TRUE BLUE, Grenada, March 30, 2020 — St. George’s University (SGU) continues to collaborate with Grenadian health officials during this global pandemic by supporting Grenada’s medical professionals to combat the public health threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Grenadian community. SGU has received approval from the Government of Grenada and Grenada Airport Authority to arrange […]
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General 30 March 2020 Five years ago more than 40 babies born in Jamaican hospitals became infected with lethal bacteria – half of them died. The bacteria Klebsiella, like the coronavirus, is spread from person-to-person or via contaminated surfaces. It can be killed by hand-washing with warm soapy water. The situation caught […]
March 27, 2020 Dear CARICOM Heads of State and Government, I write on behalf of the Board of Directors, members, volunteers, and technical staff of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) at this time of crisis—the COVID-19 pandemic—firstly, to represent and re-emphasise the particular vulnerability of those living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially older persons, and […]
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE (GIS): – I announce that today, Thursday, March 26th, 2020, Grenada records six other laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Among the six cases are persons who came in some form of contact with our first recorded case, that we announced on Sunday. The six new cases are now in isolation and being monitored […]
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE (GIS): – The Ministry of Health announced that today, Sunday, March 22, 2020, the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in Grenada, was diagnosed. The Ministry is now aggressively conducting contact tracing. This is an imported case, and the patient is now in isolation to prevent […]
The Government of Grenada announces that with effect from Monday, March 16th, ALL schools in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique will be closed, until further notice, as a necessary precaution against the contracting or spread of COVID-19. Further, teachers are being asked to work from home from next Wednesday, March 18th. Educators and administrators are […]
ST. George’s Grenada W.I.—March 11th, 2020- The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, The Ministry of Health, Caribbean Health and Tourism Association (CHTA) and Grenada Hotel & Tourism Association (GHTA) met with stakeholders to discuss COVID- 19 strategies as it relates to the tourism industry. The meeting was held on Friday, March 6th, 2020 at […]
As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) gets closer to home, the government of Grenada has issued a travel advisory for countries such as Italy, Iran, South Korea, China, and Germany. Speaking at the weekly press briefing on Tuesday minister for health Nicholas Steele warned Grenadians to avoid all nonessential travel to these high-risk locations. This, as Jamaica […]
ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, MAR. 6, 2020: The Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Religious Affairs and Information, in recognition of the many challenges which can affect a nation in the wake of an outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), hereby informs of steps which must be taken within all schools to minimize the chances of […]
