Cultural opportunity for local and regional organizations

St. George’s, January 13, 2011 â€" Cultural organizations in Grenada and six other Caribbean countries are being invited to submit proposals for a U.S.-sponsored initiative called the Cultural Envoy Program. Funding is only provided to U.S. citizen Cultural Envoys.

It’s being administered under the auspices of the Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Bureau of the U.S. State Department, through the American Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados.

“The Cultural Envoy Program funds projects connecting American artists or cultural specialists with foreign cultural or educational institutions, enabling intensive, extended interaction between Envoys and foreign participants,’’ A U.S. Embassy notice said.

It added that

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Senator Gill pays tribute to “great sons’’

St. George’s, January 11, 2011 (GIS) â€" Junior Culture Minister, Senator Arley Gill, has described the late Carlyle Roberts and Joe Gibbs as “great sons of the soil.’’ Their passing is an immense lost to sports and culture in Grenada, the Senator told the Government Information Service Tuesday.

Gibbs, a former senior Ministry of Health official, was an outstanding local and regional cricketer.

Roberts, the first Grenadian to be appointed General Manager of Cable and Wireless (Grenada), was well-known in the cultural community as a steelpan enthusiast.

Sen. Gill, who is also Minister responsible for Information, expressed government’s condolences to the Roberts and Gibbs’ families.

He

Senator Gill pays tribute to “great sons’’

St. George’s, January 11, 2011 (GIS) â€" Junior Culture Minister, Senator Arley Gill, has described the late Carlyle Roberts and Joe Gibbs as “great sons of the soil.’’ Their passing is an immense lost to sports and culture in Grenada, the Senator told the Government Information Service Tuesday.

Gibbs, a former senior Ministry of Health official, was an outstanding local and regional cricketer.

Roberts, the first Grenadian to be appointed General Manager of Cable and Wireless (Grenada), was well-known in the cultural community as a steelpan enthusiast.

Sen. Gill, who is also Minister responsible for Information, expressed government’s condolences to the Roberts and Gibbs’ families.

He

COP Clarkson honoured with OBE in Queen’s New Year list

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By Linda Straker

Commissioner of Police James Clarkson is among twenty five Commonwealth citizens who were named in the Queen’s 2011 New Year’s list.

 Clarkson is one of four Grenadians on the list that also include several hundred people across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth who were recognizes for outstanding contribution in public service, the arts, music, politics, business and more.

Clarkson who has more than 30 years experience within the security services of the island received the OBE title getting recognition for his contribution to the public service of Grenada. The other Grenadian

COP Clarkson honoured with OBE in Queen’s New Year list

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By Linda Straker

Commissioner of Police James Clarkson is among twenty five Commonwealth citizens who were named in the Queen’s 2011 New Year’s list.

 Clarkson is one of four Grenadians on the list that also include several hundred people across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth who were recognizes for outstanding contribution in public service, the arts, music, politics, business and more.

Clarkson who has more than 30 years experience within the security services of the island received the OBE title getting recognition for his contribution to

Crime Rate Falls in Jamaica

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The Police High Command  has released statistics confirming that all major crimes including murders, shooting, rape, carnal abuse, robbery, break-ins and larceny, declined by seven per cent in 2010, when compared with 2009. It is the first decline in 11 years.

Murders, considered to be the key crime indicator, decreased by 15 per cent. There were 1,428 reported murders in 2010 compared with 1,682 in 2009, a decrease of 254.

Of the other major crimes, larceny showed the largest decline â€" moving down by 30 per cent.