Current Events

• Energy Week in Grenada
  Grenada, Monday November 7, 2011
  
  The OAS joined the Office of Energy Division at the Ministry of Finance, Planning, Economy, Energy and Cooperatives to sponsor the Energy Week in Grenada from November 7-11, 2011 under the theme “Creating a Sustainable Grenada Through Renewable and Efficient Energy Use”.
  
  The Energy Week was mandated as an annual event resulted from a decision taken at the Thirty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy held in Georgetown, Guyana on March 22-24, 2011.
  
  The overall aim of the Energy Week falls under the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP), which aims to educate and sensitize nationals and residents in Grenada and other CARICOM member states on issues relating the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy conservation. CSEP is a joint project funded by the European Union (EU) in partnership with the CARICOM Secretariat, Caribbean Electric Utilities Association (CARILEC) and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).
  
  The week of activities in Grenada included a RE Secondary School Project Competition, a National Jingle Competition, the Kill-a-Watt Day, a National Radio Quiz, the creation of public announcements that were broadcasted on radio and television, among other activities.
• Handing over ceremony: OAS donates computer equipment to the Grenada Energy Unit
  St. George’s, Grenada, Tuesday October 11, 2011
  
  “Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program”
  
  The Organization of American States (OAS) has handed over computer equipment to the Grenada Energy Unit as a part of its commitment to support Caribbean member states of the OAS under the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Programme. The brief handing over ceremony took place on Tuesday October 11th, 2011 at the Ministry of Finance, Financial Complex in St. George’s. The computer equipment donated includes a business notebook computer, a colour LaserJet multifunction printer, and scanjet photo scanner.
  
  
  
• CASTALIA consultation on renewable energy
  Grenada, Thursday October 6, 2011
• Sub-regional Passenger Interdiction Workshop - (Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism, CICTE)
  Grenada, Tuesday September 27, 2011
• Rural Tourism Business Labs workshop (YABT)
  St George's at the National Development Foundation, Grenada, Monday July 25, 2011
  
  The Rural Tourism Business Labs workshop was held in St George's at the National Development Foundation Grenada July 25 -29, 2011. There were 23 participants, most of whom were tourism related entrepreneurs. The participants included teachers, St George's University students, and employees of both Ministry of Tourism and the Board of Tourism. Local church youth organizations and young entrepreneurs.
  
• Fire Arms Marking Training (Department of Public Ssecurity)
  Grenada, Monday July 25, 2011
  
  Held on July 25-28, 2011.
• OECD - Public Procurement Forum
  Grenada, Tuesday June 14, 2011
• Meeting with Steven Griner and Katilina Montana - Mission – Constitutional Reform
  Grenada, Friday June 10, 2011
• Regional Network of Women in Politics – Promoting the participation of women in politics for good governance workshop
  Grenada, Thursday March 17, 2011
• OAS Secretary General/Mr. Paul Spence Meeting with Prime Minister of Grenada to discuss constructional reform
  Grenada, Saturday February 26, 2011
• Visit of the ASG, to brief the Prime-Minister on current state of affairs in relation to Haiti
  Grenada, Monday January 31, 2011
• Business Development Training
  St. John and st. Mark, Wednesday November 24, 2010
  
  The Business Development Training conducted by GIDC was attended by 80 participants and lasted two weeks.
• ICT and Personal Development Training
  Gouyave, Tuesday January 19, 2010
  
  The participation of eighty women in the Information and Communication Technology Training, held in Gouyave.