~Grenadian Karen James running the Bars at Sandals Halcyon Resort~ Pink Gin Beach Grenada- November 13, 2019– “They saw more in me than I saw in myself,” shared Karen James Rougier as she discussed her mentors throughout her 16-year journey in the hospitality industry. The now resort Bars Operations Manager at Sandals Halcyon in Saint […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Children, adolescents and youth with disabilities in Guyana are currently benefiting from a Regional Centre for their stimulation. The Regional Stimulation Center (RSC) performs the function of a disabilities/special education diagnostic facility as well as treatment centre and a training centre. The main objective of the Regional Center is […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on his re-election to the office on 21 October 2019. In a congratulatory message to Mr Trudeau on behalf of the Community, Secretary-General LaRocque said Canada has been a long-standing partner of CARICOM. Member States […]
Castries, Saint Lucia, November 12th, 2019 (CDEMA): Over the last 15 years in the Caribbean, there have been observed improvements in early warning systems (EWS). However, one area requiring improvement is the governance framework including a national multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) policy. To this end, a draft model national multi-hazard early warning systems policy and […]
The Ministry of Agriculture is reassuring the public that it is committed to protecting the local industry and steps are being taken to resuscitate the livestock sector. The reassurance comes in the wake of recent news reports that Grenada is expected to receive its largest ever shipment of livestock from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, […]
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have agreed to collectively approach the Region’s telecommunications providers to eliminate roaming charges throughout the Community. This is one of the priorities which they identified as an early benefit with respect to achieving a CARICOM Single ICT Space. At a Special Meeting of […]
ECLAC updated its growth projections for the countries of the region. (November 11, 2019) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) downwardly revised its projections for growth in the region’s economic activity in 2019, forecasting an average expansion of 0.1% in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Commission indicated today in a press […]
Sint Maarten, Monday November 4th, 2019: The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) Inc. successfully concluded its historic 46th Conference and Annual General Meeting, 30 October-2 November in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. Over 200 banking and financial services professionals from the Caribbean, North America, South America, Europe, and Asia converged at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Casino, and […]
GRAND ANSE BEACH, Grenada (Nov. 11, 2019) – For the fourth consecutive year, the elegant and upscale Spice Island Beach Resort (www.SpiceIslandBeachResort.com) in Grenada has retained its coveted AAA Five Diamond Rating. Nearly 27,000 properties are reviewed by AAA inspectors who use published guidelines to evaluate and rate properties for the AAA Five Diamond Award and fewer than 0.4 […]
The Government of Canada, in partnership with the Government of Grenada, is pleased to announce that Canadian officials will be in Grenada on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November 2019, to carry out biometric processing for persons wishing to obtain visas. As part of the visa application process, Grenadian nationals must provide biometric information (fingerprints […]
