
Supporting Haitian culture in the Diaspora communities Thursday May 17th 2012 – Miami, Florida: Digicel today announced its sponsorship of the Haitian Compas Festival for a fourth year running. The event will be held at the Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida this Saturday May 19th 2012. The festival, now in its 14th year, is a celebration of Haiti’s rich musical culture and Digice...
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MEXICO (May 17, 2012) - During the World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) Americas Summit, taking place in Riviera Maya, Mexico, Alec Sanguinetti, director general and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), was invited to a private breakfast meeting for a select group of private sector travel executives by Mexico President Felipe Calderon. In discussions wit...
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St. George’s, May 18, 2012 – An announcement Thursday by Tillman Thomas, Grenada’s Prime Minister and leader of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), could potentially create further rift in an already divided party.“As an act of appreciation for the fervent prayers and expressions of support for the government especially in the past two weeks, I – in my capacity as Pr...
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By CARIBUPDATE NEWS SERVICEST GEORGE’S, GRENADA: PRIME MINISTER TILLMAN THOMAS has told an executive meeting of his ruling National Democratic Congress that a public meeting he has announced for Sunday has nothing to do with the party.Several sources tell CARIBUPDATE NEWS that Thomas told the party members they are free to attend if they chose – but the meeting is being held un...
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St. George’s, May 18, 2012 – Grenada’s Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas, is shouldering added ministerial responsibility following the resignation Thursday of a senior cabinet member.Karl Hood tendered his resignation as Foreign Minister, citing lack of support from his government and party – the National Democratic Congress (NDC) – for him as a minister and also as MP for St. Ge...
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St. George’s Grenada, Friday 18th May, 2012, MOEPRU – A contract has been signed for the start of rehabilitation and expansion works at the Grenville Secondary School.The contract, in the sum of Five Million Six Hundred Thousand Eastern Caribbean Dollars (5,600,000.00XCD), provides for the rehabilitation of the existing toilet facilities, classrooms and laboratory, as well as t...
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ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, MAY 17, 2012_Prime Minister Tillman Thomas on Thursday accepted the resignation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Karl Hood.The Prime Minister thanked Mr. Hood for his service to the government of Grenada over the past three and a half years and wished him well in his future endeavours.Prime Minister Thomas continues to be focused on fulfilling the ...
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ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, MAY 16, 2012_The Grenada government has appointed a new Labour Advisory Board on the recommendation of Minister for Labour, Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs, Hon. Glynis Roberts.The new Board, which will be chaired by the Labour Commissioner, includes a former Labour Commissioner, Robert Robinson and the Solicitor General representing the governme...
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Wednesday 16th May 2012 – St. George’s, Grenada: Digicel has officially launched its promotion for the London games with a donation of EC$10,000 to the Grenada Olympic Association. As the Race to the London games begin in earnest, the cheque which is to aid the Association in their preparation to represent Grenada at the event was handed over at a ceremony on Wednesday held at ...
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Hon. Peter David, MP - Town of St. GeorgeStatement to the House of Representatives on the No-Confidence Motion against PM Hon. Tillman Thomas, May 15, 2012Mr. Speaker, this debate today constitutes another watershed moment in the political life of Grenada.
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ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, TUESDAY, MAY 15 2012 – A modern drug therapeutic centre, with patients living quarters and a multi-purpose recreational facility, has been earmarked for St. Andrew. The announcement has been made by a group of senior planning officials within the Ministry of Health. They say that the new Carlton House Drug Rehabilitation Centre is one of several capital ...
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ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, MAY 14, 2012_The Cabinet of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has authorized a change in the Road Traffic Regulations which authorizes the Grenada Transport Board to issue bus route stickers. The Board replaces the Office of the Commissioner of Police, as the Licensing Authority for the purpose of issuing the stickers.
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Read moreSt. George’s, May 12, 2012 – Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has said that he is not worried about an opposition motion of no-confidence filed against him, nor about the chances of more ministers resigning from his government.“I am not…
St. George’s, May 13, 2012 – A senior NDC political activist in Carriacou wants the ruling party to quickly mend its differences, and is urging a return to government of MP Peter David.David, parliamentary representative for the Town of St.…
Innovative new service uses Near Field Communications (NFC) and Point of Sale (POS) technologies to work from any mobile phone without the need for a bank account or credit card Nuku’alofa, Tonga – May 14th, 2012, Digicel today launched an…
GRENADA (May 9, 2012) - Recognizing the resort's commitment to operating at the world's highest environmental standards, the luxurious 64-suite Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada has received the prestigious Green Globe Re-Certification Award. "Green Globe Certification is not only a…
By Hamlet Mark May 9, 2012 http://caribupdate.blogspot.com/ In the coming days, I will write about some of the myths the official lynch-mob media in Grenada deliberately peddle without conversing with established historical and statistical facts. I start off this time…
St. George’s Grenada, May 7th, 2012 – Digicel, Grenada’s Bigger Better Network, has announced Mrs. Kizzie Phillip of Grand Mal , St. George the winner of its April Text-to-Win promotion. The April Digicel Text-to-Win promotion encouraged Digicel customers to text…
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