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STATEMENT BY THE NDC ON THE MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE ROYAL GRENADA POLICE FORCE REGARDING “MAJOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION”.

The National Democratic Congress, (NDC) views with much dismay and alarm, a statement emanating from the Office of the Commissioner of the Royal Grenada Police Force, (RGPF) in which the police  sought to address what it termed  a “major traffic congestion” in the Town Of Saint George due to a […]

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Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) approves more money for Climate Resilience in Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Thursday, April 16, 2015: On March 26th, 2015, a one day National Stakeholder’s Consultation was held at the Spice Island Beach Resort, Grand Anse, St. George’s to review the 2014 Stakeholders’ Monitoring Report on implementation status of the Grenada Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) and its performance […]

Cricket

ICC Board meeting concludes in Dubai

The ICC Board held its second quarterly meeting of 2015 at the ICC Headquarters in Dubai on 16 April. Among the decisions made and reports received were: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Hosts Australia and New Zealand were congratulated on their successful staging of an event described by the ICC […]

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Effort to open more jobs in Canada for Grenadians

St George’s, April 16, 2015 – A Grenadian national resident in Montreal is about to make another approach for help from local government officials in St George’s, in an attempt to open up more job opportunities for Grenadians in Canada’s seasonal farm workers’ program and in personal assistant care for […]

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Chinese Feasibility Study Group satisfied with the proposed Low Income Housing Site on the sister-isle of Carriacou

Beausejour, Carriacou, April 13th, 2015- In the year 2005, Grenada made a wise decision to re-establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. In that negotiation, the People’s Republic of China had agreed to give Grenada two(2) thousand houses for low income persons amongst many other supports. Deputy Prime Minister, […]

Cricket

West Indies Named Squad for first test vs England

JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced a 14-member squad on Friday for the first Test against England, starting on Monday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here. Squad Denesh Ramdin (Captain) Kraigg Brathwaite (Vice Captain) Sulieman Benn Devendra Bishoo Jermaine Blackwood Carlos Brathwaite Darren Bravo Shivnarine Chanderpaul Jason […]

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NDC extends condolences to the Family of Hildebrand James

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) extends its most heartfelt condolences to the immediate family, relatives and friends of the late Hildebrand James, former Technical Director of the Government Information Service (GIS). We especially remember in our prayers Mrs. Verna James, his mother, a hardworking supporter of the St. Andrew South […]

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Statement by the NDC on the Deteriorating Relations between the US and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

April 10, 2015: The National Democratic Congress notes with great concern the deterioration in relations between the United States of America ( United States)  and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( Venezuela). We hold firmly to the belief that differences between states in our hemisphere must be addressed in good faith […]

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Valuable tourist dollars from visiting nationals

Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly April 9, 2015 It is habitual, and part of our tradition, to emphasize the importance of the tourism industry by focusing on cruise industry; by rolling out statistics on numbers of ships scheduled to stop at our ports and by pointing to expected increases in cruise visitors […]

Cricket

Schedule changes for West Indies vs Australia Tests

JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced that it has made minor adjustments to the dates for its International Home Series between West Indies and Australia. All of the matches will now start two days earlier than previously scheduled. “We are fully aware that there are a […]

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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 […]

Caribbean News

“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 […]