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Grenada: Students trained to tackle food insecurity
Loop News
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Fifty students from Westmorland Secondary School in Grenada are now equipped with the knowledge and tools to tackle food insecurity, following a training session organised by the Climate Smart Agriculture and Rural Enterprise Programme (SAEP) on...
Grenada government signs 13 cooperation agreements with China
Loop News
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The Government of Grenada has officially signed 13 cooperation agreements with the People’s Republic of China. The agreements cover a wide range of areas, including agriculture, energy and the environment, renewable energy, arts, culture, and...
Grenada signs 13 cooperation agreements with People’s Republic of China
Now Grenada
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January 14, 2025
The Government of Grenada has officially signed 13 cooperation agreements with the People’s Republic of China. This achievement not only marks the 20th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations, but it solidifies China’s commitment to...
Grenada praises state of cooperation with China
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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January 13, 2025
During an official visit to Beijing, the Grenadian leader meet with President Xi Jinping, and they praised the current state of bilateral relations and ratified the will to strengthen them, the digital site nowgrenada.com reproduced the...
GHTA donates EC$486,000 for glass crusher to Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority
Now Grenada
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March 12, 2025
The Grenada Hotel & Tourism Association (GHTA) is proud to announce a landmark donation of EC$486,000 through its Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to the Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority (GSWMA) for the acquisition of a state-of-the-art,...
Government of Grenada 2025 Budget Statement
Now Grenada
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March 10, 2025
GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA 2025 BUDGET STATEMENT Theme Towards Vision 75: Grenada – Resilient and Rising PRESENTED BY HONOURABLE DENNIS CORNWALL Minister for Finance TO The House of Representatives Parliament Building Mt. Wheldale, St. George March 7,...
MEMA’s 1st report: 21 Mississippi counties affected by March 14-15 severe weather
WDAM - Mississippi
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March 16, 2025
From Mississippi Emergency Management Agency PEARL, Miss. (WDAM) – Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issued a State of Emergency for all counties affected by the severe storms that occurred across Mississippi on Friday and Saturday, the Mississippi...
Grenada invests EC$4M in livestock sector with US pure-bred animals
Loop News
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Grenada's government has launched a major initiative to boost its livestock sector with the importation of 466 pure-bred animals from the United States, representing an investment of over EC$4 million aimed at enhancing the nation's food security....
Dominica Prioritizes Investments in Energy Sustainability
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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March 14, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Energy, Vince Henderson, commented that the plant will provide 10 megawatts and make the nation a pioneer in this area, as it will be the first in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)....
Only 17% of cities meet WHO air pollution guideline, report finds
E&T
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March 11, 2025
The recently published 2024 IQAir World air quality report has revealed some alarming trends of air pollution levels worldwide. In its 7th annual report, Swiss technology company IQAir significantly expanded the amount of monitoring stations from...
OECS supports Grenada’s efforts to advance border automation
St. Vincent Times
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March 7, 2025
Grenada has received six state-of-the-art automated Kiosk Machines from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission. This initiative was supported by the European Union (EU) through the Regional Integration through Growth...
Five Caribbean countries to participate in CCRIF’s new microinsurance initiative
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, CCRIF SPC, says it has entered into partnership with CelsiusPro and its subsidiary, Global Parametrics, to launch two initiatives for the administration of microinsurance products. The CCRIF...
National football teams of Russia, Grenada to play friendly in Moscow next week
TASS
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March 10, 2025
MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. The national football teams of Russia and Grenada will play a friendly match next week in the Russian capital of Moscow, the press service of the Russian team announced on Monday in a statement. According to the...
Grenada Bottling Company vacancy: Health, Safety and Environmental Officer
Now Grenada
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January 3, 2025
Grenada Bottling Company is a flexible, dynamic, responsible corporate entity recognised in Grenada and across the region in the KOSCAB supply chain as a premier world-class production facility, delivering innovative beverage solutions of the...
Grenada Tourism Authority: Job Vacancies
Now Grenada
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January 6, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) is the organisation in Grenada tasked with marketing and promoting Grenada as a tourism destination. We pride ourselves on leading the way in the tourism industry, promoting economic growth for the benefit of...
Natural Disaster Statistics 2024 – By Type, Country, Death Toll, Region, World Risk Index and Safety Measures
Hollywood Gazette
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August 24, 2024
Natural Disaster Statistics 2024 – By Type, Country, Death Toll, Region, World Risk Index and Safety Measures August 18, 2024 — Introduction There has been a tremendous increase in natural disasters worldwide in the last two decades, along with...
All But 7 Countries Faced Unsafe Air Pollution Levels in 2024: Report
Earth.Org
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March 12, 2025
Chad recorded the highest annual PM2.5 concentration at 91.8µg/m3, significantly higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe level of 5µg/m3. — Only seven countries in the world, or less than 4%, had air quality levels at or below...
Meghalaya city tops global air pollution list; India No. 5
The Times of India
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NEW DELHI: India was the fifth most polluted country in the world in terms of air quality, with Byrnihat in Meghalaya being the most polluted metropolitan area globally last year, according to the IQAir’s 2024 World Air Quality Report released on...
Smog bound Indian cities dominate global air pollution rankings despite slight improvement
Malay Mail
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March 12, 2025
PARIS, March 12 — Despite an improvement in 2024, India again dominated global rankings for the cities with the most dangerous particle smog while Chad was the most polluted country, according to a report published Tuesday. The report by IQAir, a...
Smog bound Indian cities dominate pollution rankings
Kuwait Times
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March 11, 2025
PARIS: Despite an improvement in 2024, India again dominated global rankings for the cities with the most dangerous particle smog while Chad was the most polluted country, according to a report published Tuesday. The report by IQAir, a Swiss air...