St. George’s, September 29, 2011 – The MP for the Town of St. George is sponsoring the participation of Queen’s Park Rangers (QPR) in the third annual Waggy-T Knockout Football Tournament.
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Footballers off to Barbados for Under-10 competition
St. George’s, September 26, 2011 – Grenada will be represented at a weekend regional Under-10 football tournament to be held in Barbados. First Touch won the right to represent Grenada after winning the local legal of an Under-10 competition. The team of players, supported by coaches and parents, will leave […]
FIRST LEG OF THE DIGICEL KICK START CLINICS 2011 KICKS OFF IN HAITI
Monday, September 19th 2011 – Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Digicel today officially kicked off the first leg of the Digicel Kick Start Clinics 2011 at a press conference featuring Head Coach and England and Liverpool football legend, John Barnes, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. During the press conference, John Barnes revealed plans for the […]
“Old’’ men defeat “young’’ men in Old Trafford football
St. George’s, September 18, 2011 – Goals by Richard Cherebin and Leon John allowed a Carenage team of players 40 years and older to beat a squad of much young players 2-1 in a weekend encounter at Old Trafford in Tanteen.
Football at Old Trafford for 40+
St. George’s, September 13 2011 – Several players who formed part of memorable Carenage United football teams of the 1970s and 80s will be in uniform and on the field of play on Saturday, September 17.
Kirani and Rondell dominate in ISTAF 400
St. George’s, September 12, 2011 – Grenada’s leading quarter mile runners, Kirani James and Rondell Bartholomew, took two of the top three places at an international track meet in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday. James, running 45.33 second, won the 400 meter race, and Bartholomew – with a time of 45.82 […]
Kirani’s Next Major Challenge Is Not At The Starting Blocks
by Ronald “Pappy” Charles First I wish to join the nation in congratulating Kirani for his impressive victory on August 30, 2011 in the 400 metres at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) track and field event held in Deagu, South Korea clocking a time of 44.60. Winning Grenada’s […]
44.36 – Zurich – 8th September 2011
By Nigel.M. Frederick If anyone thought the appearance of Grenadian Kirani James on the international athletic circuit, including his triumph in Daegu was a fluke, Kirani “Jaguar” James has himself recently dismissed any development of that idea. The teenager continues to calmly stamp his authority on the 400m following his […]
Kirani keeps winning and getting better
St. George’s, September 9, 2011 (GIS) – Kirani James has done it again. The 19-year-old Grenadian star athlete won the 400 meters on August 30 at the World Championships in South Korea in 44.60 seconds. And on Thursday, September 8, not only did he win again but […]
NEW YORK’S LABOR DAY WEEKEND A SUCCESS THANKS TO DIGICEL
Thursday, September 8th 2011 – Brooklyn, New York: Digicel, the best value mobile operator in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific, ensured New York’s Labor Day weekend festivities were even better this year with its support of the West Indian-American Labor Day Carnival and Parade, Reggae, Rhythm and Blues […]
James, Bolt and Blake lead Caribbean’s medal haul in South Korea
By Lincoln Depradine The victory by Kirani James, and the sixth placed finish by Rondell Bartholomew in the 400 meters in the just-concluded World Championships in South Korea, enabled Grenada to emerge with 11 points and 29th in the IAAF’s ranking of 64 competing nations.
FORMER PRIME MINISTER DR KEITH MITCHELL CONGRATULATES KIRANI JAMES AND RONDELL BARTHOLOMEW
Tuesday 30th August 2011: Former Prime Minister and Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition as well as the entire Executive body of the New National Party along with the people of Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique, congratulate our star 400 meters athletes Mr. Kirani James for winning the Gold medal in the […]
NEW NATIONAL PARTY YOUTH ARM CONGRATULATES TEAM GRENADA
Tuesday 30th August, 2011: The Youth Arm of the New National Party takes this opportunity to congratulateGrenada’s premier athletes who have proudly represented their homeland at the World Athletic Championships held in Daegu SouthKorea.
NATIONAL ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF KIRANI’S GOLD MEDAL PERFORMANCE AT THE IAAF
Fellow Grenadians and specifically my brothers and sisters from Gun Battle and the parish of St John, I greet you on this joyous occasion and defining moment in our country’s sporting history.
Victory for Kirani James, a “momentous occasion’’ for Grenada
St. George’s, August 30, 2011 – The Grenada Government and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have described star athlete, Kirani James, as a “great Grenadian,’’ saying Tuesday’s victory in the World Championship is a “momentous occasion’’ for the nation.
