News

COVID-19 Drives Global Surge In Use Of Digital Payments

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022โ€” The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion โ€“ driving a large increase in digital payments amid the global expansion of formal financial services. This expansion created new economic opportunities, narrowing the […]

Regional News

PAHO Calls For Greater Cooperation To Increase Regional Self-Sufficiency For Medical Products

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) โ€” The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa F Etienne has called on countries to work together to raise manufacturing capacity and decrease the regional dependence on […]

Agriculture

Integrated Crop Management Under Protected Cultivation Systems

ST. GEORGEโ€™S, GRENADAโ€“ The Ministry of Agriculture has collaborated with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in offering farmers, input suppliers, and extension assistants, theoretical training on protected cultivation systems. A train-the trainersโ€™ workshop, held […]

Local News

Global Environment Initiative Launched By Grenadians

A Grenadian family and local organizations have launched a globalย  environmental initiative dubbed 195in365, aimed at bringing worldwide attention to climate change,ย  the worldโ€™s sustainability and its regenerative capacity. The movement will journey to 195 […]

Government News

Government Congratulates GFAโ€™s Newly Elected President and Executiveย 

The Ministry of Sports and by extension, theย ย Government of Grenada, congratulates the newly elected President of theย ย Grenada Football Association, Marlon Glean and his fellow executive members. Glean and the 10 other executive members were elected […]

Regional News

IMF Prepared To Help Caribbean Region โ€“ Georgieva

(CMC) โ€“ The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, says the Washington-based financial institution is prepared to increase its commitments to provide more support to Caribbean countries as regional economies seem […]

Agriculture

Grenada Becomes The First Country In The OECS To Have An Operational Agricultural Land Bank Project

ST GEORGEโ€™S, GRENADAโ€“ The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry has recorded a historic milestone with the signing of leases for the Agricultural Pilot Land Bank Project. Ten approved applicants, tasked with bringing under cultivation, […]

Government News

Grenada And OAS Formalise Agreement For Election Observer Mission

Grenada has formalised an agreement with the Organisationย ย of American States (OAS) to observe general elections on June 23. This will be the eighthย ย electoral observer mission mounted by the OAS to Grenada. Grenadaโ€™s Permanent Representative to […]