West Indies skipper Brian Lara apologised to the Caribbean people yesterday for his team’s dismal performance in the current Cricket World Cup. His comments came after the West Indies suffered their fourth successive defeat in the Super-8s yesterday, effectively ending their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.

It is such a scene of desperation that forms the backdrop for the first international match at the new Grenada National Stadium. The impressive facility, built with Chinese money, is a superior, scenic successor to the edifice which Hurricane Ivan blew down almost two years ago.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday approved a $4.4 million emergency loan for Grenada to help the Caribbean island nation recover from the effects of Hurricane Ivan.

A carnival atmosphere erupted on the quiet Morne Rogue Ground, St George?s, Grenada, on Monday, as a host of T&T soca stars celebrated Caribbean Star Airlines? fourth anniversary. The show attracted hundreds of islanders.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell got a glimpse of the destruction wreaked by Hurricane Ivan on Grenada and promised Wedneday that millions of dollars in U.S. aid was on the way to the island, where some complain they have been forgotten by the United States.

Grenada will not wait on Caricom to bear its financial burden, Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, has said.

FIFA Finance Committee has approved a fund worth US $1 million to assist in the rebuilding of football in Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Ivan.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters) - Grenada may need as much as $2.2 billion, or four times its annual economic output, to rebuild after Hurricane Ivan slammed the tiny Caribbean island two weeks ago, an official said on Tuesday.

The ravages of Hurricane Ivan have left deep scars across the Caribbean - but despite a lingering sense of shock, the victims are trying to put their lives in order once again.

Prime Minister Patrick Manning said yesterday some 100 CEPEP workers were likely to go to Grenada shortly to assist the hurricane-ravaged country, noting that Trinidad and Tobago would prefer that rebuilding programmes be implemented rather than have Grenadians migrate to this country.