April 6, 2021 – Grenada will this week receive its first allocation of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX arrangement which seeks to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines and promote fair and equitable access for countries around the world. The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the shipment of 24,000 doses will arrive […]
St. George’s: March 31, 2021: The Ministry of Health and Social Security hereby informs the general public that from Wednesday, March 31, 2021, persons interested in getting their COVID-19 vaccine can do so at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium, via gate B (main entrance opposite the temporary vendor’s market). The administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine […]
St. George’s, Grenada, March 19th, 2021. Approximately 8000 persons in Grenada have received their first injection of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, since the immunisation campaign started last month. Although the vaccination is not compulsory, there is a drive to encourage as many of the population as possible to take the vaccine as a means of […]
Free Rapid Antigen Test for US-bound Travelers Adds to Guests’ Comfort and Convenience BAHAMAS (March 20, 2021) — Comfort Suites Paradise Island has announced the availability of free COVID-19 rapid antigen testing for all of its international guests who have plans for return travel to the United States. The popular all-suite hotel reopened to guests […]
St. George’s: March 15, 20201: Grenada has recorded two new cases of COVID-19. This brings to 154, the total number of confirmed cases since Grenada recorded its first case on March 22nd, 2020. The Ministry of Health says the new cases, both of which are imported, were detected on March 13th. One arrived from the […]
MIAMI, Florida (March 6, 2021) – Caribbean women are being celebrated for their tremendous efforts in helping the region’s countries and territories combat and recover from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. In a statement marking International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021, Vanessa Ledesma, Acting CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel and […]
St. George’s: March 2, 2021: Grenada has recorded three new imported cases of COVID-19. Confirmation of the imported cases comes three weeks after the country’s last active cases were medically cleared. The Ministry of Health confirmed Tuesday that the new cases are all females; two minors and a 36-year old who travelled together from the […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021: The Ministry of Health announces that commencing Tuesday, March 2, through Friday, March 5, 2021, it will undertake a mass COVID-19 vaccination programme for all frontline and essential service providers in Grenville, St. Andrew, who are not yet vaccinated. The St. Andrew leg of the COVID-19 vaccination programme […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is dissatisfied and deeply concerned about the inequitable access to vaccines for Small Developing States like those of the Community. CARICOM calls for equitable access to vaccines in order to curb the impact of the pandemic, to protect our citizens and bolster the economy. As the virus does not discriminate, access […]
