Government Ministers and Permanent Secretaries on Friday participated in a team-building workshop designed to strengthen working relationships and improve the implementation of major decisions taken by Cabinet. Addressing the start of the workshop, Prime Minister, […]
Diplomats visiting Grenada this week have commended the actions being taken at the ports of entry, to help prevent the introduction of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) to the country. Although they represented different countries and […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— The Barbados-based the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says that while some parts of the Caribbean, such as the Leeward Islands, experienced above normal rainfall in January, there are concerns […]
Increasing production and minimizing importation, that was the reason behind a Root Crop Training held at the Mirabeau Agricultural Station on Wednesday. Close to 100 farmers and Agriculture Field Officers, convened at the site, with […]
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has welcomed the announcement by the World Bank Group of immediate support for COVID-19 response activities. On Tuesday, March 3, the World Bank […]
The government of Grenada is not leaving anything to chance as it relates to protecting the health of its population and has pumped an additional two million dollars to bolster its coronavirus (COVID-19) preparations. Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith […]
Plans are afoot by the Ministries of Youth Development, Sports, Culture and the Arts, Climate Resilience, Foreign Affairs and the British High Commission, to observe Commonwealth Day 2020. The day is celebrated annually on the […]
National Address by Dr the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister, Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, 3 March 2020. Fellow Grenadians, the world is faced with a likely pandemic and despite the valiant efforts of […]
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.
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