Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Dickon Mitchell will deliver his maiden Budget Presentation of the 2023 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure on Monday, December 5, 2022. The presentation will take place in the House of Representatives, at the Parliament Building at 10 am. Converging on Government’s Transformation Agenda, the theme for this year’s presentation […]
View of St. George City from the Fort Frederick’s, Grenada. (Shutterstock) A public-private delegation from Grenada attended the recently concluded 28th Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The delegation included Randall Dolland, Chairman; Petra Roach, CEO; and Nikoyan Roberts, Nautical Development and Marketing and Sales Manager from the Grenada […]
KM2 Solutions, a leader in nearshore business process outsourcing with contact centers across the Caribbean and Latin America, is pleased to announce further expansion to its Caribbean operations. As a result of the increased demand for high-quality English language contact center solutions, KM2 will be increasing its footprint in Barbados, Grenada, and St. Lucia. This […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on August 15, the appointment of Simon Stiell of Grenada as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The appointment has been made after consultation with the Conference of Parties through its Bureau. He will succeed Patricia Espinosa of Mexico to whom the Secretary-General […]
President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon, had his first official meeting with the newly elected Prime Minister of Grenada, the Honorable Dickon Mitchell during a courtesy visit to Grenada this week. During the meeting, Dr Leon underscored CDB’s ongoing support for Grenada’s sustainable development agenda and pledged to work closely […]
TV6 News in Trinidad and Tobago is reporting on talks for a regional ferry service between Tobago and Grenada. This is being explored ahead of carnival in Tobago scheduled for October. But TV6 reports that Trinidad and Tobago’s Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says he’s had no conversation with the Tobago House of Assembly […]
The Government of Canada has announced that Canadian officials will be in Grenada from August 16 to 20, 2022 to carry out biometric processing for persons wishing to obtain visas. As part of the visa application process, Grenada nationals must provide biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) when applying for a Canadian visitor visa, study, […]
Big Drum Nation joins others worldwide in recognizing ‘Sparrow Day,’ Slinger Francisco’s 87th birthday. In Grenada, Sparrow is to be honored by the state today, July 9th, 2022, for the first time, with “The Mighty Sparrow Day.” Grenada’s Sparrow Day adds to his many recognitions worldwide, including Nigerian Chieftaincy, a “Rey del Calypso” received from […]
By CARICOM Thank you very much. His Excellency Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, other distinguished colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, the Secretary-General of CARICOM- Dr. Carla Barnet, other distinguished Secretary-Generals present, the Heads of the […]
Billy Gerard Frank's latest work, which explores his past and a complex relationship with his father, will be on display from Friday through Aug. 13 at Elizabeth Moss Galleries.
By Eric Russell, Staff Writer, Press Herald It started with a suitcase. Multimedia artist and filmmaker Billy Gerard Frank hadn’t returned to his home country, the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, in decades. He left as a teenager after growing estranged from a region of the world where living as a gay person meant ostracization, […]