Editorial credit: JEAN-FRANCOIS Manuel / Shutterstock.com The National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) of Grenada received US$2,201,833 (EC$5.9 million) following the passage of Hurricane Beryl across the country on July 1, 2024, causing damage to water and wastewater systems in Grenada and the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. On hearing of the payout to […]
In what has been predicted to be an active hurricane season, Hurricane Beryl made an unprecedented early impact on the Caricom islands of Grenada, Jamaica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The storm, which rapidly intensified from a tropical depression into a Category 4 hurricane and briefly reached Category 5 status, has left a trail […]
Edmond Brown. Photo courtesy: Caribbean Business Report There is sadness in Grenada as Edmond Brown, who was the last founding member of the Grenada Chocolate Company has died. The Grenada Chocolate Company in an online post said he passed away this morning. In its condolence message, the company said Edmond’s unwavering commitment and passion for […]
Photo courtesy: OECS Media Wednesday, March 6, 2024 — Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are the three participating member states of the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) project—a regional, World Bank-funded project that will focus on strengthening the tourism, fisheries, and waste management sectors to enable greater sustainability both […]
The two OECS Member States implementing Recycle OECS Model Demonstration Projects, have determined the mechanisms that are most feasible for the collection and processing of recyclable plastic in their countries. This milestone in is significant for the finalization of mechanisms under the technical pillar of the Recycle OECS Model, which focuses on a financially sustainable […]
A Conversation with Consul General Raphael Michael Brizan and Mrs. Christine Noel-Horsford, Director of Sales, USA, for the Grenada Tourism Authority. Photo courtesy: Grenada Tourism Authority By Linda Nwoke, Exclusive to CAW Grenada, also popularly called the “Land of Spice,” on February 7, commemorates its golden or 50th anniversary of independence amidst reflections on its […]
Photo credit: Government of Grenada By Bill Fletcher, Jr. | December 4, 2023 As Former Press Secretary to Maurice Bishop, Don Rojas witnessed the triumphs and eventual ousting of Grenada’s socialist experiment by US invasion. In 1979 a socialist revolution under the leadership of the New Jewel Movement took power in Grenada. For the next […]
The Eastern Caribbean’s first Universal Emergent Literacy program has been officially launched. The manual, titled Early Pages Program comes after a three-year pilot in Grenada and Nevis, and will immediately begin reaching some of the region’s most vulnerable students through dozens of preschools serving children ages 3-5. An initiative of Hands Across the Sea, the […]
Stakeholders from all three countries are working to upgrade their dasheen value chains to increase production and access to local, regional, and extra-regional markets. Dasheen was the focus of weeklong discussions among some 50 stakeholders including farmers, exporters, government representatives and regional partner Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). From February 13-17, 2023, these […]
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has extended “heartfelt congratulations” to the government and people of Grenada on the occasion of the country’s 49th Independence anniversary. In her congratulatory message to Grenada’s Prime Minister, the Hon Dickon Mitchell, the Secretary-General said there is much for Grenada to be proud of as a nation. “The Community joins […]