Budget Alert 3.4 Managing the Economy with Fiscal Policy- Part 1
As outlined in previous Budget Alert articles, fiscal policy is the main instrument for managing Grenada’s economy, and, in general, the economies of the Eastern...
Commentary
Reparations: A Trojan Horse?
I write in response to Ms. Travelayan’s BBC documentary: ‘Confronting my family’s slave-owning past in Grenada – (BBC News, May 23, 2022, 833 views,)’ by...
1.5°C is upon us. Are we prepared?
The report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organisation, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five...
Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend
John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State and current U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors at a meeting in Washington,...
Institutional changes are urgently needed to avoid losing mass support
Last week’s article described the sectoral planning process at the Ministry level and suggested institutional changes that would strengthen the Ministries of Implementation, and Economic,...
Government Finances and the Economy
Fiscal policy, which is the main instrument for economic management, is implemented through the execution of the annual national budget; and hence the importance of...
Abusive banks in Grenada: The poor is powerless but must be aware
Whilst the motivation for and the focus of this Headline Warning is about the ‘unrestrained’ unscrupulous and unpleasant conduct of certain banks in Grenada, it...
Objective journalism threatened by fake content and false media platforms
Media freedom in the Americas, from Canada in the North to Argentina in the South, with the Caribbean in between, did not rank very well...
What Institutional changes are needed?
Last week’s article alluded to the need for institutional changes to help the government ramp up implementation and reset its agenda. This article will attempt...
Who was Odette Best-Campbell?
Recently the news has come on the internet that a very well respected Managing Director Odette Campbell has passed away. She was a Grenada Broadcasting...
What future, Venezuela?
The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, hosted a Conference on Venezuela in his nation’s capital, Bogota, on April 25. The European Union (EU) and 19...
Institutional changes are necessary for a reset
In last week’s article, I explained how the defeated NNP government dismantled the institutional arrangements that were in place to ensure efficient implementation of the...
Vacancy: Leadership to unite the global South
I was astonished recently to be told by one of the representatives of the Caribbean on the Board of the World Bank (WB) that Antigua...
Time for a reset
The first year anniversary of the ruling administration election victory is fast approaching, and there is a need for the government to take stock and...
Policy Options for Managing the Economy
The policy options for managing the economy should become common knowledge to enable public participation in the process of economic development and transformation. The main...
Change the world – One person at a time
In January of this year, my siblings and I were excitedly planning to return to our homeland Guyana on 6th of April to celebrate the...
What is the Creative Economy?
In the budget for the 2023 fiscal year, the Dickon Mitchell-led government announced their financial commitments to invest in the Creative economy, therefore creating a...
Not too late
Friends of the Earth Grenada want to reiterate that we do not, cannot and have never supported exploration for geothermal energy. In our opinion, it...
Why I believe God Will Eventually Save All – The Conclusion
A controversial religious paper from the pen of convicted Maurice Bishop assassinator, Major Leon “Bogo” Cornwall has caused a stir among religious clerics. Cornwall, a...
Mature response from Guyana at ICJ victory over Venezuela
Guyana has won a second judgment in an ongoing case against Venezuela, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague “to confirm the...