Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial October 2, 2014 The months of September and October are truly a period of remembrance and thanksgiving for us as Grenadians; remembrance and thanksgiving crafted from the vantage point of our view of our history. September, of course, is remarkable for our remembrance and thanksgiving for us […]
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Honouring a patriot who is “top of the world’’
By Arley Gill There are several outstanding Grenadians, from all walks of life, who have contributed immeasurably to the development of Grenada in one way or the other throughout the years. Often times, these persons’ contributions largely go unnoticed; or if any notice is paid at all, frequently it is […]
Sunil Narine withdrawn from West Indies tour of India
MUMBAI, India – The West Indies Cricket Board advised today that Sunil Narine has been withdrawn from the touring party for the upcoming series against India. This came after discussions including Narine, the WICB Selection Panel and the West Indies Team Management. The withdrawal from the upcoming tour will allow […]
New CBA/MoU Signals Positive Financial Change for WIPA Membership
Kingston, Jamaica :- More members of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) will benefit financially from the new Collective Bargaining Agreement signed with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on September 18th in Barbados. This was the view expressed by the Player Association’s Secretary, former Jamaica opening batsman, Wayne Lewis […]
Sarwan, Fidel Edwards, Tino Best head Player Draft nominees – Over 100 players in inaugural PCL Player Draft
JOHN’S, Antigua – Will accomplished Test batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan be the first pick in the Player Draft of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League? Could it be pace merchant Fidel Edwards? Or perhaps, the fiery Tino Best? Will Samuel Badree, the Twenty20 specialist, be preferred? These questions will […]
WICB starts search for new Head Coach
JOHN’S, Antigua – A demonstrated track record as a World-class coach. Sound practical experience in developing elite players and teams. At least five years experience as a Head Coach. International or first-class coaching credentials. These are just some of the attributes that candidates for Head Coach of the West Indies […]
Home and way 4 day schedule for Professional Cricket League
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced the schedule for the inaugural Professional Cricket League’s (PCL), Regional 4 Day Tournament. The R4D will be played on a home and away basis over ten rounds from November 14, 2014 to March 23, 2015. Each of the six […]
SCOTUS GRANTS WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION CASE SUPPORTED BY ADVENTISTS
The Supreme Court of the United States today accepted its first workplace religious freedom case in nearly 30 years, one that Seventh-day Adventists and other faith groups had urged the nation’s top court to grant. The case, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vs. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., involves a Muslim […]
Why data infrastructure upgrades are the next step in regional evolution
Many Caribbean livelihoods are made and lost around seasonal fluctuations in foreigners’ travel. For much of the region, tourism, an all-too-inefficient form of intraregional human traffic, is economic lifeblood. But for one group of Caribbean islands, a different kind of traffic is generating a new model for intraregional economic partnership. […]
Experts join heads on Caribbean cybersecurity
The best way to improve the security of a computer network is to break into it. That was the advice from cybersecurity expert Fernando Gont of SI6 Networks, speaking at the eighth regional gathering of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) now underway in Curacao. The slate of expert […]
Deceased Police Officer was not involved
The Royal Grenada Police Force categorically denies the claim made in a local newspaper that one its former member, now deceased, Corporal of Police, Elarius Frank, was suspended from the Force or involved in any police-civilian beating which allegedly took place on one of islands off Grenada. The RGPF wishes […]
CHOCOLATES FOR EVERYBODY!!!
Hon. Emmalin Pierre visited the St. Giles Anglican School and presented the staff with several boxes of chocolates for distribution among the students. During the last academic year Hon. Emmalin Pierre visited the school and promised one class that they will receive a gift of chocolates however on further reflection […]
St. Andrew South East Development Organization Condems New Today article
Grenville, Grenada: 25 September 2014: The St. Andrew South East Development Organization notes with sadness the recent passing of Corporal Elarius Frank, brother to the Honourable Parliamentary Representative for St. Andrew South East, Mrs. Emmalin Pierre. We express on behalf of all residents in the constituency, our deepest condolence to the […]
Pastor abducted during church service in East Ukraine
A Seventh-day Adventist pastor is missing after being abducted by gunmen during a communion service last Sabbath at a church in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, local church leaders said. Unidentified men carrying machine guns and wearing camouflage burst into the church in the city of Horlivka on September 27 and […]
Nigeria Adventist leader says Boko Haram destroyed Adventist church
A Seventh-day Adventist Church official in Northern Nigeria said the terrorist group Boko Haram destroyed an Adventist Church last month after members fled the area. The Magar Adventist Church in the Northeastern state of Borno was burned on Saturday, August 23, said Stephen H. Bindas, president of the Northern Nigeria […]
