News

COVID-19 Drives Global Surge In Use Of Digital Payments

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022— The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion – 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) — 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. GEORGE’S, GRENADA– 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 trainers’ workshop, held […]

Local News

Global Environment Initiative Launched By Grenadians

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

Regional News

IMF Prepared To Help Caribbean Region – Georgieva

(CMC) – 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 GEORGE’S, GRENADA– 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 Organisation  of American States (OAS) to observe general elections on June 23. This will be the eighth  electoral observer mission mounted by the OAS to Grenada. Grenada’s Permanent Representative to […]