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Cécile La Grenade, center, the Governor-General of Grenada, swears in Dr. Keith Mitchell, right, as the Prime Minister of Grenada in March.

Caribbean Elections in the Age of Cambridge Analytica: Grenada’s Seismic Eruption

On Tuesday, March 13th, 2018, the Trinidad & Tobago-based University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Unit, which monitors the Caribbean region, raised the alert signal for the ‘Kick ‘em Jenny’ underwater volcano off Grenada to the color ‘Orange.’

August 8, 2018
Published in Politics

The Grenadian economy grew by an estimated 4½ percent in 2017, driven by strong activity in construction, tourism, and education sectors.

GRENADA | IMF commends Grenada for its 4.5% economic growth

GRENADA, July 25, 2018 - The Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund, have commended the Grenada Government for implementing sound policies leading to a strong economic and fiscal performance and sustained debt reduction.

July 25, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

Saint Lucia and Grenada agree to fund LIAT, St Kitts says no — report

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has revealed that the governments of Grenada and St Lucia have agreed to subsidise the operations of LIAT.

July 1, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne. | Photo: EFE

ANTIGUA | Prime Minister Browne 'Promising Landslide Victory' for Labour Party in Election

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne is promising a landslide victory, similar to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell's achievement in Grenada, in the country's upcoming general election on Mar. 21. "I am quite sure the results here in Antigua and Barbuda will be just as exciting, as we say 17 none,” Browne said as he extended “congratulations to my dear friend and brother.”

March 15, 2018
Published in Politics

CARICOM to monitor Grenada’s elections

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - March 7, 2018 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has deployed an electoral observer mission to monitor General Elections in Grenada to be held on Tuesday 13 March 2018.

March 7, 2018
Published in Politics

Kick 'Em Jenny Volcano Rumbling Near Grenada, Expected To Erupt Within 48 Hours

GRENADA | Increased activities at Kick ’em Jenny volcano

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 1, CMC – Disaster officials in Grenada said that the region’s only submarine volcano, Kick ‘em Jenny, showed “continuous activity” on Monday with at least “43 mostly low magnitudes volcanic earthquakes” over an 18 hour period.

May 2, 2017
Published in Weather

Health Minister Nicholas Steele Tuesday confirmed that Grenada's lone mental institution is overcrowded.

GRENADA | Health Minister confirms overcrowding at mental institution

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Mar 28, CMC – Health Minister Nicholas Steele Tuesday confirmed that the island’s lone mental institution is overcrowded and that the authorities are moving to deal with the situation.

March 29, 2017
Published in Health

GRENADA | PM disappointed that it took industrial action to fix hospital problem

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Feb 28, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell says he is disappointed that workers had to resort to industrial action to get the authorities to deal with a stench problem at the Mt. Gay Hospital in the capital.

February 28, 2017
Published in Health

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