ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Thursday, April 16, 2015: On March 26th, 2015, a one day National Stakeholder’s Consultation was held at the Spice Island Beach Resort, Grand Anse, St. George’s to review the 2014 Stakeholders’ Monitoring Report on implementation status of the Grenada Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) and its performance […]
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ICC Board meeting concludes in Dubai
The ICC Board held its second quarterly meeting of 2015 at the ICC Headquarters in Dubai on 16 April. Among the decisions made and reports received were: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Hosts Australia and New Zealand were congratulated on their successful staging of an event described by the ICC […]
Effort to open more jobs in Canada for Grenadians
St George’s, April 16, 2015 – A Grenadian national resident in Montreal is about to make another approach for help from local government officials in St George’s, in an attempt to open up more job opportunities for Grenadians in Canada’s seasonal farm workers’ program and in personal assistant care for […]
Grenadian entertainer joins forces with Jamaica’s QQ
April 13th 2015: “It’s not Soca! Not Calypso! It’s not reggae! It’s not Hip pop! It’s a fusion, it’s a blend that will be appreciated and be enjoyed everyone” was the way Lil Vaughn described his latest release which also features Jamaican entertainer QQ. Last week Lil Vaughn launch is […]
Chinese Feasibility Study Group satisfied with the proposed Low Income Housing Site on the sister-isle of Carriacou
Beausejour, Carriacou, April 13th, 2015- In the year 2005, Grenada made a wise decision to re-establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. In that negotiation, the People’s Republic of China had agreed to give Grenada two(2) thousand houses for low income persons amongst many other supports. Deputy Prime Minister, […]
West Indies Named Squad for first test vs England
JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced a 14-member squad on Friday for the first Test against England, starting on Monday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here. Squad Denesh Ramdin (Captain) Kraigg Brathwaite (Vice Captain) Sulieman Benn Devendra Bishoo Jermaine Blackwood Carlos Brathwaite Darren Bravo Shivnarine Chanderpaul Jason […]
NDC extends condolences to the Family of Hildebrand James
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) extends its most heartfelt condolences to the immediate family, relatives and friends of the late Hildebrand James, former Technical Director of the Government Information Service (GIS). We especially remember in our prayers Mrs. Verna James, his mother, a hardworking supporter of the St. Andrew South […]
Statement by the NDC on the Deteriorating Relations between the US and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
April 10, 2015: The National Democratic Congress notes with great concern the deterioration in relations between the United States of America ( United States) and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( Venezuela). We hold firmly to the belief that differences between states in our hemisphere must be addressed in good faith […]
Valuable tourist dollars from visiting nationals
Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly April 9, 2015 It is habitual, and part of our tradition, to emphasize the importance of the tourism industry by focusing on cruise industry; by rolling out statistics on numbers of ships scheduled to stop at our ports and by pointing to expected increases in cruise visitors […]
Schedule changes for West Indies vs Australia Tests
JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced that it has made minor adjustments to the dates for its International Home Series between West Indies and Australia. All of the matches will now start two days earlier than previously scheduled. “We are fully aware that there are a […]
JetBlue Officials in Grenada – Prior to Inaugural Flight in June
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, April1, 2015- GIS: There is a mounting excitement within the Diaspora in parts of North America as JetBlue presses ahead with plans to fly the Grenadian skies. News of heightened anticipation overseas is being reported by Elizabeth Ninomiya, JetBlue’s Manager of Corporate Communications for Latin America and […]
Presentation Brothers’ College Celebrates Another SGU Knowledge Bowl Triumph
GEORGE’S, Grenada, (March 31, 2015): Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, this season’s SGU Knowledge Bowl was an exciting showdown between the defending champions, the gentlemen of Presentation Brothers’ College (PBC) and the ladies of St. Joseph’s Convent, St. George’s (SJC). Although both teams have made it to the finals four times […]
SGU’s Annual Career Day 2015
GEORGE’S, Grenada, (March 31, 2015): St. George’s University’s True Blue Campus was teeming with more than 1,400 secondary school students and young adults from all over the country on March 28 as they assembled for the 2015 SGU and Rotaract Club of Grenada (GRC) Career Day. The event attracted students seeking […]
CIBC FirstCaribbean and the RGPF Partner to Renew Road Signs in St. George’s
St. George’s, Grenada. On Sunday 15th March, staff of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and members of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) partnered once again to renew a number of road and directional signs along Melville Street in the capital, St. George’s. The CIBC FirstCaribbean team first worked alongside the […]
Sounding the Alarm in Jamaica! Neals J.
By Neals Chitan Although the very last label I will like to wear is that of an “alarmist,” I have to sound the alarm today. You see, the term “alarmist” carries with it an urgent emotional connotation which heightens the need for immediate intervention and task force response, and that […]
