GRENADA REMEMBERED: Bernard Coard in Profile
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – When the radical New Jewel Movement (NJM) seized power in a coup in Grenada in March 1979, Maurice Bishop, an articulate middle class lawyer, became the new political “king”. …
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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – When the radical New Jewel Movement (NJM) seized power in a coup in Grenada in March 1979, Maurice Bishop, an articulate middle class lawyer, became the new political “king”. …
LONDON – A lorry driver has been charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead inside a refrigerated trailer. Maurice Robinson, 25, was arrested after the bodies of 31 men and eight women were…
Leicester City equalled the 24-year-old record for the biggest ever Premier League victory as dismal 10-man Southampton were dismantled at a rainswept St Mary’s. The victory sees Brendan Rodgers’ side…
WHEN British-trained lawyer, Mr. Maurice Bishop, seized power in Grenada in the early hours of March 13, 1979, it was the culmination of a long, bloody struggle against overwhelming odds marshalled by…
The West Indies will take on Ireland at Kensington Oval early next year as part of a new three-year home fixture cycle. It will feature the regional side in all formats of cricket with matches being…
On March 13 1979, lawyer Maurice Bishop was installed as Prime Minister after a bloodless coup overthrew the Grenada United Labour Party government which was led by Sir Eric Gairy. Over the next three…
From creating a cultural space that allows their contemporaries to be socially conscious to creating history, Frenetic Arts is on a mission to take Barbadian spoken word to the international stage. …
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Thursday for a general election on December 12 to break Britain’s Brexit impasse, conceding for the first time he will not meet his “do or die” deadline…
NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced the extension of an Exigency Order, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, that slammed into the island chain, over a month ago. According…
PARIS – Three people have died as a result of this week’s storms and floods in the south of France, the French government said on Thursday. Storms and heavy rain battered southern France this week,…