Regional News

CARICOM Governments Allocating More Money To Agriculture

CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday, highlighted the increased funding governments are allocating to agriculture as the Region moves to boost food production and reduce its food imports. “Since the Region has been focusing […]

Agriculture

Over 90 Farmers To Benefit From First Phase Of Irrigation Equipment Under The G-CREWS Challenge Fund For Agriculture

The Grenada Development Bank (GDB) has  reached a significant milestone in the implementation of the Challenge Fund for Agriculture (CFA), a key component under the Climate-Resilient Water Sector in Grenada (G-CREWS)  project. The GDB recently […]

Government News

Handover Of Assistive Devices To Students With Special Needs

As part of the Ministry of Education’s ongoing  efforts to enhance inclusive education through the OECS Programme for Educational Advancement  & Relevant Learning, assistive devices valued at EC $72, 021.55 were sourced to support students  […]

Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture And Lands Forestry And Marine Resources Announces Payment Of Income Support To Famers On Mainland Grenada

An estimated 19.1 million dollars will go to farmers and other agricultural stakeholders in mainland Grenada who suffered losses due to Hurricane Beryl as part of the Livelihood Incentive Payments. The Ministry of Agriculture and […]

Local News

Grenada To Host International Conference On Sargassum

(CMC) – Grenada will host the second European Union-Caribbean Global Gateway conference on sargassum early next month. Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, as well as Felix Fernandez-Shaw, the Director of the European Commission, Directorate-General for International […]

Government News

Grenada Expands Its Renewable Energy Penetration With 8 Independent Power Producers

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is pleased to announce the successful handing over of licenses to the investors of its pilot project – the Small-Scale Independent Power Producers (SSIPP) programme. The ceremony was held […]

Government News

Grenada Welcomes Support From The UK And CCCCC To Increase Access To Climate Finance And Response To Climate Change

The Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy welcomes support from the United Kingdom (UK) Government and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to equip more than 25 technical officers and sectoral […]

Local Sports

Sporting Icons Among 13 Set To Receive Honorary Degrees

caribbean.loopnews-The University of the West Indies (UWI) is set to honour 13 distinguished individuals with honorary doctorates in recognition of their significant contributions across various fields. Among the recipients are celebrated sports figures Sir Curtly […]