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Caribbean News and Sports
PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS RESIGNATION FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL
Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has asked for the resignation of Attorney General James Bristol following his acknowledgement of an “error in judgment” in writing to a United States Prosecutor for clemency for his stepson on the official letterhead of the Attorney General’s office. He has since received same.
DIGICEL LAUNCHES EXCITING NEW PROMOTIONS TO CELEBRATE BIGGER, BETTER TOP UP SERVICE
Thursday, July 16th, 2009 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America, today announced details of two exciting new promotions to celebrate its bigger, better Top Up service.
NNP applauds Kayaks
St. George’s Grenada, July 15th, 2009: The New National Party will like to congratulate the supporters of the constituency of Carriacou and Petit Martinique for the tremendous sacrifices they have made to be present at the 23rd annual convention in such an impressive show of support.
West Indies Cricketers still Out
The West Indies players who declined to play in the first Test against Bangladesh are unlikely to back down and apologise to the West Indies board, raising the likelihood of a weakened side for the second Test against Bangladesh even though they lost the first by 95 runs in St. […]
MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITION SHOCKED BY SPEAKER’S ACTION
Members of Her Majesty’s Opposition are deeply appalled at the action taken by the Speaker of the House of Representative, Hon. George Mc Guire, at the Sitting of the house today 14th July, 2009.
TURNING COLD WATER TO COLD CASH
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (July 13, 2009) – Urging island nations to harness the power of the oceans for their energy needs, development experts have unveiled some of the world’s most innovative technologies using cold sea water.
Heart Healthy
Monday 6th July, 2009: In the upcoming weeks the Grenada Heart Foundation will be publishing a series of articles aimed at helping you keep your ticker healthy. Today’s article will give you an overview of what you can do today to make a difference for your heart.
Fund for the Orphans & Elderly makes 2nd distribution of Pampers
Monday 13th July, 2009: Sister Francis Mason, Chairman of the Fund for the Orphans and Elderly presented 40 cases of adult diapers to the various homes for the elderly at the cost of US$1,598.35 equivalent to EC Four thousand Three Hundred and Forty Two Dollars and Fifty Six Cents (EC […]
Kirani James takes gold in 400m for Grenada
Kirani James with a new Championship 400m record of 45.24 was immediately labelled “the next Usain Bolt” after speeding around the Sud Tyrol track in a time which was faster than Jamaica’s Olympic 100m and 200m champion achieved at his age.
Power removed from the Market Square Vending Booths, St. George’s
As part of our ongoing safety evaluations, an electrical inspector from the Ministry of Communications Works and the Meter Services Team from the Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. (GRENLEC) recently conducted joint inspections of electrical installations at the St. George’s Market Square.
GRENADA IS NOT SEEKING A NEW IMF PROGRAMME
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9th, 2009_ Contrary to recent media reports and utterances, the Grenada government is not seeking a new arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the government will continue to work with the IMF to meet the terms of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility […]
CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER PAYS FAREWELL VISIT VISA RESTRICTION MAY BE REMOVED
The road map for the removal of Visa restrictions imposed by Canada has been presented to the OECS High Commissioner in Ottawa His Excellency Brendon Browne.
Under 23 netball Team in Nevis
The Grenada Under 23 netball team returned to the island on Monday July 6, 2009 after five days of intense competition at the ECCB OECS Under 23 Netball Tournament held in Nevis. Unlike the usual round robin format of the past, this year the teams which represented eight different countries […]
MINISTER BURKE TO ATTEND 65TH MEETING OF MONETARY COUNCIL
Minister of Finance, Hon. Nazim Burke, will leave Grenada on Thursday July 9th, 2009 to attend the 65th Meeting of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s Monetary Council which takes place on Dominica on Friday July 10th, 2009.
