Laurel Bain

Fiscal policy, which is the main instrument of economic management, is implemented through the execution of the annual national budget; and hence the importance of...

The High Court has ruled, and the ruling must be honoured. Anything otherwise would be a disservice to public officers. The pension and gratuity must...

Inflation is the persistent increase in the general price level. It reduces the amount of goods and services that consumers could purchase with their existing...

Inflation is a persistent increase in the general price level. It reduces the amount of goods and services that consumers could purchase with their existing...

In my previous two articles, I highlighted the failure of the Government to comply with the decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal...

In the previous article, reference was made to the poverty rate of 25 percent in 2018/2019, which represented a decline from 37.7 percent in 2008/2009....

Enhancing the welfare of the population is the ultimate objective of achieving economic growth and development. In this regard, the poverty rate is the most...

Enhancing the welfare of the population is the ultimate objective of achieving economic growth and development. Therefore, comprehensive and regular information on social indicators such...

As the commentary on the lack of compensation for the former Secretary to Cabinet, Mrs. Gemma Bain-Thomas continues, it is necessary to iterate that the...

After giving thirty (30) years to the Public Service of Grenada, and for almost a decade of being embroiled with the administration and in the...

It is in the context of the negative social impact of the Pandemic and the slow rate of economic recovery that this article, Part 2,...

The National Budget for 2022 would contribute to economic growth mainly through the provisions for increased expenditure. Rightfully so, as during a recession, the objective...

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. Margaret J. Wheatley The Covid-19 pandemic is...

The financing of the arrears of salaries to public officers by issuing bonds directly to them, and if in need of immediate cash, their subsequent...

The monitoring of the National Budget and reporting on its outcomes are important components of the budgetary process. A review of the Government’s finances for...

Fiscal policy, as the main instrument of economic management is the business of all citizens. In Grenada, fiscal policy is implemented through the execution of...

It is the sixth month of the 2021 fiscal year and the financing for the repurchase of the WRB shares in GRENLEC by the Government...

With a public debt, as derived from the Debt Report from the Ministry of Finance, of approximately 2.6 billion dollars or 85.4 percent of GDP,...

Grenada’s ailing economy could ill afford the impact of the ongoing dispute on the capacity of the Government to pay salary increases to public officers....