Month: March 2020

As Grenada’s Ministry of Health continues to work with all stakeholders to implement strong measures in response to the external threat of COVID-19, the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) […]

The Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) has written to the Minister for Health, Honourable Nickolas Steele, another letter requesting an urgent meeting to discuss Government‘s response and preparation to prevent workers and the population from contracting the Corona Virus. In its letter, the GTUC made the following demands among others: – 1. That a meeting be held urgently with the Grenada Trades‘ Union Council and its Affiliates since we have members in the Health Care, Emergency Service, Air and Sea Ports (border control), Hotels and Public spaces who stands a higher risk of exposure to the disease. 2. That the Government recognise that COVID–19 is an Occupational Safety and Health threat. 3. That comprehensive Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) be provided to all front–line workers and those who may encounter infected people. 4. The rights of all workers be respected to remove themselves from situations that they consider poses an imminent or serious danger to life or health in keeping with Section 74 (2) (e) of the Employment Act. 5. To ensure that no worker suffers any loss of pay during any period of quarantine. The GTUC made it clear that its concerns were for all workers in Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, whether unionized or ununionized, casual, contract or permanent in the formal or informal sectors. The Grenada Trades‘ Union Council called for an urgent meeting with the Minister for Health and other relevant personnel from the Ministry of Health to be held on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 0900 hrs.

(CNN) – US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn said the United States should have the capacity to perform about a million novel coronavirus tests by the end of the week. “Our expectation in […]

(PRESS RELEASE) – In the midst of an unprecedented decade of Caribbean tourism growth when hoteliers, tourism-related businesses and destinations successfully tackled a number of challenges, industry stakeholders are gearing up to address anticipated new challenges […]

The Political Leader, Franka Bernardine, and the National Executive Council, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), join the regional response towards the novel virus COVID-19’s global outbreak. We empathise with the families of Grenadian students […]

25 young persons from the community of Mt Horne, St Andrew, are now CVQ certified in general construction, hospitality arts and other areas. This as on Friday, a graduation ceremony was held, to mark the […]

Another landmark has been reached by the Grenada Chess Federation (GCF) with its acceptance as a full member of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The decision to accept the GCF as a full member was […]

The Government of Grenada is making good on its promise of Cabinet reforms to improve the efficiency of the decision-making process. The planned reforms include the introduction of a paperless E-Cabinet system and on Monday, […]