ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Te Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) and the international media watchdog group, Reporters Without Borders, have criticised the decision by immigration authorities who gave a Jamaican journalist 24 hours to leave Grenada on the grounds that she had overstayed her time..
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Two More Murders
Moments after observing 34 years of political independence, Grenada was rocked by two murders which occurred within a 22-hour time span. The first one happened at about 11:00 p.m. just as a village blocko in New Hampshire, St. George¹s was concluding on Independence night, February 7.
Rural folks complain about ‘tough’ times
For a third consecutive weekend top officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) headed by party leader Tillman Thomas engaged on a market square walkabout. Following similar excursions to the St. George’s Market Square and the Gouyave Market area, the team met with market vendors and shoppers at the Grenville […]
Walk For Oil and Gas
Walk for Oil and Gas The two labour parties on the island, Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) and People¹s Labour Movement (PLM) have taken the initiative to plead with Venezuela to settle its maritime boundaries with Grenada.
New book from Alexis
The book ³EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT: MODEL REGIONAL COURT² was launched last Friday in St. Lucia by its publishers the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), headquartered there; following its printing by the Government Printery of Dominica .
NDC: Call It Maurice Bishop International Airport
Pressure is mounting on the Keith Mitchell-led New National Party (NNP) government in Grenada to rename the Point Salines International Airport (PSIA) after the man who started it during his short reign between 1979-83. The deputy political leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Prime has called on the […]
Trinidad beat St. St. Vincent to reach simi-finals
COOLIDGE, Antigua – 13 February 2008 – Trinidad & Tobago marched into the semi-finals of the Stanford 20/20 tournament with a comfortable 59-run win over St. Vincent and The Grenadines at the Stanford Cricket Ground on Wednesday.Beaten finalist at the inaugural tournament, Trinidad & Tobago, led by half centuries from […]
The True Story of the Levera Beach Resort Project Part 6
by Reynold Benjamin In a fit of passion and distress arising out of the destruction of Levera Beach and the environs of the lake by developers and the injustice meted out to owners and occupiers of the land around the lake, I got on my computer and started […]
The True Story of the Levera Beach Resort Project 5
by Reynold Benjamin Since these articles on the Levera Project began, very many persons have spoken to me on the phone, in the street and on more intimate social and other occasions, expressing sentiments ranging from delight, to anger, to astonishment and to disbelief. But someone whom I know […]
The True Story of the Levera Beach Resort Project Part 4
by Reynold Benjamin Last week, in part three of this series of articles on the failed Levera Beach Resort Project, I asked the question; can we do better? I expressed the conviction that we, as a resourceful people, can do better. I promised to place before you my own […]
The True Story of the Levera Beach Resort Project Part 3
by Reynold Benjamin In Part two of this article, I placed before you, fellow Grenadian, the contents of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by our Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr. Keith Claudius Mitchell with the company Grenada Development Company Inc. (GDCI) in March, 1998 for the building of […]
The True Story of the Levera Beach Resort Project Part 2
by Reynold Benjamin In part one of this article, I sought to convey the passion of my love for Levera Beach and surrounding areas and the anguish which swells in my bosom as I witness the wanton destruction of its pristine beauty. I counseled that we should all get […]
The True Story of the Levera Beach Resort Project Part 1
By Reynold Benjamin Levera! Oh, Levera! What sin have you committed? Why has the Evil hand touched you? How many of us have never been to Levera? We have climbed the Statue of Liberty, seen the Washington Memorial, viewed the Eiffel Tower, strolled in Hyde Park and taken pictures […]
And now the Super Eights!
COOLIDGE, Antigua – 12 February 2008 – On the surface it may look as though there is not that much of a difference to the Super Eight in the Stanford 20/20 Tournament now and back in 2006. But that is only on the surface.After twelve matches, a dozen teams have […]
Gayle, Windies players back for Jamaica, Lambert dropped
KINGSTON, Jamaica – 12 February 2008 – The Jamaican selectors have called on the services of the country’s five West Indies players who recently returned from South Africa for their quarterfinal round Stanford 20/20 showdown with Nevis.Chris Gayle, who sustained two injuries in South Africa while playing for the West […]
