As Guadeloupe and Martinique continue to strengthen their integration into the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), their Chambers of Commerce organised a common export mission with 18 companies from the two islands as they seek business opportunities and expansion into Saint Lucia. The delegation from Guadeloupe and Martinique includes entrepreneurs and official representatives along […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – The Grenada National Commission for UNESCO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Export Development and the Grenada National Museum, is hosting a workshop, “Empowering Women Artisans Through Product Design Mentoring” from Jan. 9 to 18. The workshop is focused on women involved in craft production: jewelry, basket […]
Farmers and extension workers trained on good agricultural practices for soursop cultivation and agree on strategy for upgrading the sector to capitalize on the export potential Bridgetown, Barbados – Grenada remains the only Caribbean country with approval to export fresh soursop to the United States market. Despite this position, low production is among the issues […]
By Lincoln DePradine As the top Grenada diplomat in Toronto, Gerry Hopkin says the office will continue to provide traditional consular services such as the issuing and renewing of passports. However, Hopkin pledges that there will be a new accented focus in the position he now holds as consul general. He’s placing a “lot of […]
Geneva/Bridgetown – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have partnered to create the SheTrades Caribbean Hub, a resource centre to connect Caribbean women entrepreneurs to global markets and build a stronger trade network across the region. On 26 September, after signing the Collaborative Agreement, the ITC and CDB launched the […]
A range of stakeholders from Grenada met to establish a path for upgrading their seamoss and soursop value chains over the coming years Bridgetown, Barbados – Seamoss and soursop were the highlights of discussions by some 30 stakeholders from Grenada, including, farmers, fishers, exporters, processors, and representatives from various agencies of government. During the week […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MAY 5, 2023- Grenada has resumed the exportation of fresh mangoes to the United States, following the lifting of an almost twenty-year ban imposed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The first commercial shipment comprised three varieties of mangoes – Julie, Ceylon and […]
July 22, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Creating greater export opportunities for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in agriculture to access more markets and build resilience is the focus of a new project in the Dominican Republic, funded by the European Union (EU) and managed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The two-year initiative entitled “Strengthening the […]
7 JUNE 2021, ST, GEORGE’S: Agriculture and Fisheries Senator Roderick St. Clair met with fresh produce exporters on Monday, 7 June 2021 to address a major challenge to the industry – freight. The current freight arrangement is unreliable, limited and truncated. Callalloo, breadfruit, breadnut and soursop are some of the main items exported. The fresh […]
