A five-day training workshop on cocoa agronomy, post-harvest processing and sensory analysis was held at the end of January as a collaboration between FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Grenada Cocoa Association

Opposition in the Lower House will not be supporting the Government’s decision to reduce the Age of Civil Responsibility from 18 to 16 years, to allow for minors to seek sexual and reproductive health treatment without permission from parents or guardians

The explosion in a quarry that destroyed industrial and residential properties in a rural community in St Andrew on 1 July, was caused by the failure of those involved to use best practice; explosives should be mandatorily stored by the police

Turtle watching tours on lever Beach have been closed for the 2025 nesting season, effective immediately; the decision was taken following a consistent reduction of female leatherback turtles recently observed nesting and a decline in turtle appearances

Burial grounds are an issue: a Cabinet sub-committee under Climate Resilience Minister Kerryne James is tasked with coming up with a policy to address the lack of space for burial of the dead at most cemeteries around the island