Tribute to “great soca man’’

St. George's, September 16, 2010 – Grenada's Junior Culture Minister, Sen. Arley Gill, has described the late Montserrat-born entertainer, Arrow, as a "great soca man.''

"Arrow has really influenced a great deal of the Caribbean artform and it's really sad that we now have to mourn his passing,'' Sen. Gill said in a condolence statement.

Arrow, whose real name was Alphonsus Cassel, had been ailing for more than two years with a brain tumour. Early last week he was transferred from Montserrat to Antigua, seeking medical care.

But Arrow – whose other hit songs include "Hot, Hot, Hot'' and Groove

A Great Son of the Caribbean Passes on

It is with deep regret we announce the death of veterian Calypso artist Mighty Arrow.  Arrow died last night in his native island of Montserrat after suffering from brain cancer.

Alphonsus The Mighty Arrow Cassell was born in Montserrat in 1954, and is regarded as being the first ‘star’ of Soca music. His debut single Dance with Me Woman gave him initial success as did hits Bump and Wine and Long Time. His most famous track which gave him international success was Hot Hot Hot, which made Arrow a worldwide name, putting calypso, soca and caribbean music into the limelight.

Arrow has over 33 music albums

FRANCIQUE & TEXAS A&M TO VISIT WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 12, 2010 – Grenada's Alleyne Francique and his champion track and field teams at Texas A&M University have received an official invitation from United States President Barack Obama to be part of a presentation to honour championship teams and student athletes from across the NCAA with a reception at the White House this week.

"It's an honour and I am looking forward to the occasion on Monday," said Francique, an assistant coach at Texas A&M. "It will be my first visit to the White House."

"It's a special honour to be invited by the President of the United States and we

Her Majesty’s Opposition Pleased with Government for Accepting Advice

St. George’s, Grenada September 6th, 2010: Her Majesty's Opposition is pleased to note that the Tillman Thomas administration has listened to our advice and will be removing the VAT being levied on service charge in the hotel and restaurant sectors. The Opposition had made it clear to Government that the imposition of the VAT at a time when the economy is in a state of recession was not a very prudent move since doing so will add to the economic hardships of the population, will work against economic recovery and will destroy every sector of society. The current state of the country's economy has proven

Young and old take advantage of free medical service

St. George's, September 5, 2010 – About 200 people, ranging from primary school students to senior citizens in their 80s, were the beneficiaries of free medical services in an initiative that involved the American Medical Students' Association (AMSA) of St. George's University.

Other partners in the Health Fair, held last Saturday at the Anglican Church Yard, were the Ministry of Health and the Town of St. George Constituency Organising Committee.

In hosting the fair, AMSA and its co-sponsors specially appealed to parents to bring their children to get "back-to-school check ups'' ahead of this week's opening of primary and secondary schools.

Patients received basic eye

Arrests of SeWang officials in China raise concerns

The investment-starved government of Grenada might be facing some embarrassment, CARIBUPDATE NEWS has reported.

"There are more questions than answers about a company that has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Grenada government purportedly to fund projects worth billions of dollars,'' CARIBUPDATE reported in its September 1 Newsbreak bulletin.

Last week, Grenadians heard for the first time that some government officials, including Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, had met with representatives of SeWang One World, which is proposing to invest more than US$2 billion in Grenada.

One of the problems, said CARIBUPDATE, is that nobody outside of the promoters of

Self-taught Carriacou-born artists

St. George's, August 31, 2010 – They are self-taught artists whose paintings are finding customers as far away as the United States and England. But Kevin and Nicholas Noel, Carriacou-born brothers, are looking for that extra help to take their work to another level.

Kevin, 23, and his 20-year-old brother use the small income generated from sale to support themselves and four other siblings – two sisters and two brothers.

They currently operate from a home on Herbert Blaize Street, at the bottom of Cooper's Hill, where their paintings are available for viewing and for sale. The work is also exhibited at Kalingo Beach Resort