Twenty-five fishermen received loans from the Government of Grenada Fishing Industry Fund on Friday March 14th 2008 totaling $300, 000.00. The presentations were made at a brief ceremony held at the Ministerial Complex.
Caribbean News and Sports
KIRANI JAMES LEADS GRENADA ‘S CARIFTA TEAM
The Grenada Athletic Association has selected eighteen athletes to represent Grenada at the Junior Carifta Games in St. Kitts from the 21st -24th March 2008.
THE SPICE ISLE- THE HOME OF CUEA EASTER FESTIVAL 2008
Over four hundred utility employees from across the Caribbean are expected to converge on the shores of Grenada as the Caribbean Utilities Employees Association (CUEA) stages its 19th Annual Easter Festival under the theme: “Caribbean integration through sports and culture on the spice isle.”
TWO COUNTY TEAMS TO TRAIN IN GRENADA THIS YEAR
Derbyshire County Cricket Club will arrive in Grenada this week to begin preseason training. The Derbyshire side will be led by their captain, Ricky Clarke. While in Grenada, Derbyshire will play at least eight games, and will also practice at the facilities at the St. George’s University and the National […]
Jamaicans flatten Windwards to win Carib Beer Cup
NAIN, Jamaica – Jamaica, propelled by a seven-wicket match haul from Nikita Miller, captured the 2008 Carib Beer Cup when they mauled the Windward Islands by 10 wickets for a rapid victory in their sixth-round Carib Beer Series match on Saturday.
PM Manning Denies Allegations
Prime Minister Patrick Manning is categorically denying allegations previously made against him by Angela Nelson, a Trinidad-born resident of North Carolina. The Prime Minister’s denial came in a letter from his attorney, Michael Quamina, which was faxed to the Guardian yesterday at 3.39 pm.
LIAT Pilots Refuse to Base In T&T
LIAT pilots are refusing to be based in Trinidad because of the increasing criminal activity in the country. So says Michael Blackburn, chairman of the Leeward Islands Pilots Association.
CARICOM HEADS GIVE TOURISM NEEDED ATTENTION
NEW YORK (March 15, 2008) – The prophets of doom and gloom are getting a jolting revelation following a landmark decision by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government to elevate tourism to the top of their agenda.
Windwards 61 for nine at lunch v Jamaica
NAIN, Jamaica – The Windward Islands, replying to Jamaica’s first innings score of 232, were 61 for nine at lunch on the second day of their sixth-round Carib Beer Series match at the Alpart Sports Club Ground on Saturday.
PAHO’s Healthcare Disaster Coordinators visits Grenada
A team of Healthcare Disaster Coordinators from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is schedule to arrive in Grenada this weekend to assist local health care providers and disaster coordinators in the implementation of the Safe Hospital Index, (SHI).
Minister of Youth Development comes out in support of Senator Ann David Antoine
Minister of Youth Development, Senator the Honorable Emmalin Pierre, has stated that she stands in full support of Minister of Health and the Environment, Senator the Honorable Ann David Antoine in the face of calls by opposition members for her to step down.
U.S. still eyeing the Caribbean for money laundering
The United States State Department has released a report indicating that it’s keeping a close eye on a number of Caribbean states where large amounts of money are being laundered.The 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report just released by the Department pointed to a number of countries that are ‘jurisdictions […]
David A. Paterson Has Caribbean Roots
The grandson of two Caribbean nationals is posed to become the new governor of New York following Wednesday’s resignation of Governor Eliot Spitzer. Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson (Born May 20, 1954) will be sworn in on Monday March 17 as New York‘s 55th governor; the first African American and the […]
Vincentian PM urged supporters to welcome Hugo Chavez
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Addressing members of his Unity Labour Party (ULP), at a political rally last week, St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves urged his supporters to come out and give the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, “a warm Vincentian welcome.”
West Indies name squad for first Test vs Sri Lanka
The West Indies cricket selectors have named the 15-man squad for first Test match against Sri Lanka which bowls off on Saturday, March 22 in Guyana.
