Grenada

A senior Grenada government minister has confirmed that all elected members of parliament, including those in opposition, will benefit from a salary of $5.000 East Caribbean dollars (€1.700) starting 1 January 2024

In Grenada, 20 new partner schools serving nearly 1.000 vulnerable children between the ages of 3 and 5 will join the Hands Across the Sea Early Pages programme, made possible by a $50.000 donation from the Sandals Foundation

Several contract workers employed by the government have yet to receive a pay rise since the signing of the new collective agreement in June, said the president of the Grenada Public Workers Union Brian Grimes

The Grenada Women's Parliamentary Caucus, in support of the Grenada Spotlight initiative to end violence against women and girls, organised a key forum on parliamentary procedures and violence against women

St. Andrew's Anglican Primary School is almost in ruins following the fire that destroyed part of the building on the night of 13 October

After widespread public protest against linking bloody army massacre of October 19 1983 at Fort George with activities marking the 50th anniversary of independence, the government has turned back on the day chosen to kick off the independence celebrations

The state-owned Gravel & Concrete Corporation has agreed to rehire a worker who was fired following an altercation with another employee in order to avoid strike action

8 new doctors have been hired at St. George's General Hospital in an effort by the government to improve operations, particularly in the Emergency Department, and reduce long waiting hours

Most of the foreign nationals granted Grenada citizenship in the first six months of this year under the island's Citizenship by Investment program are from Russia, said chairman of the Citizenship by Investment Committee

Tourism Authority of Grenada delegation met with key tourism stakeholders of the sister islands to address the most pressing issues

In its latest report on Grenada's economic performance, the International Monetary Fund stressed the importance of developing linkages with domestic agriculture and fisheries to increase the national value added to tourism

A British couple who say they flew across the Atlantic Ocean to give birth on a Caribbean beach have now been stranded in Grenada for four months and cannot leave until certain formalities on the registration of the baby's birth are met

Grenada Electricity Services Ltd., along with other partners, is preparing to host Grenlec Debates 2023 in September, a national project bringing together schools, educators, the public and private sectors, the general public and the media