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Advanced polling and ink-stained fingers

By Lincoln Depradine Caribupdate Weekly St. George’s, Grenada:February 20, 2013-  If general elections are measured solely on the basis of the two important but hackneyed words – free and fair – then Tuesday’s polling in Grenada was another success.

Cricket

Charles takes charge with majestic 130 off just 111 balls

St George’s, Grenada – Johnson Charles scored his second consecutive century in One-Day Internationals as West Indies put on a dominant display against Zimbabwe on Friday. The powerful opener made a career-best 130 off 111 balls to follow up his 100 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground two weeks ago.

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Preliminary Statement of the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to the Elections of Grenada

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     At the invitation of the Government of Grenada, a seven-member CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission arrived in Grenada for the Parliamentary Elections held on Tuesday, 19 February 2013.  The Mission was led by Dr. Van Dijk-Silos of Suriname and comprised Observers from the following Member […]

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Preliminary Statement of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission on the General Elections in Grenada

In response to an invitation from the government of Grenada to observe the general elections of February 19th, 2013, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Mr. Jose Miguel Insulza, appointed Ambassador Joshua Sears, from The Bahamas, to lead a team of 18 International observers from 13 OAS […]