrating […]

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Verbal political spat between Grenada trade unionists

St George’s, October 13, 2013 – Trade union senator Ray Roberts has lambasted labour leader Chester Humphrey for his apparent pro-government stance. Humphrey has fired right back, making no apology in an e-mail exchange with Roberts. “While you see (Prime Minister) Keith Mitchell as the eternal evil, I see someone […]

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20th Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Friday, October 11, 2013 –  The 20th Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference and Trade Show ended on Friday, October 4, 2013, with an impressive display of Cartagena’s rich cultural history.  Cruise executives of various rank, and at all levels of the cruise hierarchy, held meetings with […]