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Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy of Grenada, Hon, Kerryne James, MP interacts with Ms. Inger Anderson

MINISTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, HON KERRYNE JAMES ADDRESSES GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN NAIROBI, KENYA

March 8, 2024

ST. GEORGE: Grenada’s Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Hon Minister Kerryne James was identified as one of the youngest Ministers to attend the 6th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 6), the United Nations highest decision-making body to address global environmental issues hosted by the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. Honourable […]

CARICOM, USAID Partner on Cyber Resilience Strategy 2030 Project

March 7, 2024

Collaborating to build a resilient cyber future across the Caribbean CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana: – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the United States Agency for International Development launched a Cyber Resilience Strategy 2030 Project to enhance cybersecurity capacity across CARICOM States. Against a backdrop of rising cyber threats globally, the CARICOM’s Council for […]

End of Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr Carla N. Barnett

December 29, 2023

This has been a landmark year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as we marked the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the original Treaty of Chaguaramas with festivities across the Region. The occasion allowed us to reflect on our accomplishments, and recommit to the vision of the CARICOM’s founders. The past 50 years have taught us that […]

His Majesty, The King Holds Private Audience with High Commissioner Rachér Croney

December 20, 2023

Rachér Croney, Grenada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom attended an audience with His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace on December 13. High Commissioner Croney brought greetings on behalf of the Prime Minister and Government of Grenada, and thanked His Majesty for the warm welcome to the Court of St. James’s. On that day, […]

2024 AOSIS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

December 14, 2023

St. George’s – Designed to meet the specific needs of SIDS, the AOSIS Fellowship Programme is a unique opportunity for young professionals from Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) countries to get hands-on training and experience on issues of law, policy, and science, and to build enduring capacity in AOSIS member governments to engage in […]

CDB Expects Most Underserved to Benefit from Caribbean Water Utility Insurance Collective

October 8, 2023

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) anticipates the poorest communities in its borrowing member countries to benefit from the disaster recovery relief provided by a Caribbean Water Utility Insurance Collective after approving a grant of USD650,000 to the CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) to finance data collection and risk modeling consultancy […]

GRENADA TO HOST SECOND CARIBBEAN SIDS HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

September 29, 2023

Grenada will host the Second Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) High-Level Dialogue on Climate change this week, September 28 – 29, 2023 at Grenada Radisson Beach Resort. 13 High-level Delegates including Heads of Government of CARICOM will attend this week’s meeting. Grenada’s Former Minister for Climate Resilience and The Environment Simon Stiell who now […]

UK Provides Further Support to Green Climate Fund and Sargassum Research

September 18, 2023

At a gathering of G20 leaders in India on 10-11 September, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK’s biggest ever single financial contribution to helping the world’s most vulnerable people adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change. The UK will contribute £1.62 billion (USD$2 billion) to the second replenishment of the Green […]

SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS): CHAMPIONS OF PROGRESS AND COLLABORATION

August 10, 2023

“It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.” – Luke 13:19 Even though the business world is replete with successful business ventures, it is useful to remember that these businesses […]

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