Grenada

QR codes are being issued to help parents access school supplies and uniforms under the Assistance Programme

The 47th regular meeting of the Conference of Caribbean Community Heads of Government, initially scheduled for early July and postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, took place and was hosted by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell

Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl on 1 July, cocoa and nutmeg farmers in Grenada who registered for crop insurance will receive refunds for their losses

Bishop Clyde Harvey of St. George in Grenada arrived on Carriacou Island and visited a traumatised community and at least two diocesan churches that had suffered catastrophic damage from the hurricane

As of 1 July 2024, Grenadian citizens can benefit from a passport extended to 10 years instead of 5 by paying a new fee; passports for those under the age of 18 will retain their five-year validity period, recognising the rapid changes in their appearance

Mangrove forests are now severely threatened, even though they have been recognized as vital to the ecological and economic health of Grenada: these unique ecosystems perform essential functions, from protecting the coastline to sustaining biodiversity

Training of farmers and technicians to advance sea moss production was held in Grenada, with course organised in collaboration between FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Forests, Marine Resources and Cooperatives

The latest conference to address the sargasso challenge in Grenada and the region was organised by incoming CARICOM chairman and Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell with representatives from the EU and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

A group of four from the Windrush Generations UK organisation recently visited Grenada to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the HMT SS Empire Windrush ship, which sailed from the Caribbean to the port of Tilbury, London in 1948

The Import Bank (Afreximbank) approved a loan to Joyau Des Caraibes Limited, the Caribbean subsidiary of ORA Developers, for the expansion of the Silversands Hotel in St Georges; the country attracts over 2,5 million visitors annually

A weapons amnesty is now in place with lawmakers in Parliament voting in favour of a motion to give people on the island three months to surrender illegal firearms and ammunition

Several members of the Catholic denomination in a rural church in the St Patrick East constituency have supported the petition started by their parish priest, Father Gerard Paul, to have Bishop Clyde Harvey removed from the highest office in the Church

A senior nurse at St George's General Hospital wants Health Minister Phillip Telesford to examine the poor treatment of some of her colleagues in the institution whenever they fall ill