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A SIZZLING OPENING CONCERT FOR THE NANIKI CARIBBEAN JAZZ SAFARI

A SIZZLING OPENING CONCERT FOR THE NANIKI CARIBBEAN JAZZ SAFARI

Quiet Fire featuring the dynamic vocalist Jenny J will be heating up the stage on the Opening Night of the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari at Mount Cinnamon Gardens on Saturday 29th June. The local band will perform along with a returning son of the soil Peter “Zack” Bernard” and US guitarist and vocalist, Derek Mc Keith in a jazz festival dubbed a ‘thrilling Caribbean musical rid...

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DIGICEL JOINS FRIENDS OF THE BLOOD BANK IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY

DIGICEL JOINS FRIENDS OF THE BLOOD BANK IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY

St Georges, Grenada, June 14, 2013: DIGICEL was delighted to be able to support the Friends of the Blood Bank as they joined countries worldwide in raising awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank and award voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life saving gift of blood. The very impressive event was hosted at the Grenada National Stadium on June ...

18 Jun 2013 Hits:123 Local News

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OECS OBSERVES 32 YEARS OF FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION ON TUESDAY JUNE…

OECS OBSERVES 32 YEARS OF FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION ON TUESDAY JUNE 18TH 2013

(OECS Secretariat, Monday June 17th 2013)- Tuesday June 18th 2013 will mark 32 years since the establishment of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, OECS. Thirty two years of facilitating efforts by the nine Member States to further develop the people of the OECS region through various programmes and projects in several cases with the help of the international donor co...

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FAO HELPS REDUCE RISKS FROM PESTICIDES IN THE CARIBBEAN

FAO HELPS REDUCE RISKS FROM PESTICIDES IN THE CARIBBEAN

17 June, Bridgetown - From 10-14 June, national delegates from 15 Caribbean countries attended the 18th Meeting of the Coordinating Group for Pesticide Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Trinidad and Tobago, to decide on action to reduce risks from pesticides. At the Opening Ceremony, Head of the Insect Vector Control Division in the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and T...

18 Jun 2013 Hits:100 Regional News

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CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN TO HOST INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT & FINANCING CONFERENCE

CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN TO HOST INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT & FINANCING CONFERENCE

Nassau, the Bahamas, 11th June, 2013. CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank is hosting a regional conference designed to promote public and private sector cooperation in generating investment opportunities, and increasing the availability of capital for infrastructure development. The conference, which brings together a specially-invited group of public and private sectors of...

17 Jun 2013 Hits:85 Regional News

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SALTSMART CONSORTIUM ENDORSES PLAN TO HALVE DIETARY SALT CONSUMPTION IN THE AMER…

SALTSMART CONSORTIUM ENDORSES PLAN TO HALVE DIETARY SALT CONSUMPTION IN THE AMERICAS BY 2020

Washington, D.C., 14 June 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — To promote the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a multisector consortium convened by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) this week endorsed a plan to reduce dietary salt consumption in the Americas by half by the year 2020. Currently, average salt consumption in most of the region’s countries...

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DIGICEL CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND STRENGTHEN MOBILE NETWORK STRUCTURE

DIGICEL CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND STRENGTHEN MOBILE NETWORK STRUCTURE

Friday 14th June 2103- St. George’s: As Grenada enters the 2013 hurricane season; Digicel would like to assure customers the company is readying all resources to deal with any eventualities during the season. This includes investments in making the network even more resilient. Recently the transmission network has been upgraded and now both microwave and fibre are employed for...

17 Jun 2013 Hits:113 Local News

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CPL ANNOUNCES THE TEAM NAMES

CPL ANNOUNCES THE TEAM NAMES

After weeks of speculations and hundreds of suggestions via social media, the much-anticipated Caribbean Premier League franchise team names have been announced and their logos revealed. “We are thrilled with the final team names and the logos; we believe they are reflective of the character and culture of each country and I’m sure each team will live up to their name,” said D...

17 Jun 2013 Hits:95 Regional News

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FAO SUPPORTING BATTLE AGAINST DREADED BANANA DISEASE

FAO SUPPORTING BATTLE AGAINST DREADED BANANA DISEASE

Five countries to benefit from weeklong workshop on Black Sigakota Disease in Dominica 14 June 2013, Bridgetown – As part of its response to the Black Sigakota Disease currently threatening the region’s banana and plantain crops, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will be providing intensive training in management of the disease at a workshop to ...

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NO INCREASE IN GRENLEC NON-FUEL RATE IN 2013

NO INCREASE IN GRENLEC NON-FUEL RATE IN 2013

Thursday, 13 June, 2013: Mindful of the tough economic times that our customers and the country face, Grenada Electricity Services Ltd (GRENLEC) has taken the decision not to implement a non-fuel rate increase that the Company was eligible to apply from January of this year. GRENLEC satisfies our customers’ expectations of reliable and safe energy, while managing costs within ...

14 Jun 2013 Hits:157 Local News

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REGIONAL PARTNERS TO DISCUSS, PRIORITIZE VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON THE RESPONSIBLE…

REGIONAL PARTNERS TO DISCUSS, PRIORITIZE VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON THE RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE OF TENURE

Georgetown, June 12, 2013. Around 80 participants from the Caribbean region, including government, civil society, academia and private sector representatives, will meet in Georgetown, Guyana June 19-21, 2013, to discuss and analyze the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National F...

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NEYSHA SOODEEN RECEIVES 2013 MARCELLA MARTINEZ AWARD

NEYSHA SOODEEN RECEIVES 2013 MARCELLA MARTINEZ AWARD

NEW YORK (June 12, 2013) - Neysha Soodeen, managing director of Toute Bagai Publishing Company, producer of MACO publications, is the recipient of the 2013 Marcella Martinez award. The presentation was made by the Jamaica Tourist Board's Deputy Director of Tourism Donnie Dawson during the joint Caribbean Tourism Organization/Jamaica Tourist Board Allied Members luncheon in N...

13 Jun 2013 Hits:132 Regional News

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TERRORISM (AMENDMENT) BILL SHOULD BE REVIEWED, SAY ALEXIS

Statement from Francis Alexis: 17 June 2013

The Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2013 should be reviewed because it seeks to give too much power to the State, at the expense of the liberty of the individual.  So says Dr. Francis Alexis.

Alexis draws attention to the part of the Bill which would put into law the clause which says that :

‘The Attorney General if he believes that an organization is engaged in committing terrorist acts may by order-

add an organization to the Fifth Schedule ; or

amend the Fifth Schedule  in some other way .’

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