Environment

Caricom Energy Month November 2023

The month of November 2023 is recognised as Energy Month by Caricom. The commemoration of this year’s energy month will be under the theme “Accelerating Innovation, Driving Electrification: Powering Transport.” As part of its regional […]

Agriculture

World Food Day 2023

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. Since 1981, World Food Day […]

Health

Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and Regional Partners Advocate for Octagonal High In Front-of-Package Warning Labelling (FOPWL) Implementation

BRIDGETOWN- CARICOM Member States are once again voting on the adoption of the Final Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for labelling pre-packaged foods (FDCRS 5:2010). This Standard includes octagonal warning labels on the front of packaged […]

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Health

Grenada Records Significant Increase In Dengue Fever

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs is  reporting a significant increase in the number of Dengue Fever cases in the country. Grenada’s acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Shawn Charles, says data for  […]

Health

Ministry Of Health Partnership With Grenlec Helping To Improve Care At Mt. Gay Psychiatric Hospital

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Religious Affairs welcomes its most  recent collaboration with Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. (Grenlec), which has provided a  grant for the purchase of furniture and appliance to improve the quality […]

Health

PAHO Urges Caribbean Countries To Tackle Main Driver Of NCDs

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries to tackle the main driver of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Americas, including the Caribbean. On World Obesity Day on Saturday, PAHO said front-of-package warning labels, […]