By Lincoln DePradine Neither Trinidad and Tobago nor neighbouring Grenada has had an official, government-sanctioned carnival in two years. However, carnival organizers in Grenada are seeking government approval for hosting a festival – formally known as “Spicemas’’ – in 2022. “We want to be able, in a matter of two weeks or so, to present […]
by Lincoln DePradine George Griffith, a former Grenada High Commissioner to Canada, is one of three former diplomats lauding Grenadian-Canadian Dudley Hood, who died last weekend in Toronto. “Dudley was well-known and well-liked. He was welcomed in all circles,’’ Griffith told The Caribbean Camera. Hood, a graduate of the Grenada Boys’ Secondary School (GBSS), worked […]
Maurice Rupert Bishop was born on 29 May 1944 on the island of Aruba, then a colony of the Netherlands as part of the Netherlands Antilles. His parents, Rupert and Elment Bishop, were originally from Grenada and had migrated to Aruba to pursue employment opportunities. He moved to Grenada at age six (6) when his […]
By Lincoln DePradine Grenada’s prime minister is inviting Canadians to visit the Caribbean island, where two hotels have been reopened and a spike in COVID-19 deaths and Coronavirus infections has been subsiding. “To all our brothers and sisters in Canada, and all the friends of Grenada, we tell them come. Please come,’’ Dr Keith Mitchell […]
By Lincoln DePradine Grenadians in Toronto have responded to an appeal for COVID-related assistance for their Caribbean homeland, where the Coronavirus has killed more than 130 people in the past six weeks. Another 1,500 have been described as “active’’ positive cases and are in isolation. “This week, we’re shipping 14 skids of hand sanitizers and […]
The tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique has been plunged into mourning as its oldest citizen Leonora Massima Noel, who was 119 years old, has passed away and been recorded as a COVID-19 related death. Noel of L’Esterre in Carriacou, was hospitalised at the Princess Royal Hospital on September 13 after contracting COVID-19 […]
Grenadians are being urged not to become complacent as health officials report a decline in the island’s COVID-19 positivity rate. Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Shawn Charles notes only two weeks ago through testing, Grenada reported a positivity rate averaging 30 per cent. However, from testing over the past few days, officials have observed signs […]
With over 1,600 submissions from more than 45 countries, the Grenada Chocolate Company bags silver and bronze recognition at the 2021 Academy of Chocolate awards. The Grenada Chocolate Company has won 3 awards in 2 different categories. In the Tree to Bar category, The Grenada Chocolate Company’s 100% Dark Chocolate bar won silver and the […]
Imagine seeing a conversation online one day where someone said they have never seen a woman fly a plane. It was at that moment Kyana Bubb, an air traffic controller in Grenada, decided she needed to change that with her children’s book: “The Adventures of Xola and Sage: Women in Aviation.” Kyana says at first […]
By Lincoln DePradine Cecil Peters has been an educator all his life. Now, he’s about to make a career change, plunging into the world of politics and challenging a longtime MP of the Liberal Party of Canada. On Monday, Peters received the nomination to be the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Etobicoke North in […]
