Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/Tourism, food security, manufacturing, logistics, and renewable energy have been identified as high-potential areas where companies in the UAE and Caribbean region can expand economic cooperation, according to new analysis from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The findings, released on sidelines of the first UAE-Caribbean Cooperation Forum in Dubai, […]
MIAMI (November 28, 2018) – Recognizing the environmental and economic value of healthy coral reefs, and the dangers posed by warmer oceans and more intense hurricanes, a group of tourism-focused organizations have joined forces to help protect and regenerate Caribbean reefs. The nonprofit Tourism Cares, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), and the Grupo […]
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: Tuesday November 27, 2018 – Today, Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Scotiabank’s banking operations in Guyana, St. Maarten and the Eastern Caribbean territories, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The […]
Pink Gin Beach, Grenada- November 19, 2018- The Sandals Task Force is a specially selected regional body of talent with the opportunity to work at another resort within the Sandals chain for a period of up to six months. At Sandals Grenada two Butlers, Marlon Alexander and Hassan Bartholomew and Room Attendant, Alldia Louison are […]
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, has invoked his powers under […]
During 2018 St. Augustine’s Medical Services (SAMS) sent out a call to local schools and authorities, to let them know that its doors were open, should they wish to arrange a tour of the private medical hospital for their students. This is an offer which SAMS will continue going forward as they spearhead the drive […]
The small states of the Commonwealth could be losing out on $4.5 billion of overseas development assistance, a preliminary Commonwealth Secretariat study has shown. In response, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will call for strategies to help small and vulnerable states improve their ability to effectively access and use development assistance. The Secretary-General is due to speak in […]
The Grenada Government has extended an invitation to Unions and Staff Associations to return to the negotiating table on Friday November 23rd. It did so in another letter today to the Grenada Union of Teachers, TAWU, PWU and the three staff associations – Prison Officers Welfare Association, Police Welfare Association and Police Gazetted Officers Association. […]
Amidst the crisis between the Government and the Trade Unions, students of the St David Catholic Secondary School (SDCS) and many other secondary schools were out to protest. A quiet protest was held at the St David’s Catholic School grounds on Thursday around 9:30 am. Since the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) took strike actions, […]
For the first time since the recent commencement of the impasse between the Trade Unions and the Government, Prime Minister Dr the Rt Hon Keith Mitchell spoke publicly about the issue. Dr Mitchell, during his presentation of the 2019 Budget, told the nation in what can be described as an expressive and livid tone that […]
