Forty one individuals were nominated as candidates for the General Election on June 23, 2022 in Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique. One no show is the recently launched POWER. This election will see the return of Grenada’s oldest political party GULP. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New National […]
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GRENADA WELCOMES AN OCTOBER RESUMPTION OF AIR CANADA NONSTOP SERVICE
St. George’s, Grenada – June 2, 2022 – The Honourable Clarice Modeste-Curwen, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Climate Resilience and the Environment is pleased to announce the resumption of the Air Canada direct service from Toronto to Grenada. The nonstop service, which will commence on October 30, will be twice […]
Cricket fans to enjoy busy “summer of cricket” with visits by Bangladesh, India and New Zealand
Wednesday, 1 June 2022 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed the full match schedule for the West Indies Senior Men’s team from June 16 to August 21. This will see visits to the region by Bangladesh, India and New Zealand featuring all three formats of cricket. The list of […]
CWI pays tribute to David Holford, former West Indies allrounder
Tuesday, 31 May 2022 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today paid tribute to David Holford, the former West Indies allrounder who passed away on Monday in his homeland Barbados. He was 82. As a leg spinner and lower middle-order batsman who played 24 Test matches between 1966 […]
Government Requests Stay in Price Increases by ADM Caribbean Agro
St. George: May 31, 2022: The Government of Grenada is taking active steps to avert a price increase proposed by ADM Caribbean Agro Industries Limited which will affect the cost of flour and animal feed. Following notification of the pending 8% increase for flour and animal feed, Trade Minister, Alvin […]
Ramnaresh Sarwan resigns from Men’s Selector role for personal reasons
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirms the resignation of West Indies Senior Men’s and Youth Selector, Ramnaresh Sarwan, due to personal reasons. Ramnaresh Sarwan was appointed to as a Selector for the West Indies Men’s Youth and Selection Panels on January 6, 2022, however he has informed CWI […]
Call for CCI Development Grant Applications Industry Grant (Round 1) ACP-EU Culture Programme – Caribbean: Creative Caribbean Creative – An Ecosystem of “Play” for Growth and Development
St. George’s, Grenada, May 26, 2022 – The Grenada National Commission for UNESCO is pleased to inform of the launch of Creative Caribbean, which is a new grant facility for the cultural and creative sector in 15 countries in the Caribbean. This regional support programme is part of the ACP-EU […]
Australians Elects New Prime Minister
Voters in Australia has voted for a change electing Anthony Albanese of the Australia Labor Party. The Labor Party has been out of office for almost ten years. It still not clear if Labor can form a majority, the ALP is favored to finish ahead of the Coalition and more likely […]
Women’s cricket returns with the CG Insurance Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze in Guyana
Friday, 20 May 2022 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The best women’s cricketers in the West Indies will be back in action as Cricket West Indies (CWI) hosts the CG Insurance Super50 Cup and the T20 Blaze regional tournaments in Guyana. The CG Insurance Super50 Cup matches will be played at three venues – Everest Cricket […]
Former Australian Cricketer dies in Car accident
Australian cricket has suffered another tragic blow, Andrew Symonds aged 46 has died in a car accident a Queensland police statement said the former cricketer died in a single car crash about 10:30 PM Saturday Symonds was alone when his car left the road and rolled, police say. Paramedics arrived […]
Grenada Election Day set for June 23
Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced at an NNP rally in Telescope, St. Andrews Saturday night that June 23rd will be the day when Grenadians will choose the Government to serve for the next five years. The Governor General was instructed to dissolve parliament on Monday May 16, 2022 with […]
Windward Islands Volcanoes Team for CWI Four day Championship
The Windward Islands Volcanoes have announced their 15 man squad for the second half of the CWI four day championship in Trinidad and Tobago. Fast bowler Shermon Lewis will only be available for the first match before leaving to join the West Indies team to tour the Netherlands and Pakistan. […]
NDC Leader Letter to Supervisor of Elections
10th May 2022 Mr. Elvis MorainSupervisor of ElectionsParliamentary Elections OfficeTanteen TerraceSt. George Dear Mr. Morain, I write this open letter to you about the on-going concerns with the management of the electoral process in Grenada, particularly the functioning of sub-offices in some Constituencies. These concerns have been repeatedly brought to your […]
WEST INDIES NAMED SQUAD FOR ODI TOURS TO THE NETHERLANDS AND PAKISTAN
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies Senior Men’s squad for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) tours of the Netherlands and Pakistan. The West Indies will visit the Netherlands for three ODIs on May 31, June 2 and 4, followed by another three ODIs […]
India schedule tour of West Indies 2022
India will play a series of three ODI and five T20 against West Indies in the Caribbean and USA. The tour kicks off in Trinidad on July 22nd with the first ODI, second ODI – July 24th and third ODI – July 27th all at the Queens Park Oval. The […]
