Port Louis Chairman; Peter de Savary has said that the benefits of high quality tourism investment are beginning to pay big dividends for Grenada. Speaking after the announcement of a new American Airlines non-stop service to Grenada, Mr. de Savary said that he and other investors were happy to be […]
Caribbean News and Sports
NaDMA Coodinator Meeting
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) is bracing itself for what is expected to be a very busy and hectic hurricane season. Fifteen storms, eight of which can become Hurricanes, are expected to hit Grenada and the region, this season between the months of June and November.
Guaraní Families in Forced Servitude – By Bernarda Claure
LA PAZ, May (IPS) – Efforts by Bolivia’s land reform authorities to free 167 Guaraní families living in servitude in Alto Parapetí, a rural area in the eastern Bolivian lowlands province of Santa Cruz, have brought to light a phenomenon that had remained largely hidden and ignored until now in […]
The Challenge of Boosting Productivity – By Patricia Grogg
HAVANA, Apr 30 (IPS) – Workers are facing thorny questions related to productivity, wages, participation in decision-making or unemployment at a time when the government is discreetly adopting measures aimed at finally pulling the country out of an economic crisis that has dragged on for more than 15 years.
West Indies Under-15 team makes way into league finals
St. Andrew’s Grenada, May 2, 2008 – The West Indies under-15 team is into the league finals of the Clico International Cricket Championship. Playing yesterday at Progress Park in Grenada, they defeated Malaysia by eight wickets.
GRENADA BOARD OF TOURISM ATTENDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE
The 10th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC – 10) is currently in progress on Providenciales Island in the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Boatswain strikes again
NDC candidate for St. Patrick East Joe Gilbert is accusing Member of Parliament for the constituency Anthony Botswain of unprofessionalism in trying to disrupt an opposition meeting held in La Mode last Saturday.
Prime Minister Mitchell has launches “Get Fit Grenada”
Prime Minister Dr. The Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell has launched a National Health and fitness programme called Get Fit Grenada. The Programme was launched on Saturday April 26th at the Body and Soul Gym and is aimed at promoting Healthy Lifestyles by emphasizing exercise and healthy diets.
Drakes appointed UAE coach
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates – Former Barbados and West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes has been appointed as the new coach of the UAE cricket team, the Emirates Cricket Board has announced.
NDC’s Youth Arm Successful Youth Fest
The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has assured the youths of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique that if elected into office, they will be provided with gainful and productive projects to assist in nation building.
GULP Concerned over political confrontations in Grenada
The Grenada United Labour Party views with great concern the continuing political confrontations taking place between the New National Party and the National Democratic Congress. Public political confrontations of such nature lead eventually to open conflicts and violence.
Miller bowls Jamaica to regional triple (Carib Beer Challenge Final – Day 3)
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nikita Miller completed a 10-wicket match haul to help Jamaica land their third West Indies domestic title for the season, when they crushed Trinidad & Tobago in the Carib Beer Challenge Final by nine wickets inside three days on Saturday.
Windies aiming to sustain good run against Aussies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – West Indies will be looking to build on the momentum they gained during their recent series against Sri Lanka in the Caribbean, manager Omar Khan said Tuesday.
Stanford proposals progressed with ECB and WICB
It was confirmed that Sir Allen Stanford met with the President of the West Indies Cricket Board, The Honourable Dr. Julian R. Hunte, the WICB CEO, Dr. Donald Peters, and the Chief Executive of the ECB, Mr. David Collier, on Monday April 21 at Lords.
NDC’s Prelude to Manifesto
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outlined a number of plans it will put in place if elected to form the next government.
