November 15, 2022: The Government of Grenada is pleased to announce the successful payment of the pension and gratuity by November 30, 2022, as promised. As of today, November 15, 2022, the first tranche of payments was made to over three hundred (300) retirees, in the amount of $44.1 million. The payment of these long […]
[ By J. K. Roberts ( Sound Public Policies Advocate ); Circulated on Wednesday, 21st September 2022 ] What message and emotions are meant to be generated by Grenada’s 23rd June 2022 administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during its Post-Cabinet Press Briefing on 13 September 2022, which was conducted primarily by the Minister […]
PENSION LIABILITY ESTIMATES The New National Party (NNP) administration while in Government undertook to resolve the Public Servant pension grievance through dialogue and involvement with stakeholders. Despite the cost implication, the Government took bold and decisive actions to address the matter which dates back to 1983. The commitment was given to start pension payments at […]
April 28, 2022 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt.Hon. Keith Mitchell has revealed the creation of a broad-based advisory committee to provide technical advice to Government on the pension issue. The committee is expected to examine the implications of the pension matter and make specific recommendations to Government within three months on what every stakeholder […]
April 13, 2022 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt.Hon. Keith Mitchell has assured members of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) that Government will continue to work collaboratively with stakeholders as it seeks to resolve the pension issue following the recent High Court ruling. In his latest engagement with senior members of the RGPF on […]
April 11, 2022 – The Government of Grenada continues to use the collaborative approach in dealing with matters of national importance. Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt.Hon. Keith Mitchell hosted a virtual meeting of the Social Partners Committee last week, to discuss the recent High Court ruling on the pension issue and its implications for the […]
March 30, 2022 – Reports that the Government of Grenada has decided to appeal a High Court ruling of March 29, 2022 against the state of Grenada on the pension issue, is a contemporary misrepresentation. Representatives of the Government are yet to discuss at Cabinet or legal levels, much less to come up with a […]
The Grenada Government continues to be committed to solving the complex issue of pension for public service workers. While it is understood that there are no easy solutions, the national dialogue must continue on the matter. The issue of the lack of a pension scheme for public sector workers has been in contention for a […]
Government’s legal team and attorneys representing the Public Workers Union, the Grenada Union of Teachers and the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union, in the case seeking to determine what pension law is applicable to public officers post February 1985, will have just over three months to file their closing submissions. At Thursday’s sitting of […]
