St. George’s: July 26, 2020: The Government of Grenada wishes to inform its stakeholders and the general public that the Bill entitled THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID19) CONTROL BILL 2020 will not be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday July 29, 2020 as previously announced. This Bill was drafted after nearly four months of managing the SARS-CoV-2 […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Friday 24th July, 2020. As the island prepares for the possible impact of Tropical Storm Gonzalo the following protocols are expected to guide Shelter use, once activated. 1. There will be an identified isolation area in each shelter 2. A health check will be conducted on all occupants entering the shelter 3. All occupants are […]
Critically needed personal protective equipment (PPE) is on its way to medical workers on the front lines of the Caribbean’s COVID-19 pandemic response. Yesterday, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) took delivery of the majority of US$3 million worth of PPE at the Port of Bridgetown. CDB procured […]
A group of local and Caribbean researchers, in collaboration with the St. George’s University’s Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and the Ministry of Health, determined to minimize the impact of COVID-19 in Grenada, is hereby inviting all of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique to participate in a survey to share information on their […]
ORANJESTAD – Similar to the rest of the world when the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the globe in March, the residents of Aruba were ordered to shelter in place at home, schools closed, most businesses were not allowed to open and tourism came to a standstill with the border closed. This is why the Freewinds […]
Bridgetown, Barbados July 21st, 2020 – Canada continues to show its commitment to the fight against COVID-19 in the region by partnering with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), with its latest approval of funds to support the establishment of the Integrated Regional Logistics Hub (IRLH). A total of CAD$401,359.53 was re-allocated from the […]
St. George’s, July 22, 2020: In keeping with the announcement by the Government of Grenada that the country’s borders will gradually open to accept commercial and chartered flights, government wishes to inform the public that a chartered Jet Blue Flight will arrive here around 12:30 p.m. today. The flight will bring close to ninety Grenadians […]
A COVID-19 dashboard has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat to help member countries make vital decisions during the ongoing crisis. The Commonwealth COVID-19 Dashboard is now live and offering crucial data and analysis to help equip governments and health workers with the information they need to tackle the pandemic and its devastating impacts. Powered by cutting-edge technology and […]
The Ministry of Health, Grenada has been informed by its Trinidadian counterpart that the three Trinidad nationals repatriated from Grenada last week, who initially tested positive for COVID-19, have now tested negative. The Trinidadian authorities confirmed that the three individuals have been tested twice since the first test was conducted on Friday July 17th, and […]
