The stand-off between the Bus Owners Association and Government should not be allowed to escalate further. Further delay in the resumption of public transportation will result in more hardship for people who depend on public transportation as their main way of going about their daily lives. The Government should consider this and show compassion, especially during this already stressful time.
As the world grapples with the Covid-19 Pandemic, small Islands Developing States like Grenada, largely depend on tourism and to a lesser extent remittances from the diaspora. Many of our friends and neighbours are now experiencing challenges with meeting their daily needs.
In light of the news of our first positive case of Covid-19 which we knew was inevitable, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) notes with deep concern. Government’s lack of serious leadership in handling the pandemic as it hits home here in Grenada.
It is now over a year since teachers quite properly embarked on work to rule in protest of Government’s illegal docking of salaries in retaliation for teachers exercising their right to take industrial action over the vexing issue of pension rights. These pension rights have been denied teachers and all public workers since 1983.
On Monday 20th January 2020, we watched as Guyana made history when it exported its first ever shipment of oil. Exxon Mobil exported one million barrels of light crude oil to the United States. Guyana’s economy will grow by 87% in 2020 as a result of returns just from oil companies bidding for blocks. That does not include revenues from the actual sale of oil.