By Lincoln Depradine There are a few things that are part of the annual ritual of all carnivals. Among the rituals are complaints about unfair and poor judging; dissatisfaction with government and private sector funding for the festival; questions about the receipt and disbursement of money; poor festival organizing; dissatisfaction […]
Caribbean News and Sports
Guyana tops table in 3-Day competition, captures title
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Following are the official final points standings in the 3-Day competition of the Regional Under-19 Tournament after the third and final round of matches ended on Friday here. Tabulated under: Pts-total points, P-matches played, W-matches won, L-matches lost, D-matches drawn, T-matches tied, NR-matches ended in no-result, […]
WICB hails Guyana’s youth cricket success
KINGSTON, Jamaica – President of the West Indies Cricket Board Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron hailed the double success for Guyana in regional youth competitions over the past three days and praised the country’s cricket authorities for their resilience. The Guyanese won the Regional Under-15 Tournament for the third time when they […]
St Augustine’s Medical Services Partners with Fit for Life Gym for Fitness Revolution!
The summer holidays and related seasonal festivities are here! It has become the norm during this period for persons to engage in a number of fitness / exercise regimes, to prepare themselves for various activities being undertaken during the summer and in particular, carnival. In an unprecedented and exciting new […]
CARIBBEAN MEDICAL FACILITY WELCOMES REGIONAL NEIGHBOURS
CAYMAN ISLANDS (July 29, 2014) – A new medical facility in the Caribbean is offering affordable, world-class services to its neighbours as an alternative to the rising health care costs typically found throughout the region and North America. Founded by Narayana Health’s Dr. Devi Shetty, a philanthropist and personal physician […]
Compelling arguments for CCJ
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial July 24, 2014: – It’s official and it will be historic! February 10, 2015, is Referendum Day in Grenada. Minister of Legal Affairs Hon. Elvin Nimrod made the announcement last week after the Advisory Committee on Constitutional Reform, headed by Dr Francis Alexis, handed in its report and […]
“Hail Carriacou-Land we Love” – By Neals J. Chitan
If you are knowledgeable of the great national anthems of the Caribbean, you will realize that the caption to this article “Hail Carriacou – land we love” was coined to salute the people and leaders of two islands which I have over the past eight weeks come to love greatly. […]
Netherlands Sponsors Calypso Tent Revival for Spicemas 2014
La Sagesse, St. David, Grenada July 18th and 19th 2014: Spicemas 2014 is here! In only a few short weeks, the main events will take place over the period August 7th to 12th. This year, one of the noteworthy and eagerly anticipated highlights is the revival of the calypso tent which […]
Regional Under-15 Tournament starts Tuesday in Jamaica
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Holders Trinidad & Tobago will start their defence against Windward Islands at the Kensington Cricket Club ground, when the Regional Under-15 Tournament opens on Tuesday, July 22, in Jamaica. In the other first round matches of the tournament: Hosts Jamaica face Barbados a few kilometres away […]
Regional Under-19 Tournament opens on Tuesday
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Double-crown champions Jamaica will face long-standing rivals Barbados at Everest in the opening round of the 3-Day competition in the Regional Under-19 Tournament which opens Tuesday in Guyana. Hosts Guyana meet Leeward Islands at the Guyana National Stadium and Windward Islands play Trinidad & Tobago at […]
CIBC FirstCaribbean Staff Holds Special Cancer Awareness Walk!
St. Georges, Grenada, 19th July 2014: On Saturday 19th July, friends, family and staff of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, participated in a special cancer awareness fundraising walk, aptly dubbed ‘Walk with Us’, which was arranged by CIBC FirstCaribbean Grenada. The route which ran from Mt. Gay to Grand Etang, is […]
Crime & Punishment – Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial
July 17, 2014: Whenever someone in a position of power and authority is accused of abusing that power and authority, it behooves us all to stop and quickly examine the veracity of the allegations. The issue takes on greater urgency when the person wielding power and authority is a member of […]
THE MADE IN GRENADA TOTAL LOCAL SHOWCASE CANCELLED
The Made In Grenada Total Local Showcase that was to feature 40 Local Artistes, 3 Local Bands, along with local food and drink, scheduled for Thursday August 7th, 2014, has been the cancelled. The cancellation is due to the refusal of the Spicemas Corporation to endorse the event. The lack […]
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE TO SPONSOR SECOND ANNUAL EVENINGS OF EXCELLENCE
Free inspirational seminars are targeted to Caribbean- and African-American communities in South Florida and New York NEW YORK (July 16, 2014) – The second annual Evenings of Excellence series, supported by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, is being planned for the fall in South Florida and the New York metropolitan […]
MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONDUCTS SECOND ROUND OF FOGGING
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, JULY 14, 2014 – GIS: The Ministry of Health will take its fogging campaign to St. Andrew this week. Last Monday the Ministry’s Vector Control Department launched the fogging campaign which health officials described as an aggressive attack against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which is said to be the […]
