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CABI Works In Partnership To Step Up The Fight Against Invasive Croton Scale Pest In Grenada
CABI’s PlantwisePlus programme is working with Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Sandals Foundation to sustainably manage invasive Croton scale which can devastate the Caribbean country’s mango, guava, plums, and soursop crops. Soursop,...

IMA Grenada donates computers to support youth development
As part of its ongoing commitment to national youth development, the Investment Migration Agency Grenada (IMA Grenada) has donated twelve (12) new computers to strengthen technological capacity at two key institutions serving youth and families in...

Caribbean leaders at UNOC3 to scale up sustainable solutions
As the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concludes, Caribbean leaders and global partners are reaffirming one of the region’s most urgent calls: unlocking long-term, sustainable financing for ocean action. During the conference, the...

Caribbean launches groundbreaking regional platform to tackle climate crisis
In a bold regional move to confront the escalating climate crisis, the Caribbean officially launched its first-ever Regional Platform for Catalysing Resilience and Climate Action on Friday. The initiative aims to accelerate climate finance,...

Leadership summit in Grenada
A Grenadian family-owned and operated US-based company involved in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects has chosen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its founding with the hosting of a summit in Grenada of top American...

No More Band-Aids: Mottley Launches Climate Investment Drive.
- Advertisement - A new platform has been launched to help bring in money and support for climate and resilience projects across the Caribbean. The Regional Platform for Catalysing Resilience and Climate Action in the Caribbean is the first of its...

Caribbean launches platform to scale up climate investment
A landmark regional platform to accelerate climate finance and strengthen resilience across the Caribbean was officially launched on Friday, marking a major step toward mobilising investment and coordinated action in response to the climate...

Five Caribbean countries to participate in CCRIF’s new microinsurance initiative
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...

Utilisation of Cemetery lands in Grenada
12 years ago, the then ruling New National Party (NNP) government of Keith Mitchell set up a committee to look at Cemeteries on the island. The committee was put together by the then Minister of Health Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen, the Member of...

PURC hosts engagement for Phase 3 of Grenada Renewable Energy Project
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in collaboration with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) successfully hosted the mandatory site bid walk-through and discussions for Phase 3 of the Grenada Renewable Energy Project. The event took...

USNS Comfort in Grenada Port with Continuing Promise 2025
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is in Grenada, marking the Continuing Promise 16th mission to the region since 2007 and the eighth voyage on Comfort. The ship arrived on island on June 9, 2025 to provide a variety of medical...

National breeding programme launched to strengthen food security in Grenada
The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry has launched a national breeding programme aimed at boosting local food production. On Friday, June 6, 2025, the ministry distributed 10 high-quality boars to farming communities as part of the...

Joe Root paints latest Lord’s masterpiece to give old-school England edge against India
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Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award
Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) awarded all nineteen (19) Sandals Resorts its prestigious Healthier Safer...

10 Canadian historical fiction books to read this summer Looking for a good summer read? Transport yourself with these historical fiction works by Canadian authors. Books |14 minutes ago
Looking for a good summer read? Transport yourself with these historical fiction works by Canadian authors. Finding Flora by Elinor Florence In Finding Flora, Scottish newcomer to Canada, Flora, escapes her abusive husband to the Alberta prairie,...

Beachgoer shares photo of baffling discovery while walking along shoreline: 'I feel like it's an object that belongs in a larger object'
"I'll find out where to properly dispose of it." by Daysia TolentinoJuly 10, 2025 One Reddit user was confused when they found a metallic brick on the beach, and others revealed that it was an increasingly common type of litter. In the subreddit...
FAO leads assessment into GAPs cert...
Building readiness for international certification to strengthen competitiveness and market access July 9, 2025, – St. George’s, Grenada – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of...

Some people write Policy Memos, Aisha Maina chartered a 777
It all began with a bold ask. In early 2025, Nigerian business leader Aisha Maina walked into the office of the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and simply said: “Come to Nigeria.” He came. And not long after, she returned the gesture by...

One year after Beryl: Financing fairness in a warming world
by Rosana John, LLM (Environmental Law and Policy) On 1 July 2024, Hurricane Beryl tore through Grenada’s northern sister isles, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, leaving a trail of devastation. More than 90% of buildings were destroyed on the 2...

CRA Project vacancies: Project Coordinator, Finance and Administrative Assistant
Vacancy: Project Coordinator Country: Grenada Name of Project: Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Integrated Landscape Management (CRA) Project The Government of Grenada, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has...