14 February 2020: Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will attend the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) next week in Barbados. During the leaders’ summit, she will highlight how the Commonwealth is helping Caribbean countries tackle the effects of climate change and strengthen their response to disasters. […]
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Nominations open to join Commonwealth Youth Council
14 February 2020: Nominations are now open for nine youth leaders to represent the Commonwealth’s 1.4 billion young people on the Commonwealth Youth Council. The Commonwealth Youth Council is seeking candidates for its executive positions to serve from 2020 to 2022. Candidates must have at least three years of experience working […]
Prime Minister Holds Follow-Up Meeting With Chinese Ambassador To Discuss Coronavirus Outbreak
February 13, 2020 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell met with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Grenada, His Excellency, Zhao Yongchen for the second time in recent weeks, to discuss the outbreak of the Coronavirus. During the recent meeting, both the Prime Minister and […]
Apply now for Malaysian scholarships for Commonwealth students
12 February 2020: The Commonwealth Secretary-General has launched a new scholarship at the King Henry VIII College in Selangor, Malaysia. One of the first recipients was 16-year-old Scot Choo, the son of a pilot who died when Malaysian plane MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. Secretary-General Patricia Scotland officially […]
PM Commends Health Ministry and Airport Staff for Proactive Approach to Threat of Coronavirus
February 10, 2020 – Prime Minister and Minister for National Security, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has commended the proactive approach being taken by the Ministry of Health and the Grenada Airports Authority to help ensure that the threat of the Coronavirus does not penetrate our borders. In his […]
Ministry of Health Quarantines Yet Another Person at Grenada’s Airport
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, FEBRUARY 9, 2020, (GIS): – Health officials have placed another Grenadian in quarantine, bringing to four, the total number of Grenadians quarantined in the past week. The latest traveller, identified as a student, left mainland China and landed at the Maurice Bishop International Airport, just after 9:00 […]
STATEMENT BY THE NDC ON THE PASSING OF DENIS NOEL, OBE
The entire NDC family and Grenadians everywhere mourn the passing of an outstanding son of Grenada, Denis Noel OBE, a leading member of the NDC in the late 80s and 90s and a life-long contributor to our party both materially and spiritually. We will forever be in his debt for […]
Mr. Killa Will Not defend International Monarch Crown
It is with great regret that I, Hollice Mapp professionally known as Mr Killa announce my decision to withdraw from the 2020 International Soca Monarch (ISM) Competition. As the reigning Power Soca Monarch King, I was eager to defend my crown but my declaration was not acknowledged by the officials […]
Ministry Of Health Quarantines a Third Person of Interest
renadian health officials have quarantined a third person. The traveller who was a person of interest to the Ministry of Health, had arrived in Grenada on Wednesday afternoon, and was screened by port-health and airport authorities. During the process, medical experts conducted a probing interview, temperature checks and with the […]
Happy 46 Anniversary of Independence to All Grenadians
Sir Eric Matthew Gairy was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving as Prime Minister February 7th 1974. He also served as Chief Minister from 1961 to 1962, and as Premier from 1967 to 1974. Gairy led the struggle in 1951 against the British bringing social changes to the poor estate […]
Maldives becomes 54th member of Commonwealth family
The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives’ application for re-admission was approved. The small island nation officially re-joined the Commonwealth at 00:01 today (Saturday, February 1). This marks the end of a process that began 13 months ago, in December 2018, when President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wrote to the Commonwealth Secretary-General expressing […]
Commonwealth helps strengthen fight against cybercrime in Caribbean countries
31 January 2020 Law enforcers and legal experts in the Caribbean are now better equipped to combat cyber criminals, thanks to a Commonwealth workshop. A four-day ‘Train the Trainers’ session to increase understanding around cybercrime and electronic evidence has been held in Barbados. The workshop was a collaboration between the Commonwealth […]
Officials meeting in Bermuda to discuss unlocking fin-tech’s benefits
Central bank officials will meet in Bermuda this week to agree on a framework that can help build robust fin-tech ecosystems in their countries. Since the 1990s, fin-tech, the use of technology to improve and automate the use of financial services, has emerged as a cheaper, quicker and faster alternative […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General tells The Hague there can be no lasting peace without justice
Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during a keynote speech in the Hague. Patricia Scotland was addressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as guest of honour for the opening of the new judicial year. The distinguished lawyer […]
Addressing road accidents in Grenada and the wider Caribbean
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan The two most hazardous weapons on the streets of Grenada in 2019 were the automobile and the gun, each creating record breaking mayhem last year. Despite the low homicide rate as compared to some of its Caribbean neighbors, Grenada still posted a high of sixteen […]
