Grenada still fastest growing economy in Caribbean, reports CDB
CANA From tv6tnt The medium-term outlook for Grenada is positive and for 2019, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting ts economic growth of 4.5 per cent, with similar outcomes expected over the medium term. The CDB said construction, tourism,…
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New hub to increase climate action transparency in the Caribbean
By Priyanka Shrestha From Energy Live News The work will be driven by national strategies and policy goals A new hub for measuring, reporting and verifying climate action projects in the Caribbean has been launched. The MRV Hub, backed by the UN,…
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Reading Road Show targets communities as part of activities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to celebrate literacy
Thursday, February 14, 2019 — The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is partnering with the United States in an ongoing effort to promote national literacy. Young students and parents in Kingstown were thrilled as they paraded in costumes of their…
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Building resilience to natural disasters and climate change in Grenada and the Caribbean
IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang Grenada February 13, 2019 Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! It is an honor for me to speak with you today on my first visit to Grenada. Before coming here, I had often heard Grenada being…
Grenada’s 45th Independence Day celebrated
Thursday, February 7, 2019 — The OECS Commission has the honor to extend to the Government and people of Grenada warmest congratulations on the occasion of the nation’s 45th Anniversary of Independence. The Commission acknowledges the profound contribution which Grenada continues to…
Sir Dennis praises Caribbean Court of Justice’s accomplishments
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Former President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Right Honourable Sir Dennis Byron, a native of St. Kitts and Nevis, has praised the accomplishments of the Trinidad-based court, which…
Sir Ronald Sanders: The Nicaragua Government has gone too far
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Jamaica Observer The English-speaking Caribbean has just emerged from a season manifesting the spirit, intrinsic to Christmas, of ‘peace on earth and goodwill to all’. Not even the no-confidence vote that was carried against the A…
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Sir Ronald Sanders: The Nicaragua Government has gone too far
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Jamaica Observer The English-speaking Caribbean has just emerged from a season manifesting the spirit, intrinsic to Christmas, of ‘peace on earth and goodwill to all’. Not even the no-confidence vote that was carried against the A…
Letter to CaribNN: Why is it so hard to amend Caribbean constitutions?
By C. ben-David To Caribbean News Now Dear Sir: On Tuesday, November 6, the citizens of Antigua/Barbuda and Grenada soundly rejected the entreaties of local and regional elites to vote “yes” in separate referenda to replace the London-based Judicial Committee of the…
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FLOW files lawsuit against regulators
From Antigua Observer GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The telecommunications company FLOW has filed a lawsuit against the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), in a bid to revoke the 700-spectrum license granted to the Irish-based company, Digicel. Public Utilities Minister, Gregory…
