The LIAT factor
A leading local expert in the civil aviation industry has said he is not in favour of any attempt to bring back on-stream the Liat...
Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA)
The issue of high airline ticket prices
A leading player in the local travel industry has lamented the fact that Grenada is in no position to influence the “crazy airline prices” that...
Government moves to contract Twin Otter services for travel between Grenada & Carriacou
The Keith Mitchell government in St. George’s is looking to source a Twin Otter plane to provide daily flights between the mainland and the sister...
G’da to accept rapid antigen tests as part of efforts to simplify health clearance at MBIA
Having reported a significant increase in the number of travel applications received over the last few months, the Keith Mitchell-led administration is now moving to...
Tourism forecast looking promising
Amidst an uptick in tourist arrivals last year, Grenada is anticipating an increase of about 365% in visitor arrivals in 2022, with promising projections for...
Increase penalty coming for incoming travellers breaching COVID-19 entry requirements
The Keith Mitchell-led New National Party (NNP) government is seeking to increase the penalty for breaches of COVID-19 entry requirements, following reports of an increase...
Health Ministry adopts targeted COVID-19 testing at main port of entry
The New National Party (NNP) government of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has taken the controversial decision to discontinue COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated individuals upon...
Signs are looking upwards in air traffic to MBIA
As Grenada enters the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, the airline industry is beginning to look bright once again for the island. “It’s not...
Government reverts to COVID-19 testing at MBIA
Approximately three (3) weeks after removing the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated arriving passengers in anticipation of increased activity at the Maurice Bishop International Airport...
The COVID-19 blame game continues
The Minister of Health and CMO – all of them know that the Jabs are not responsible – “they are just saying so to make...
No PCR test kits at Grenada’s airport delays passengers
Passengers arriving at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) Wednesday were subjected to hours of waiting because health officials did not have enough COVID-19 PCR...
British flights are back on
With Grenada being put on the Covid-19 “Green List” giving it favoured status by the British government, two of the major airlines in the United...
BA and Virgin cancel more flights into MBIA
Update: Virgin Atlantic issued a statement on June 29th 2021 confirming flights to Grenada will resume twice weekly from 16 July following confirmation that Grenada...
More tourism bad news
The exclusion of Grenada from the Covid-19 Green List announced by the British government will hurt the island’s tourism sector, according to a leading industry...
Fear exists at Silversands
A group of workers from Silversands resort has entered into discussions with a local attorney-at-law seeking legal advice on mandatory vaccination as required by management...
Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen: Airport privatisation not on the cards yet
Grenada’s Civil Aviation Minister, Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen has said that the privatisation of the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) is not on the cards –...
Silver Sands owner lobby for privatisation of MBIA
Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris, the largest hotel property owner in Grenada, is lobbying the Keith Mitchell government to privatise its lone international airport at Point...
GTA reinforces government policy for mandatory vaccination
Tourism officials in Grenada have agreed on a system that would reinforce the government’s newest policy to force frontline workers in the hospitality industry to...
No British flights on the horizon
A leading travel industry official in Grenada has questioned the accuracy of statements made by the island’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell that the industry...
Tourism sector in dire straits
A top hotel manager on the island has said that she does not see any immediate positive signs on the horizon that the industry will...