By Lincoln DePradine A senior Grenada government minister has suggested that nationals in Canada and other parts of the Diaspora ought to consider investing in healthcare and in other sectors in the Caribbean nation. “All areas of investment are open to persons in the Diaspora,’’ said minister of foreign affairs, Peter David, as he announced […]
The Government of Grenada has signed a nine-month contract with Miami-based firm, Joint Independent Provider Association (JIPA), to complete the process of development for implementation of the National Health Insurance Programme. Grenada’s Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell has hailed this historic agreement with JIPA, which took effect on 29 October 2019, as a “game-changer for the […]
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Keith Mitchell has become the first regional leader to sign the vesting order to allow Trinidad-based Republic Bank Financial Holdings Limited to take over the Bank of Nova Scotia operations. The planned acquisition was first announced in 2018 and in September this year, the Eastern […]
NEW YORK: The US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has charged a Trinidad-born justice with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. Geoffrey S Berman, attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on last weekend that the charges against Justice Sylvia Ash, who was born in […]
Two weeks after his recapture, a 25-year-old Grenadian national has escaped State custody again. Ryan Bowen was among 12 people who escaped from the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in Aripo, Trinidad on July 10. He was recaptured on August 11, at a home in Mt Hope Road, Mt Hope. A firearm – a Glock 19 […]
By Lincoln De Pradine St George’s, Grenada – Tourism officials in Grenada say they are on pace to surpass last year’s landmark arrival figure of 528,077 visitors. It was the first time that the Caribbean nation, which also comprises Carriacou and Petite Martinique, has had half-a-million tourists visiting its shores. “On top of the phenomenal […]
Grenadian health officials are keeping a close eye on what is now the world’s second-largest outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and have raised the alert level to GUARDED. Represented by the colour blue, the alert level “applies when there is a general threat of increased infectious […]
By Nicole Georges A “committed group” from the Grenadian diaspora has launched a new organization, the Grenada Disaster Preparedness Toronto Committee (GDPT), just ahead of the anticipated 2019 Hurricane Season. The launch was held at the Tropicana Community Centre in Scarborough on Friday. GDPT Chairman, Unison Joseph, said the GDPT was formed initially from a […]
Trinidad and Tobago poet laureate Paul Keens-Douglas, popularly known as Mr. Tim Tim (one of the enduring characters in his collection of stories), will back in the Greater Toronto on May 18 for a performance of “Tim Tim Live.” It will be staged at a dinner and dance to be held at the Annandale Golf […]
ST GEORGE ‘S, Grenada — Chairman of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE), Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says a collective approach is needed to effectively address security across the region. “We need each other as our fight against crime is a collective one”, he said. “As small fledgling […]
