Dr. Shawn Charles, Acting Chief Medical Officer August 4, 2021 – The Ministry of Health is currently engaged in intense contact tracing efforts following the country’s latest COVID-19 case, which was recorded on August 3, as a departing passenger engaged in the required testing for travel. The discovery of this latest case, the 170th for […]
It is with a deep sense of joy and pride that the Conference of Churches in Grenada join with the people of the Caribbean in applauding the outstanding performance of our regional athletes as they competed gloriously in the Olympics Tokyo 2020. This is even more admirable as they have succeeded in the midst of […]
St. George: July 21, 2021: The Ministry of Health has confirmed a marine-based COVID-19 case. The latest positive case is a 33-year male sailor who arrived aboard a yacht from St. Maarten on Tuesday. The person remains in quarantine aboard the vessel, along with the other traveller with whom he entered the country. The yachties […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, JULY 19, 2021 – GIS: Grenadians are being encouraged to remain on high alert amidst a growing prevalence of social media scams, that continue to impersonate Government Ministers. Of particular concern are the scams which offer COVID-19 assistance packages, ranging from US $30,000 to US $2 million. To qualify, persons are expected […]
By António Guterres Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about global solidarity. Unfortunately, words by themselves will not end the pandemic – or curb the impact of the climate crisis. Now is the moment to show what solidarity means in practice. As G20 Finance Ministers meet in Venice, they face […]
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 — The World Bank approved today US$6 million in additional financing for the Guyana COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and ensure effective vaccine deployment in Guyana. The project will also support general preparedness, resilience, and overall health system strengthening. “An efficient and equitable rollout of COVID-19 vaccines […]
An Exclusive Interview with Mr Barry Collymore, Director and Partner of West Indies Management Company, a company involved in hotel and tourism development in Grenada
June 10, 2021 – The Government of Grenada is continuing to explore avenues of relief for persons who have been marginalised by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, disclosed Wednesday that Government has secured a soft loan valued at US $8.95 million, at a variable interest rate […]
Wednesday, 2 June 2021 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic,commenced the Second Special Meeting of National AIDS Programme (NAP) Managers and Key Partners (Virtual), Wednesday, 2 June 2021. The three-day meeting focused on the […]
