BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Governments in nine Caribbean countries will still be able to maintain their disaster risk management efforts even with national finances stretched by the demands of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because the Government of Canada has partnered with the Caribbean Development Bank to offer assistance through a new CAD$20 million fund […]
Canada is committed to remaining a strong partner for Caribbean countries in these uncertain times, and recognizes that the needs in the region are vast. Canada is providing assistance to help Grenada fight climate change through the establishment of the Canada-CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund. The Canada-CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund is valued at CAD $20M and will […]
April 14, 2020 – The Ministry of Labour says Grenadians who are farm workers in Canada, stand ready to take up duties as soon as travel is permitted. 28 Grenadian workers are already in Canada and another 100 are waiting to travel to provide seasonal labour on farms. The closure of Grenada’s borders as part […]
(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 […]
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 […]
