St. David, St. Patrick, & St. Mark battle for GCA Super 50 Final Spot Which team will meet St. Andrew in the final of the GCA Super 50 Inter-parish Cup? This question will be answered on Saturday June 6 when the fifth and final round of preliminary matches concludes at […]
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Ryan John named Captain of the Grenada U19 Team
Fast bowling all-rounder Ryan John will lead Grenada in the Windward Islands Under-19 tournament scheduled for Dominica from June 25 to July 3, 2015. John, a member of a West Indies Under-19 training camp in Barbados earlier this year, is one of five players returning from last year’s victorious team. […]
Statement from Andre Fletcher on Dominica incident
Andre Fletcher Professional Cricketer I am fully aware that my recent detention in Dominica had caused pain and consternation among my family, friends, fans, and the people of Grenada and indeed the region. I want to assure all concerned that I accept the responsibility of a cricketer who has represented […]
Spaces still available for Grenada child/caregiver conference in July
St George’s, Grenada, Friday, 5 June 2015 – New York/Grenada NGO, reachwithin, is urging caregivers in Grenada, Carriacou and Petit-Martinique to register, before 20 June 2015, for their second annual two day conference, Caribbean Children and Caregivers: The Importance of Their Relationships. Registration, before 20 June, will ensure lunch at […]
CURACAO’S ACOYA HOTEL SERVES UP IN-SUITE DINING
CURACAO (June 4, 2015) – After a long day at the beach, many travelers would prefer a leisurely, relaxing private dining experience within the confines of a luxurious suite rather than scramble for a table at a crowded restaurant. Now guests at the gleaming new ACOYA Hotel Suites & Villas in Curaçao can […]
Join the clean up
Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly June 4, 2015 There is an old saying that, “precaution is better than cure’’. And, with our recent experience with the Chikungunya virus, no one should disregard this weekend’s national clean up across Grenada. We still have too many Grenadians who are far too flippant in their […]
Project Grenada through the calypsonian’s eyes
By Arley Gill So often in a society, cultural performers articulate a vision and speak from the heart and soul of their people. Many times they are dismissed and not taken seriously. In Grenada’s case, the music of our calypsonians is appreciated and essentially has become folk songs. However, we […]
WIPA expresses its disappointment in the treatment of Shivnarine Chanderpaul by the WICB
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The President and the Executive of the West Indies Players’ Association would like to express its immense disappointment with the treatment of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a man who has given over two decades of service to West Indies cricket. The treatment is especially disturbing since it has come after […]
West Indies squad for training camp ahead of Australia series
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board announced today a 12-member West Indies squad for a training camp in Barbados ahead of the International Home Test Series against Australia. The training camp takes place from May 25 to 29 with sessions being staged at the Franklyn Stephenson Academy in […]
CALABASH GRENADA AWARDED TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS
Inducted into ‘Hall of Fame’ of Five-time Certificate of Excellence Winners on the World’s Largest Travel Site St George’s, Grenada – 22 May 2015 – In January of this year, Calabash Grenada was honoured with three TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards for being ranked No. 8 of the Top 25 Hotels […]
Pope Francis & the Catholic Church
By Arley Gill March 19th this year would have marked the second anniversary of the 266th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. In other words, Pope Francis have served just over two years as the head of the Catholic Church and it is my respectful view, it has been a […]
“National Development Plan’’ requires give and take
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial May 21, 2015: One of the things for which Grenada is infamous is the tendency of one government to ignore, dismiss and dismantle initiatives and projects of a prior administration. Perhaps, it’s because political parties spend so much of their opposition time doing just that – opposing – […]
COMFORT SUITES PARADISE ISLAND POPULAR IN THE BAHAMAS
LAS VEGAS (May 22, 2015) – The founder of the award-winning Comfort Suites Paradise Island in the Bahamas says the resort continues to build on its strong reputation for top quality service. William Naughton, who established the popular hotel more than 20 years ago, attributed the resort’s positive reviews to […]
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs
Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities. The Grenada Ministry of Communications, Works, Physical Development, Public Utilities, ICT and Community Development will launch the business grants and outline the application process at an event called CARCIP Awareness Day. “Innovative firms and […]
Greater global distribution of wealth needed
By Arley Gill “The richest one percent of people in the world receive as much as the bottom 57 percent; or, in other words, less than 50 million richest people receive as much as 2.7 billion poor’’ (Milanovic 2002). To put it graphically, six percent of the world’s population owns […]
