One time Island scholar and Black belt martial artist Tisagh Chase sentenced to twelve years in January 2012 for the murder of Pearls Resident Kevin Hillaire in June of 2008 in an apartment building in Grand Anse in St George’s has been set free. Chase walked out of the doors […]
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Shillingford looking to prove himself
KOLKATA, India – Shane Shillingford was a mere spectator from the sidelines when West Indies visited India two years ago and played three Tests against Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side. He has returned to this south Asian nation for next month’s two-Test series against the Indians full of confidence and as […]
US “willing’’ to work with Grenada in search for Bishop’s body, says Palmer
St George’s, October 29, 2013 – American diplomat Larry Palmer says his country is willing to continue the search for the remains of former Grenada prime minister, Maurice Bishop, who was murdered along with several others in St George’s on October 19, 1983.Larry Palmer, the Barbados-based US Ambassador to Grenada […]
In the Philippines, major earthquake damages Adventist property
A hospital and several other properties owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in central Philippines sustained damage when a massive earthquake hit the island of Bohol last week. The 7.2-magnitude quake killed at least 185 people, injured hundreds more and reduced thousands of buildings to rubble and twisted metal. […]
Ten years on, Adventist Church’s Hope Channel claims global victories
Devir Magaad uses his own strength to operate a pedicab – a tricycle with a large seat for passengers and cargo – through the streets of Cagayan de Oro City, capital of the southern province of Mindanao in the Republic of the Philippines. For that arduous work, he makes perhaps […]
FIFA World Cup Trophy In Grenada
It was a carnival-like atmosphere at the Maurice Bishop International Airport last Monday as specially invited guests gathered to greet the US$10M Gold Trophy. Coca Cola Pan Wizards was playing their hearts out as the moko-jumbies danced away, while drummers and folk dancers prepared to brighten the morning. At the […]
BAHAMAS TOURISM ADVOCATE HONORED BY MEDIA BODY
SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey (October 29, 2013) – One of the Caribbean’s leading advocates for sustainable tourism development will receive the 2013 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Award. Earlston McPhee, the focal point for sustainable tourism development at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, was selected by CMEx as the recipient […]
High-flyer Dottin overjoyed to win Virgin Atlantic Player of the Series Award
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Before a single ball was bowled in the Women T20 International Tri Series, Deandra Dottin said her goal was to win the “top player” award. She achieved her goal and on Saturday when she proudly accepted the Virgin Atlantic Player of the Series Award from West Indies […]
PM Mitchell Reports to the Nation Wednesday Night
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Monday, October 28, 2013 – GIS: Prime Minister Dr.the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell takes to national radio and television this Wednesday night from 8.00 p.m. to deliver an all important address to the nation. Following his recent high level meeting in Washington with the IMF and World Bank officials, […]
A National Heroes’ Day in Grenada?
By Lincoln Depradine Next month – November 7 to be exact – is the 126th anniversary of the birth of Theophilus Albert Marryshow. He’s the late Grenadian statesman, politician and regionalist that is also referred to as the “Father of West Indies Federation’’. It is in honour of Marryshow – […]
US Invasion of Grenada: A 30-Year Retrospective
By Stephen Zunes It has been exactly 30 years since US forces invaded Grenada, ending that Caribbean island nation’s four-year socialist experiment. The island nation no bigger than Martha’s Vineyard, with a population that could barely fill the Rose Bowl, was defeated with relatively few American casualties. President Ronald Reagan’s […]
CHOICE HOTELS TRAVEL EXECUTIVE FOR LEADERSHIP HONORS
SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey (October 24, 2013) – Hospitality professional Bill Clegg will receive the 2013 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Award on Sunday, December 8, 2013 in New York City. “I am touched and I am honored,” said Clegg upon learning of the distinction which will be conferred on him […]
Remembering October 25: The Thirtieth Anniversary of the U.S. Intervention in Grenada
Today, Friday, October 25, marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. intervention in Grenada. While this American military deployment is but a brief footnote in U.S. military history during the Cold War (and the premise of a 1986 Clint Eastwood film, Heartbreak Ridge), the operation, codenamed Urgent Fury, is a […]
Unwillingness to use ill-equipped Caribbean troops in Grenada in 1983
St George’s, October 23, 2013 – Grenadian lawyer Reynold Benjamin, who says he strongly supported the US invasion of Grenada in 1983, claims there was reluctance on using Caribbean troops in the operations. Internal disagreement in the People’s Revolution Government and the ruling New Jewel Movement party in 1983 resulted […]
Annual Council delegates review suggested changes to 28 Fundamental Beliefs
Annual Council delegates today approved the next step in a five-year process to better articulate the church’s core beliefs, using clearer—and frequently more inclusive—language. Adventist theologians led delegates through a reading of an edited draft of all 28 Fundamental Beliefs prepared by the church’s Fundamental Beliefs Review Committee. The group […]
