Grenada, Ghana sign landmark health cooperation agreement

Back: Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell (left) and Ghanian President John Dramani Mahama (right). Front: Ministers for Foreign Affairs Joseph Andall (left) and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (right). ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada--The governments of Grenada and the...

Next stage of planning for new Petone to Grenada road and Cross Valley Link

Wellington.Scoop NZTA has approved a preferred route for the new Petone to Grenada Road of National Significance (RONs) project and has approved funding to move to the next stage of consenting and route protection for the project under the...

Forty-two years after the assassination of Grenada’s Maurice Bishop, can the Caribbean remain a ‘zone of peace’?

Feature image via Canva Pro. October 19 marked the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Maurice Bishop, who became the prime minister of Grenada in a bloodless, popular revolution that ousted Eric Gairy’s government in 1979. Along with seven...

Why compliance with the Grenada Employment Act is not optional

by Carlana McGuire Grenada’s private sector has grown rapidly over the past decade, creating new jobs, investment opportunities, and competition. Yet in the race to build efficiency and protect profits, one essential truth sometimes gets lost:...

Dunsmuir, Grenada voters to decide on local measures

Voters in two Siskiyou County towns will decide the outcome of two local measures when they cast their ballot in the Nov. 4 California special election. Measure D asks Dunsmuir voters to raise their sales tax when a lower previous tax hike expires...

Grenada government pressed for response to alleged US refugee ultimatum

224 The Government of Grenada has been urged to clarify reports that the United States has issued an ultimatum for the island to accept refugees being deported from the US. In a statement issued on Sunday, the civil society group – Coalition for a...

Rediscovered History: Erasmus Williams Unearths Original Notes from the Assassination of Grenada’s Maurice Bishop — A Caribbean Journalist’s Time Capsule of Tragedy and Truth

Basseterre, St. Kitts — October 2025 (SKN Times): In a powerful moment of Caribbean historical reflection, veteran St. Kitts–Nevis journalist and former Press Secretary to Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Erasmus Williams, has revealed...

My DNA ancestry traces my maternal side to Akan – Grenada Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell, has revealed that a recent DNA ancestry test done by him traced his maternal lineage to the Akan people of Ghana. Speaking during a state visit to Ghana on Friday, the Grenadian leader...

Grenada and Ghana sign landmark health cooperation agreement

The governments of Grenada and the Republic of Ghana have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the health sector through the temporary deployment of Ghanaian registered nurses to...

Grenada is getting grant money to improve the water

GRENADA, Miss. (WCBI) “We need some help with our water system here. We have been having disruptions,” said Charles Latham, Grenada Mayor. “We have contractors coming in to install lines like telecommunication-type lines, and we have difficulties...

GRENADA-AGREEMENT-Grenada and Ghana sign MoU for health care development

Grenada: Fire destroys house in Soubise, St Andrew; Authorities investigate cause

Grenada: A house has been destroyed in Soubise, St Andrew as the flat has been completely burnt in a fire incident and the visuals have gone viral on the social media. The investigation on the matter has been started as the officials have not...

Grenada seeks to recruit Ghanaian nurses to address severe health worker shortage

The Government of Grenada has announced its intention to recruit Ghanaian nurses and allied health professionals to help address a critical shortage of health workers in the Caribbean nation. The move aligns with Ghana’s Work Abroad Programme...

Grenada’s Prime Minister reveals his Akan ancestry as Ghana, Grenada strengthen bilateral ties

Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, has revealed that DNA ancestry tracing on his mother’s side confirms he is of Akan descent, adding that about 75% of Grenada’s population can trace their lineage to Ghana. The Grenadian leader made the...

75% of people of Grenada have ancestral links to Ghana - Ablakwa

Ghana and Grenada are strengthening historic and cultural bonds as both nations move toward new partnerships in labour mobility, healthcare, and air travel. During the visit of Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell, to Accra, Ghana’s Minister...

75% of people of Grenada have ancestral links to Ghana

Ghana and Grenada have strengthened historic bonds through labour and heritage deals Ghana and Grenada are strengthening historic and cultural bonds as both nations move toward new partnerships in labour mobility, healthcare, and air travel....

Ghana, Grenada sign health pact to recruit Ghanaian nurses for caribbean job

Ghana and Grenada have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Health Cooperation to enable Ghanaian healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, to work in the Caribbean island nation. The agreement was sealed at the Jubilee...

Mahama rallies support from Grenada PM for UN motion on slavery reparations

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to seeking justice for the historical atrocities of slavery, following a conversation with Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell of Grenada. In a statement shared after what he described as...

Grenada Prime Minister arrives in Ghana for two-day official visit

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Honourable Dickon Mitchell, has arrived in Ghana for a two-day official visit The visit is aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic relations between Ghana and the Caribbean island nation. Prime Minister...

All set for Ghanaian nurses to work in Grenada

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has shared some new information that is expected to bring relief to unemployed nurses in Ghana, indicating that some of them will soon be offered employment opportunities in Grenada. In a...