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Grenada government suffers legislative defeat

by CARIBUPDATE NEWS SERVICE Friday, July 20, 2012: ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA: In an unprecedented development in the Grenada parliament, the government had a bill it piloted defeated, which observers say is a sign of Tillman Thomas’ tenuous hold on power amidst a fractious battle within his ruling party.

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Scholar, Otis & Mr. Killa in Groovy Soca Semis

St. George’s, July 17, 2012 – It’s perhaps the strongest field of contestants that has ever vied for a place in the Groovy Soca Monarch finals of Spicemas. There are 20 semi-finalists but only 10 will be selected to try and dethrone Randy Isaac, who won the Groovy Monarch title […]

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UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR MEETS DR. MITCHELL

ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, 13th July 2012:  On Thursday June 28, 2012, the United States’ Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean states, Ambassador Larry Leon Palmer,   made a courtesy call on, and held discussions with, Opposition Leader, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell at Dr. Mitchell’s residence, Happy Hill, St. […]

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ANOTHER RECORD PAYOUT BY ECCO

The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc., the St. Lucia based music royalty collection organization, will today make royalty payments to its members and members of affiliates totaling over $450,000.  This is a record achievement by this small regional organisation surpassing its disbursement of $¼ Million made […]