ST. GEORGE’S: APRIL 8, 2020: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE: The public is advised that all gas stations will be open on Thursday, April 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Motorists are required to obtain gas within their parish of residence. The regulation stipulates that only one vehicle per household will […]
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Ministry of Agriculture formulates Mitigation and Response Plan amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Ministry of Agriculture & Lands – April 08, 2020 – The Ministry of Agriculture empathizes with the entire tri island state, as this country contends with the effects of COVID-19, and wishes to inform the public of the formation of its COVID-19 National Food Security Mitigation and Response Plan, geared at bringing […]
We should not go back to business as usual after COVID-19
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed with bumper to bumper traffic, are empty. In homes, thousands of families are anxiously awaiting a phone call from a hospital about their loved ones. […]
CCJ RULES THAT APPELLANTS CANNOT BYPASS THE COURT OF APPEAL
he Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that, in its appellate jurisdiction, it can only hear appeals from judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal. The Court’s judgment was handed down in Knox v Deane and others, a dispute that has a long history in the courts of Barbados. […]
Saturday Shopping Day, Not an Affront to any Religion
The Government of Grenada is assuring the population that the announcement of Saturday, April 11th as the next shopping day is not meant as an affront to any religion. COVID-19 Response Co-ordinator, Dr. George Mitchell explained that the decision is based purely on scientific modelling which puts the contacts of […]
Exercise can be good for you and your country especially during a crisis like COVID-19
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion people across the world are told to sit at home. Times are tough. The Coronavirus is real and as it spreads its tentacles across the globe it is taking […]
Extended Shopping Hours on Monday April 6, 2020
ST. GEORGE’S: APRIL 5, 2020: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE: The Government of Grenada announces that on Monday April 6, 2020, all shops which sell groceries, grocery stores and supermarkets, will be opened across the Tri- Island from (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Given the State of Emergency designed to protect citizens […]
PM Expresses Condolences on Passing of Ray Smith
April 4, 2020 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, has expressed deepest condolences on the passing of Raymond Smith who served his country in various capacities, including being part of Grenada’s interim administration in the 1980’s. An engineer by profession, Mr. Smith served for many years as […]
WEST INDIES U19 TOUR TO ENGLAND POSTPONED
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have agreed to postpone the planned West Indies U19 tour of England, scheduled for August and September 2020 due to scheduling clashes. With the West Indies U19 team being unavailable to tour England during […]
56th Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group meeting
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held its fifty-sixth meeting by video conference on 31 March 2020. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Raychelle Omamo SC, EGH, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya. Ministers and Representatives of Australia, Barbados, Belize, Ghana, Malaysia, Namibia and the United Kingdom also participated […]
Follow Up With Relevant Law Enforcement Authorities Underway After Confirmed COVID-19 Case Leaves the Island
ST. GEORGE’S: APRIL 1, 2020: GIS: Grenada’s Minister for Health says government is following up with the relevant law enforcement authorities after one of the cases confirmed last weekend, left Grenada on the same day the confirmation was announced, but before he got his results. During a statement issued on […]
Grenada Confirms One More Case of COVID-19
Fellow Citizens, Good evening. I am Nickolas Steele, Grenada’s Minister of Health. TODAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2020, I announce that one more laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 on mainland Grenada, has been diagnosed. This brings the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 to ten. The individual is a 58 year old […]
COVID-19 “Misbehavior” has more implications than we think!
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan Over the past several weeks, the international community has been flung into an apocalyptic quandary with the rapid pandemic transmission rate of the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) across every quadrant of the globe. As I write, the number of infected cases stands at 838, 000 […]
The IRD Extends March Deadline to April 30, 2020
As a direct response to curbing the threat of Covid-19, the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) wishes to advise the public that pursuant to Section 26 of the Tax Administration Act 2016, all filing deadlines due on the 30th and 31st March 2020 have been extended to April 30th 2020. This […]
Opinion: Young Jamaican’s invention could help tackle spread of viruses like COVID-19
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General March 30, 2020 – Five years ago more than 40 babies born in Jamaican hospitals became infected with lethal bacteria – half of them died. The bacteria Klebsiella, like the coronavirus, is spread from person-to-person or via contaminated surfaces. It can be killed by hand-washing […]
