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  8/15/2017 || CXC LOOKING TO INCREASE E-MARKING0
Barbados-based regional examinations body, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), has announced plans to increase electronic marking of annual exams. CXC's Director of Operations, Stephen Savoury, said that since e-marking was introduced in 2013, this year saw the most papers being graded using...Read More >>>
  8/15/2017 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT PROMISES PROBE INTO PANORAMA PO...1
The government of Grenada will launch an investigation into the circumstances which led to the postponement of the National Panorama Championships which were scheduled for Saturday August 12th at the National Stadium. The Government is extremely concerned about the fact that Panorama did not take...Read More >>>
  8/2/2017 || GRENADA RATED AS A TOP SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE D...0
The leading cruise review site has recognized Pure Grenada, Spice of the Caribbean as one of the top five Southern Caribbean destinations for cruise. CruiseCritic.com recently announced the winners of its second annual Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards based entirely on consumer ratings submitted ...Read More >>>
  8/2/2017 || LIAT APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE CEO0
The board of directors of regional air carrier LIAT has confirmed the appointment of Julie Reifer-Jones as chief executive officer, the airline’s first female CEO. Reifer-Jones is a graduate of The University of the West Indies, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA...Read More >>>
  8/2/2017 || CDB APPROVES FUNDING TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY MANAGE...0
The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding to the government of Grenada to enhance the compliance of its fresh fruits and vegetables subsector with internationally recognised food safety management systems (FSMS). The funding will support capacity-buildin...Read More >>>
  7/19/2017 || GRENADA AIRPORT, BUSINESSES REOPEN AS TS DON DISSI...0
Grenada's airport and businesses have reopened with authorities reporting no damage or flooding from Tropical Storm Don. The National Disaster Management Agency says the eastern Caribbean island did not get hit with much rain as the storm rolled through the region. The US National Hurricane Ce...Read More >>>
  7/18/2017 || CARIBBEAN AIRLINES CANCELS T&T FLIGHTS TO GRENADA0
Caribbean Airlines has announced the cancellation of several flights to Grenada on Tuesday and Wednesday as a result of the passage of tropical cyclone Don. The airline said affected customers travelling during the period July 18-19 2017 will be permitted to cancel or change their reservations wi...Read More >>>
  7/18/2017 || TROPICAL STORM DON DISRUPTS WORK IN GRENADA 0
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) continues to monitor Tropical Storm Don with the technical assistance of the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport. Following a meeting convened by the National Emergency Advisory Committee last evening at NaDMA’s headqua...Read More >>>
  7/18/2017 || TROPICAL STORM DON EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH GRENAD...0
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) continues to monitor Tropical Storm Don with the technical assistance of the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport. At 8 a.m, the centre of Tropical Storm Don was located Near latitude 11.4 North, Longitude 57.0 West abou...Read More >>>
  7/18/2017 || TROPICAL STORM DON FORMS; STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR...0
Tropical Storm Don formed east of the Windward Islands on Monday afternoon. A tropical storm warning was issued for Grenada and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia. Interests in Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao should also m...Read More >>>
  7/18/2017 || EASTERN CARIBBEAN CLOSELY MONITORING TROPICAL STOR...0
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines as forecasters are keeping a close watch on Tropical Storm Don, that is located to the east of the island. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre in its latest forecast issued at 8:00 am (local time) says ...Read More >>>
  7/18/2017 || LIAT CANCELS SEVERAL FLIGHTS DUE TO TROPICAL STORM...0
Regional carrier LIAT has announced the cancellation of several flights to the southern Caribbean as the airline continues to monitor Tropical Storm Don. The Antigua-based carrier has cancelled flights to and from Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad, Guyana, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and Gu...Read More >>>
  7/4/2017 || HUGE TURNOUT EXPECTED AS GRENADA HOSTS CARICOM HEA...0
Grenada gears up to welcome over 130 Foreign Delegates to its shores, as it hosts the 38th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government on Wednesday and Thursday. Member of the Local Organizing Committee Affairs Alva Browne told members of the media that confirmation has alrea...Read More >>>
  7/4/2017 || GRENADA PM CALLS ON UK TO INCREASE SCHOLARSHIPS TO...0
Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has called on the United Kingdom to increase its quota of scholarships offered to students in Grenada and the rest of the Caribbean. Mitchell, an advocate of education, made the appeal during a meeting with Janet Douglas, the United Kingdom’s new high commissione...Read More >>>
  7/4/2017 || HUGE TURNOUT EXPECTED AS GRENADA HOSTS CARICOM HEA...0
Grenada gears up to welcome over 130 Foreign Delegates to its shores, as it hosts the 38th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government on Wednesday and Thursday. Member of the Local Organizing Committee Affairs Alva Browne told members of the media that confirmation has alrea...Read More >>>
  7/4/2017 || GRENADA RECOMMITS TO ONE CHINA POLICY 1
Grenada has restated its commitment to the One China policy, while assuring the new resident Ambassador Dr. Zhao Yongchen that this country stands ready to continue working with China. That was a commitment extended from Hon. Gregory Bowen in his capacity as acting Prime Minister, during a welcom...Read More >>>
  6/20/2017 || TROPICAL STORM BRET CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM GR...0
The latest information reaching the NaDMA Secretariat reveals that Tropical Storm Bret continues to move away from the State of Grenada. As such Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique are NO longer under Tropical Storm Warning. At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bret was loc...Read More >>>
  6/19/2017 || GRENADA REMAINS UNDER STORM WARNING 0
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) continues to monitor the weather with the technical assistance of the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport. In response to Potential Tropical Cyclone #2, two meetings of the National Emergency Advisory Council (NEAC) wer...Read More >>>
  6/19/2017 || STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR GRENADA FOR POTENTIAL TR...0
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and Venezuela from Pedernales to Cumana including Isla de Margarita. A tropical storm watch is in effect for Bonaire and Aruba. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, at 11 am EDT Monday, a tropical dist...Read More >>>
  6/9/2017 || GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA SIGNS MOU WITH AIRBNB2
It’s official. On June 8, the government of Grenada signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalize and implement a cohesive partnership with the global home-sharing company Airbnb. Grenada’s Minister of Tourism, Honorable Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen signed on behalf of the Grenada government...Read More >>>
  6/9/2017 || LIAT PILOTS CONTINUE STRIKE0
As the industrial action taken by LIAT pilots moved into a second day, members of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) continued to refuse to fly any of the airline’s ATR 72 series aircraft. The partial strike began on Wednesday morning, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded ...Read More >>>
  6/7/2017 || GRENADA SEARCH FOR OIL SET TO BEGIN4
The search for oil in Grenadian waters is set to begin within months. Prime minister and minister of energy, Dr Keith Mitchell announced in a national address recently night that an oil exploration campaign is to start. Mitchell said the Global Petroleum Group (GPG), to which the government of Gr...Read More >>>
  5/30/2017 || OPPORTUNITIES IN DIGITAL HEALTH CARE FOR GRENADIAN...0
Since the launch of Grenada’s first Electronic Medical Records (EMR) programme earlier this month, work has been ongoing to ensure that the system is up and running in the most efficient and effective manner. The company selected to carry out this task is Canadian Health Systems, Inc.—one of Cana...Read More >>>
  5/30/2017 || GRENADA GENERAL ELECTION ‘AFTER PENSION MATTER RES...2
Grenada’s prime minister has said that he will likely call a general election after his administration has resolved the issue over pensions for public officers. Although Keith Mitchell offered no definitive timelines, a general election is due in 2018. Speaking on at a convention on Sunday eve...Read More >>>
  5/30/2017 || GRENADA OPPOSITION CRITICISES PM MITCHELL OVER NAM...1
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Monday (May 29) criticised Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell after he used women names to refer to two male NDC candidates. “This goes beyond the politics, it's an attack on gender, it's an attack on people whose choice is not in the majority,...Read More >>>
  5/11/2017 || ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IMPLEMENTED IN GRENADA 3
Grenada’s health care system, on May 9, embarked upon a more reliable, readily accessible and accountable approach to medical records management. It’s called Electronic Medical Records or EMR. Hon. Nickolas Steele, Minister for Health and Social Security says the system is implemented to cut ba...Read More >>>
  5/11/2017 || GRENADA POLITICIAN CALLS FOR ELECTION BOYCOTT, LIK...1
Founder of the Grenada Christian Political Party (GCPP) Derick Sealy has urged Grenadians to boycott the next general election as he believes that the electronic voter identification card system is the “mark of the beast” as prophesied in the Bible. “I am calling for the Grenadian people to boyco...Read More >>>
  5/9/2017 || GRENADA FOCUSES ON GERMAN TRAVEL MARKET GROWTH0
Grenada is experiencing year on year growth in the German market and the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) is seeking more opportunities to increase its market share. In April, CEO of the GTA, Patricia Maher, visited Germany to meet with travel agents, tour operators and airlines that are Grenada’...Read More >>>
  5/9/2017 || QATAR CONSIDERING SPORTS VILLAGE AND MEGA YACHT MA...3
Qatar, one of the more advanced Arab states, is seriously considering the construction of a sports village and mega yacht marina in Grenada. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell made this disclosure after meeting with Qatar’s minister of finance during a recent overseas trip. The meeting was held...Read More >>>
 
  5/8/2017 || MAJOR OECS CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN G...0
The official launch of the iLAND Resilience awareness initiative was held in Grenada amidst a week of events organised by the OECS Commission to advance sustainable development and climate change priorities. iLand Resilience is the brand for the OECS Commission’s Climate Change Adaptation and Su...Read More >>>

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