January 17, 2019 – The Grenada Government has received assurances from Republic Bank Limited and Scotiabank that the jobs of workers will remain secure when the planned acquisition is finalised. Grenada is one of nine Caribbean countries in which Republic Bank Financial Holdings Limited recently announced plans to acquire Scotiabank’s banking […]
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The Thrive Experts challenge you to ‘Slay Your Inner Bully’ in 2019
London, Ontario (Sonique Solutions) – For many persons, the start of every new year often brings about the desire to create some measure of positive change in their life. This February, The Thrive Experts will once again be helping individuals to transform their lives into ones of abundance, happiness and […]
Government Declares Deadlock In Pension Negotiations; Matter To Be Referred to Labour Commissioner
January 11, 2019 – Government has declared a deadlock in pension negotiations with public sector trade unions and staff associations. At the continuation of talks today, Government’s Pension Engagement Committee notified the unions and staff associations that an amicable solution appears unlikely given the great disparity between proposals by the […]
Grenadian Lawyer Indicted in Brooklyn for Allegedly Stealing Over $650,000 From Retired Couple
The Defendant Allegedly Deposited Funds into His Escrow Account, Didn’t Turn Over All of the Proceeds to Which the Sellers Were Entitled Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a 50-year-old East Flatbush man has been indicted on a grand larceny charge for allegedly withholding proceeds from the $1.7 […]
Government and Trade unions resume pension negotiating but no settlement yet
December 14, 2018 – The Government’s Pension Engagement Committee (PEC) and the public sector trade unions and staff associations resumed pension negotiations on Friday. In an amicable meeting which lasted over two hours, the two sides discussed their respective proposals but are not any closer to resolving the issue. The unions […]
CCJ ISSUES RECORD NUMBER OF JUDGMENTS IN 2018
Port of Spain, Trinidad. During 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) issued 34 judgments and reasons for decision, its highest number of judgments delivered in a calendar year since it began its operations in 2005. Throughout that period, the CCJ also heard 28 new matters in both its Original […]
NEW FIRST-CLASS SEASON OPENS TOMORROW
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Regional players switch from white balls and coloured uniforms to red balls and white flannels tomorrow with two day/night matches in the first round of the West Indies Championship. A keen battle is expected when Windward Islands Volcanoes host four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars at the […]
WARRINGTON WINS IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DISPUTE AT THE CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. In Mariette Warrington v Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today decided that Ms. Warrington, a former General Manager of the Dominica Broadcasting Corporation (DBC), should be paid the equivalent of six months’ salary, gratuity and holiday pay totalling EC$52,3000 as damages. DBC […]
Caribbean Farmers Prepare for Coconut Boom
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago—Coconuts are a longtime staple of Caribbean cuisine, and practically an emblem of the region’s climate and culture. But a new international initiative is shifting coconut’s image to an icon for business process innovation, wealth generation and sustainable livelihoods. In the last four years, […]
St. Kitts-Nevis Explorer Youth Club tackling crime at the root!
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan A new day dawned in January 2017 when a different approach to fighting crime was adopted and championed by St. Kitts-Nevis’ Ministry of National Security and its determined and focused Permanent Secretary Osmond Petty and Minister, Prime Minster Dr. Timothy Harris. 2016 had taken the […]
MR. JUSTICE ANDREW BURGESS TO JOIN THE CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Chairman of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) and President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders, has announced that the Hon. Mr. Justice Andrew Burgess, currently a Justice of Appeal in Barbados’ Court of Appeal, will become […]
ACTING LABOUR MINISTER INITIATES ARBITRATION TO RESOLVE DISPUTE ON THE ADVANCED PAYMENT OF PENSION
The newly appointed Acting Minister for Labour, Honourable Anthony Boatswain is taking immediate action to seek a solution to resolve the dispute between the Pension Engagement Committee and the trade unions and staff associations, on the matter of the advanced payment of pension (gratuity). The Acting Minister, having been briefed, […]
NDC Statement on the current Industrial Situation
St, George’s, Grenada November 19, 2018 – The National Democratic Congress views with great concern the rapid deterioration of the industrial climate in the country. As we understand it, the unions signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government relating to the outstanding and long delayed issue over Public Sector […]
CCJ DECLARES GUYANA’S CROSS-DRESSING LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is unconstitutional. The law, […]
Government Negotiating Team confused by new position of GUT
ST. GEORGE- NOVEMBER 13, 2018, GIS: Government’s Negotiating Team had asked the Grenada Union of Teachers Negotiators on pension payments to return to the table in a letter that was addressed November 6 that appeared to have been ignored. A letter seen by members of the media Tuesday, was responding […]
