St John’s, ANTIGUA – Defending 4-Day champions, Guyana Jaguars are happy with the 15-man squad they have assembled for the upcoming 2018/2019 Professional Cricket League (PCL) season. The Jaguars, having won four 4-day titles back to back will be on the hunt for their 5th title, but won’t be complacent […]
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Tobias Clement Feel the pain of ordinary Grenadian
Earlier this week Parliamentary representative for St. George’s North East speaking in parliament was seeking a pay increase for himself. Mr. Tobias Clement who does not hold a cabinet position monthly salary is a EC $1200.00. In the last parliament Mr. Clement and other Parliamentarians without a ministry was in […]
Finance Minister says Customs Officers are Diplomats
Minister of Finance, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell said that Custom’s Officers are Diplomatic representatives since in many cases they are the first point of contact for visitors to our country. As a result, he encouraged the Customs Management to position their most hospitable staff members at the Ports […]
Grenada and India set to kick – off round of Cooperation
ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, MAY 16, 2018, GIS: – Grenada and India are set to kick off a fresh round of cooperation on a wide range of issues. Health and Agriculture are being given top priority as reflected in discussions between Grenada’s Health Minister Hon. Nickolas Steele and Her Excellency Mrs. Anupriya […]
NDC Calls for Electoral Reform Before Another Referendumn
NDC Heartbeat Column 2nd issue On 30th September 2013, the Governor General unceremoniously fired Judy Benoit, Supervisor of Elections after she refused to tow the political line. From then, the electoral process and system in Grenada, have been under sustained attack. Unfortunately, the National Democratic Congress has been, for the […]
Windies International Home Serice vs Bangladesh Includes Two T20s In Florida
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – August will be a special month for WINDIES and Bangladesh fans in the United States. Reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions WINDIES will face Bangladesh in two T20 Internationals under the lights at the Central Broward Regional Park (CBRP), Fort Lauderdale, as part of its Tour of […]
Windies Women’s Championship Attracts Endorsements from Top Women In Business
St John’s, ANTIGUA – Five well-known women and established women in their fields of professional work will partner with Cricket West Indies for the upcoming Women’s Championship scheduled for Jamaica, June 10 – 24. The two-categories Championship forms part of the defending World Twenty20 champions, West Indies’, preparation for the […]
Grenada to Host – National Consultation on Draft CARICOM Cohesion Policy
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENDA 10TH MAY, 2018: The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and CARICOM Affairs in collaboration with the CARICOM Development Fund Division of the CARICOM Secretariat will be hosting a National Consultation on the draft CARICOM Cohesion Policy developed by the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF). “Cohesion”, according to CDF, […]
Mushtaq Ahmed joins CWI On A 4-Week Bowling Stint
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Former Pakistan spin maestro, Mushtaq Ahmed will spend 4-weeks in the Caribbean from May 10 – June 7 to work with the current squads training. CWI approached Mushtaq to get involved in the high-performance program, with him agreeing to come initially for a 4-week stint. During this […]
Why Taiwan’s presence in the World Health Assembly matters
By David Kuan-Chou Chien The 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) will meet in Geneva from May 21-26 of this year, and Taiwan, as an active global health partner seeks participation. Since 2009 to 2016, Taiwan has been invited to the WHA as an observer and shared its unique experience in […]
Action Plan Sargassum clean up Campaign approved
St. George’s, May 8, 2018: The Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, Disaster Management and Information in collaboration with the Ministry of Health will embark on a cleanup action of the sargassum on beaches in Grenada and Carriacou. The sargassum is on various beaches such as Telescope, Soubise, Marquis […]
Services Expo 2018 – ‘ The Future is Now’
The Grenada Coalition of Service Industries is hosting their 2nd annual Services Expo under the theme ‘The future is Now’. To be held June 21st to June 22nd at the Grenada Trade Center, Morne Rouge Grenada. The 2017 Services Expo saw success in that there were 20 small, micro and […]
ANTIGUA LAUNCHES ITS CHIRPY CLASSROOM ADVENTURE
St. JOHN’S, Antigua- Cricket West Indies (CWI) continues to pledge its intentions to broaden the involvement of more young boys and girls in cricket in the Caribbean. The Director of the Board of Education of Antigua and Barbuda, Mr Clare Browne announced on Thursday, (May 3) that the Chirpy’s Classroom […]
Beaton to Join CWI Fast Bowling Camp, Following his ICC Suspension
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 : St John’s, ANTIGUA – Cricket West Indies wishes to acknowledge a report from the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding the suspension of fast bowler, Ronsford Beaton. The ICC is reporting that Beaton has failed an independent assessment and will not be permitted to bowl in international […]
Government want to dispel rumor on Sending Home of Imanis
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th, 2018 –GIS: The Ministry of Youth Development, Sports, Culture and the Arts would like to dispel the rumor that the Imani Trainees especially the batches 4 and 5 would be going home very soon. The Imani programme was designed to empower our young people through the […]
