Grenadian PM admits his administration is on a learning curve

Grenadian PM admits his administration is on a learning curve

  Newly elected Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has admitted that his administration lacks public sector experience and going forward there will be educational sessions to engage others who can guide them in the right direction. Mitchell–whose National Democratic Congress (NDC) was elected to office on June 23rd after winning nine seats, made the pronouncement while […]

Spice Island is tops in culinary arts says Grenadian chefs in Canada

Spice Island is tops in culinary arts says Grenadian chefs in Canada

  Grenada accredited “Culinary Capital’’ by the World Food Travel Association By Lincoln DePradine New York University graduate Belinda Bishop, a professionally trained chef with many years of experience in the culinary arts, is excited to be now visiting Canada as part of an exercise to generate greater visitor interest in Grenada, where her father […]

Mighty Sparrow Day to be celebrated July 9th

Mighty Sparrow Day to be celebrated July 9th

Spicemas Cоrроrаtіоn (SMC), оrgаnіzеr оf Grenada’s Cаrnіvаl, hаѕ announced thаt іt hаѕ арроіntеd July 9 as “The Mighty Sраrrоw Day” in Grеnаdа.  Dr Slinger Francisco, The Mighty Sраrrоw wіll bе celebrated on hіѕ 87th Bіrthdау wіth vіrtuаl аnd lосаl еvеntѕ tо соmmеmоrаtе this іmроrtаnt milestone SMC ѕауѕ іt rесоgnіѕеѕ The Mighty Sраrrоw’ѕ impressive dіѕсоgrарhу аnd […]

Grenada’s newly elected PM Dickon Mitchell promises to lead by example

Grenada’s newly elected PM Dickon Mitchell promises to lead by example

By Lincoln DePradine It’s a week since corporate lawyer Dickon Mitchell has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and he has been using the time to hold what he describes as “detailed debriefing’’ sessions with senior public officers in the government service. The sessions, with officials such […]

Local group names June 25th “Grenada Hurricane Awareness Day”

Local group names June 25th “Grenada Hurricane Awareness Day”

Event at Jamaican Canadian Association Centre Of the several Grenadian groups in Toronto, only one is completely dedicated to providing emergency relief assistance to the Caribbean nation. That’s Grenada Disaster Preparedness Toronto (GDPT), which is organizing a “Grenada Hurricane Awareness Day’’ next month. GDPT has been carrying out its mandate since its formation in May […]

Bus operator Kyron Lewis is the recipient of the TTC 2022 CEO Award

Bus operator Kyron Lewis is the recipient of the TTC 2022 CEO Award

By Lincoln DePradine The May 2020 police murder in Minneapolis of African-American George Floyd had a ripple effect outside of the United States, including in Canada, with calls for greater action to improve workplace and community behaviour relating to people of African descent. One employee at the Toronto Transit Commission decided to do something, he […]

“Spicemas” expected to be Grenada’s first festival since two-year Carnival hiatus 

“Spicemas” expected to be Grenada’s first festival since two-year Carnival hiatus 

By Lincoln DePradine Neither Trinidad and Tobago nor neighbouring Grenada has had an official, government-sanctioned carnival in two years. However, carnival organizers in Grenada are seeking government approval for hosting a festival – formally known as “Spicemas’’ – in 2022. “We want to be able, in a matter of two weeks or so, to present […]

Grenadian-Canadian community is much the poorer for the loss of Dudley Hood

Grenadian-Canadian community is much the poorer for the loss of Dudley Hood

by Lincoln DePradine George Griffith, a former Grenada High Commissioner to Canada, is one of three former diplomats lauding Grenadian-Canadian Dudley Hood, who died last weekend in Toronto. “Dudley was well-known and well-liked. He was welcomed in all circles,’’ Griffith told The Caribbean Camera. Hood, a graduate of the Grenada Boys’ Secondary School (GBSS), worked […]

October 19th: Thirty-eighth anniversary of Maurice Bishop’s execution

October 19th: Thirty-eighth anniversary of Maurice Bishop’s execution

Maurice Rupert Bishop was born on 29 May 1944 on the island of Aruba, then a colony of the Netherlands as part of the Netherlands Antilles. His parents, Rupert and Elment Bishop, were originally from Grenada and had migrated to Aruba to pursue employment opportunities. He moved to Grenada at age six (6) when his […]

PM Mitchell tells Canadians that Grenada is ready to receive them

PM Mitchell tells Canadians that Grenada is ready to receive them

By Lincoln DePradine Grenada’s prime minister is inviting Canadians to visit the Caribbean island, where two hotels have been reopened and a spike in COVID-19 deaths and Coronavirus infections has been subsiding. “To all our brothers and sisters in Canada, and all the friends of Grenada, we tell them come. Please come,’’ Dr Keith Mitchell […]