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).
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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.
Grenada revolution, 1979-83
It is not the least tragedy of Grenada that, as Patrick Solomon has pointed out, the history of the revolution will be written by the United States Information Services, since the U.S. invading forces sequestered all of the People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) regime’s accumulated documentation, including Prime Minister Bishop’s private […]
Senator amazed Grenada football team not able to use stadium
National Democratic Congress Senator, Arley Gill, says it’s incomprehensible that with an important World Cup Qualifier scheduled for Grenada this month, the national football team is not able to prepare on the grounds of the National Stadium at Queen’s Park.
Grenada Police asked to be Vigilant for Intercol
The Commissioner of Police Mr. Winston James has advised officers of the Central Division to be vigilant, and mount the appropriate responses to loitering around the City of St. George on Wednesday and Thursday evenings after the 2008 Intercol Track & Field Sport Meeting.
No Grounds For Judical Review against Gonsalves
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: No grounds for judicial review, said Justice Gertel Thom on Tuesday morning, dismissing an application for judicial review by lawyers representing a female police officer who filed court documents stating that Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves indecently assaulted and raped her on January 3, 2008.
GOOD CHOICE TO BRAND IN BARBADOS
NEW YORK (March 11, 2008) – A Caribbean-American brand specialist is assessing the Barbados government’s reported drive to attract more international hotel brands to the island.
The Grenada Revolution – a legacy worth celebrating
Brooklyn, NY. March 9, 2008. MARCH 13, 2008 will mark the 29th anniversary since the Grenadian people, led by Maurice Bishop’s New Jewel Movement (NJM), chose to take the destiny of their country into their own hands and gave birth to the first and only armed popular revolution in the […]
Thousands attend gospel concert
People who have God in their lives are able to succeed despite obstacles that confront them, says a Barbadian government politician. Kerryann Ifill, who is visually impaired and the Deputy President of the Barbados Senate, has encouraged more than 8,000 Grenadian women, men, youth and children to seek God and […]
SECOND SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL YOUTH PRAYER SERVICE HELD
On Sunday 9th March, the Department of Youth Development under the theme “Get High with Jesus- Get Radical in Jesus”, hosted its second National Youth Prayer Service at the La Poterie Playing Field, La Poterie, St. Andrew.
Peter de Savary Speaks to IMANI Trainees
On Friday IMANI trainees throughout the island were encouraged to be the best they can be and to strive to reach their fullest potential by guest speaker at the recent IMANI Personal Development Session, Investor Mr. Peter De Savary.
