ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, November 23, 2016 – GIS: The Government of Grenada says the proxy means test administered by the World Bank has determined the persons most eligible to receive monthly financial assistance under the revamped Support for Education, Empowerment and Development Programme (SEED). The new version of this safety net programme, functions strictly under World Bank […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, 18th November, 2016 –GIS: The Grenada government is this month signing up 5,122 families under its reorganised social services system known as SEED (Support of Education, Empowerment and Development). This means over 10,000 people now stand to benefit from monthly payments, under a multi-million dollar scheme, partly financed by the World Bank, to help […]
On Thursday 20th October, 2016, an official ceremony was held at the Grand Anse Child Development Centre, Maurice Bishop Highway for refurbishment works undertaken by Geo. F. Huggins & Co (G’da) Ltd – Automotive Division. During the August holidays, the staff of Huggins Automotive Division embarked on a re-painting initiative of the Centre: both inside […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, November 9, 2016 – GIS: A major hotel project underway in the parish of St. Patrick is set to employ hundreds of workers. The new developers have promised that work will be ongoing in various phases, during the Levera Beach Resort Grenada’s ground-breaking ceremony last Friday. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell was […]
The First Lady of Costa Rica, specialists and women producers call for gender mainstreaming in public agricultural policies. San Jose, 9 November 2016. (IICA). If women had equal access to productive inputs, such as improved seeds and fertilizers, production in their fields would increase by 20% to 30%. This information, shared by the Director […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 8, 2016. Design Caribbean will be popping up in Camden Market, one of London’s most sought-after shopping areas for those looking for an eclectic mix of unique gifts and hand-crafted products, from November 24-28, 2016. The Design Caribbean Pop-Up Shop will be the home for six regional firms as they present their […]
“5th Global Summit on City Tourism (Luxor, Egypt, 1-2 Nov 2016)” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by UNWTO The 5th UNWTO City Tourism Summit in Luxor, Egypt gathered around 400 experts from 40 countries to discuss the theme ‘Cities: Local culture for a global traveler’. The event, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Ministry of Tourism of […]
Dr. John N. Telesford a.k.a. Johnny Lecturer and Associate Dean, School of Continuing Education, TAMCC and Research Associate, Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada The hue and cry in the media and by prominent persons and organizations in our society, on the Rights and Freedom Bill to be voted upon on […]
Standards Builds Trust. This was the theme of this year’s World’s Standards Day celebration held on October 14, 2016 and hosted by the Grenada Bureau of Standards (GDBS). Each year on 14 October, the members of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) celebrate […]
