Congratulatory Message From The Chairman of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Dr The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves Prime Minister of St Vincent and The Grenadinesto The President-Elect Of The United States Joseph R Biden Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) congratulate the President-elect of the United States, Mr Joseph Biden, on his victory in the elections of […]
On August 14, the United States Government in partnership with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) launched a new USD $4.5 million initiative entitled “Caribbean Climate Resilience Initiative.” This new initiative will help countries reduce disaster risks as well as absorb and recover from hazard impacts and climate variability. In December 2019, the United States Agency for […]
By Karl Duckworth, Principal Officer, U.S. Embassy Grenada This is my first Emancipation Day in Grenada. It is well worth celebrating that in 1833, across the British Caribbean, nearly a million people were freed from slavery. Although we don’t have a national holiday in the United States to mark the emancipation from slavery, many states […]
Effective July 22, 2020, the United States Embassy in Barbados will resume certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visa services, including F1, J1, M1, O1, P1, C1/D and Interview Waiver and Renewal Interview Waiver categories for nonimmigrants and IR1/2/3 and CR1/2 categories for immigrants. While the Embassy aims to process cases as soon as practicable, there are likely to be increased wait times for completing […]
UK – Committee for Human Rights in Grenada (CHRG), is calling on the US Government to show that black lives matter by revealing the location of the remains of Maurice Bishop and the others executed at Fort George on 19th October 1983, and if the remains were removed to the United States, to return them […]
Statement in response to today’s protest outside U.S. Embassy Grenada in L’Anse Aux Epines, by Principal Officer Karl Duckworth. “Guided by our founding principles of freedom and equality and our Constitutional charge to form a more perfect union, the United States supports free speech and peaceful assembly. We are committed to accountability and the elimination of […]
Out of the Mountain of Despair, A Stone of Hope Like you, I miss getting out of the house and visiting with friends and colleagues. I missed the kites at Easter and the bazaar that showcases the talents of Grenada’s artisans. My thoughts are with my brothers and sister in the United States, where the epidemic has […]
They should Look to the Caribbean for leadership on response to the virus By Arley Gill The global coronavirus pandemic is sweeping across Europe and most of North America. As leaders struggle to find solutions to manage this global crisis, those of us living in the Caribbean must applaud the proactive steps taken by our […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, WEDNESDAY 9th NOVEMBER, 2016 –GIS: The Government and people of Grenada congratulate the people of the United States for their robust participation in a democratic process that has been the beacon of the world for many years. As it has done for over 200 years, the United States is once again poised for the […]
