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Grenada targets Guyanese travelers with strategic tourism mission in Georgetown
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 1, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), alongside airline and hotel partners, wrapped up a successful marketing mission in Guyana aimed at boosting Grenada’s appeal as a preferred destination for Guyanese travelers. The initiative is part of GTA’s...
UN Women to assist Grenada in revising child and elder care legislation and benefits
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
UN Women Photo | Ryan Brown 24 June 2025: The Cabinet of Grenada has approved UN Women-led support for the development of legislation addressing maternity leave, parental leave benefits, and other gaps related to the care of children and the...
Grenada to pursue cannabis decriminalisation with strict restrictions
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 29, 2025
The Grenadian government has announced that when it takes proposed cannabis legislation to Parliament, it will do so with several strict restrictions in place, aimed at regulating recreational, medicinal, and religious use of the substance. Prime...
University of Waterloo partners with Grenada-based school to address the doctor shortage in Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 29, 2025
The University of Waterloo (UW) is addressing the shortage of doctors which affects millions of Canadians through a new partnership with Grenada-based St. George's University's (SGU) School of Medicine. According to the Canadian Medical...
Grenada: Government moving to amend marijuana legislation
Loop News
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CMC – The Grenada government says there will be several restrictions in place when it seeks parliamentary approval to amend the legislation that will decriminalise the use of cannabis or marijuana for recreational, religious and medicinal use. “We...
The Grenada Boys’ Secondary School and the debate over Secondary Education in Grenada, 1885-1946 – Part VII
The New Today Grenada
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June 28, 2025
The time has come when the question of a Government school for girls, properly staffed and equipped, must be faced by the community.” The debate over the examination results and the state of the secondary schools continued for more than a month....
We’re Africans, Most Of Us From Nigeria – Saint Lucia Senate President Tells Tinubu
The Will
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June 30, 2025
June 30, (THEWILL) — President of the Senate in Saint Lucia, Alvina Reynolds, has reaffirmed the deep ancestral and cultural ties between Nigeria and Saint Lucia, stating that most Saint Lucians have Nigerian roots. Speaking on Monday during a...
Grenada hosts West Indies vs Australia July 3-7
St. Vincent Times
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June 26, 2025
Cricket Returns to Grenada as West Indies Prepare to Face Australia in A 5 Day Test Match SGrenada is poised to welcome the return of international cricket in grand style, as the island prepares to host the highly anticipated Test Match between...
Solomon Islands Media Professionals Gain Insightful Experience Of China’s Media, Culture, And Mesmeric Growth
Scoop
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Four media professionals from the Solomon Islands (SI) successfully completed a two-week seminar on Full-Media Communication for “Belt and Road Countries” in China, describing the training program as an eye-opener as cooperation between the two...
GTA leads strategic marketing mission to Guyana
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), in collaboration with a delegation of airline and hotel partners, recently concluded a successful promotional mission to Guyana aimed at strengthening tourism ties and positioning Grenada as a top-tier...
Grenada Co-operative Bank’s 8th Annual Shareholders’ Outreach Forum
Now Grenada
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June 26, 2025
Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited continues to deliver upon a 2018 promise for additional shareholder engagement with the successful hosting of the 8th Annual J B Renwick/Arnold Williamson Shareholders’ Outreach Forum. The well-attended outreach...
Five LGBTQ-Friendly Caribbean Destinations
Out South Florida
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Let’s face it, some of our Caribbean neighbors don’t have the best reputation or the most advanced views when it comes to our community. Countries such as Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Grenada maintain anti-gay legislation and hostile cultural climates....
Grenada Food and Nutrition Council relocating office
Now Grenada
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June 25, 2025
The Grenada Food and Nutrition Council (GFNC) is in the process of relocating its office from Upper Church Street to Archibald Avenue, St George’s. This move became necessary to provide more space for staff, expand client services, and offer...
Nigeria establishes diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, proposes visa waivers for OECS officials
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” Mr Tinubu stated this while...
Tinubu proposes visa waiver for OECS official passport holders as Nigeria, Saint Lucia establish diplomatic relations
New Mail
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” President Tinubu stated this...
34% of enslaved people in Saint Lucia were from Nigeria – Alvina Reynolds
Business Day
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June 30, 2025
Alvina Reynolds, President of the Saint Lucian Senate has underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria....
Many formerly enslaved people in Saint Lucia were Nigerians – Official
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...
Nigeria Is In Our DNA, Says Lucian PM
Leadership
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...
West Indies Cricket Returns to Grenada in 2025
South Florida Caribbean News
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June 27, 2025
St. George, Grenada – Grenada is poised to welcome the return of international cricket in grand style, as the island prepares to host the highly anticipated Test Match between the West Indies and Australia from July 3 to 7, 2025, at the National...
Most Saint Lucians formerly enslaved people were Nigerians, says Lucian Saint Senate President
New Mail
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucia’s ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria....