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The Launch of the MSTAR Learning Support Platform

ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, MARCH 29, 2020 – The Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Religious Affairs and Information, on Wednesday March 25, 2020, launched its long awaited MSTAR Learning Support Platform (MSTAR-LSP). This LSP was developed by the company Multi-domain Global Relationship Management, (MGRM) and designed to bring virtual learning […]

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Commencement of the Spice Math Programme

ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, MARCH 29, 2020 – The Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Religious Affairs and Information is pleased to inform the general public of “SPICE MATH”, a virtual learning enhancement initiative which targets students of Grades five and six, and Forms one to five. “SPICE MATH” provides an […]

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Markets to remain closed but relief coming for Vendors

ST. GEORGE’S: MARCH 27, 2020: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE: The Ministry of Health acknowledges and understands the concerns and frustrations of our Nation’s Vendors, who are not allowed to sell their produce at the markets this weekend, due to the Limited State of Emergency measures put in place by the Government […]

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TAX DEADLINES FOR MARCH 2020 NOT AFFECTED BY COVID-19

The Inland Revenue Division (IRD) of the Ministry of Finance reminds the general public that the tax deadlines for March 2020 remain the same. Filing of Income Tax (Personal and Corporation) and Annual Stamp Tax Returns for 2019 are due on Monday, March 30 and Tuesday, March 31 respectively. Remember […]

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Port Operating Hours

The Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 makes provision for Commercial Ports and related business to remain open for business from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m., subject to any variation by the Ports Authority. In that regard, please be advised that the Grenada Ports Authority will maintain its normal operating hours of […]

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Grenada Confirms Six Additional Cases of Coronavirus

ST. GEORGE’S, MARCH 26, 2020, (GIS): – I announce that today, Thursday, March 26th, 2020, Grenada records six other laboratoryconfirmed cases of COVID-19. Among the six cases are persons who came in some form of contact with our first recorded case, that we announced on Sunday The six new cases […]

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The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Women

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 25 March, 2020 (TTO): The Coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation and the precautions taken to mitigate the transmission of this virus and lessen its impact will affect women disproportionately from a social and economic standpoint. In […]

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Announcement of Limited State of Emergency

Fellow Grenadians, I address you yet again, on the serious health challenges presented by the emergence of COVID-19 – this time compounded by some incomprehensible behaviour. Glued to our television screens and other sources of information, we have seen how this pandemic has gripped the world. First in Wuhan, China, […]