Spiceislander.com has learned of the passing of former member of Parliament for St. Patrick’s East in Grenada Mr. Winston (Winty) Frederick. Mr. Fredericks died last night at the St. George’s General Hospital after a short illness. Frederick won the St. Patrick’s East seat under the GULP in the 1990 general elections beating the […]
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Adventist Church files lawsuit against U.S. city for ‘blatant’ religious liberty violation
The Seventh-day Adventist Church last week filed a lawsuit against the city of Las Cruces in the U.S. state of New Mexico over an ordinance church lawyers say violates religious expression and unfairly targets pastor-led faith groups, especially Latino churches. Earlier this year, city officials threatened to take legal action […]
Grenada at the World Championships
On 13th September, 16 year old Calum Noel made Grenada proud as he represented his Nation at the International Triathlon Union World Championships in London, England. Calum’s performances at the Tri de Spice Triathlon this year where he became Sprint National Champion and his victory in Tobago earned him entry […]
Edwards preaches “patience” as Windies A prepare for four-day contests
MYSORE, India – West Indies A team players are confident the change of location and format will have no effect on their momentum as they prepare to face India A in the opening four-day first-class match at Mysore. The two teams battled each other in the limited-overs matches in Bangalore […]
RSF URGES GRENADA GG TO VETO INTERNET LAW
Dame Cécile La Grenade Governor-General St. George’s, Grenada, Dear Governor-General La Grenade, Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of information, would like to express to you its concern about parliament’s final approval of the Electronic Crimes Act on 9 September. We do not dispute the principle of this law […]
Bahamas’ Leading Daily Launches New Campaign to Address Rising Crime Rate
Nassau, Bahamas, September 23, 2013: In the middle of a massive government crackdown on crime The Tribune newspaper, the Bahamas’ leading daily, has launched an in-depth exploration of the social and psychological roots of criminality in the Bahamas. The effort, called “The McCabe Project”, is spearheaded by the paper’s two […]
ONE SCAPEGOAT DOES NOT FIX LIAT OR CARIBBEAN AIRLINES by Robert MacLellan
Some might believe that, for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the board of directors of a Caribbean airline company – fired as CEO of Caribbean Airlines Limited in late 2010 and, this week, he resigned as CEO of LIAT. […]
Grenada’s Ambassador to United states Presents Credentials to President Obama
On 17th September 2013, His Excellency E. Angus Friday presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the United States of America, the Honourable Barack H. Obama, at a ceremony held at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D. C. Ambassador Friday expressed the Government […]
Russell claims first beaver-trick in T20 for West Indies A Team
BENGALURU, India – Andre Russell completed the remarkable feat of four wickets in four balls in what was a sensational bowling performance for West Indies A against India A on Saturday. The four-wicket burst by the right-arm seamer was not enough, however, to prevent the Windies from going under to the […]
Update on The Mighty Sparrow
Speaking on the New York Connection this morning with Harold Pysadee, Nichole Robinson the daughter of Sparrow revealed that her father is making slow improvement and the doctor’s prognosis is good. Nichole said Sparrow is winking his eyes and lifting his arm which is very encouraging to the family. She also […]
Whining: genuine Caribbean dance form or vulgarity
By Arley Gill Vulgar! It means rude, impolite, bad mannered. Vulgarity often times is used to describe certain aspects of Caribbean culture, not least is the “whine’’. Whine is defined by a Caribbean dance expert as the thrusting or rotating of the pelvic girdle in a rhythmic pattern. This […]
West Indies deepens relationship with
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dave Cameron is offering congratulations to the players and management of the West Indies A team which recently defeated their India equivalent in the three-game one-day series. Cameron says he is “pleased with the performance of the team so […]
IS THERE HOPE FOR CRIMINALS?
By Neals Chitan 2008 was a year of crime in the Spice Island of Grenada. According to Researcher Dave Alexander- Drug Control Officer, in his 2012 research “An Analysis of Homicides in Grenada 2008-2012”, he recorded nineteen homicides with seventeen male victims and two females. As unbelievably high as this […]
A-class performance by Windies, says skipper Powell
BENGALURU, India – Following Thursday’s clinical victory which saw the West Indies A Team clinch the three-match limited-over series over India A, West Indies skipper Kieran Powell has hailed the performance as a “total team effort”. The skipper was speaking after Kirk Edwards made a match-winning 104 to secure a 45-run […]
Kirk Edwards strokes 104 as Windies A take limited-over series in style
BENGALURU, India – Kirk Edwards believes his century could not have come at a better time after he piloted West Indies A to a deserved 45-run victory over India A in the decisive third and final 50-over match on Thursday. The experienced right-hander made a high class, run-a-ball 104 – comprising […]
