AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoVAT Relief Watch: Grenada’s first VAT-free shopping weekend (28–29 Aug) pulled big crowds to supermarkets and hardware stores, but also brought traffic jams in St George’s and Grand Anse, plus confusion over which items qualified; retailers reported higher footfall while shoppers mixed on whether prices truly fell, with the government framing the move as part of its EC$18m Cost of Living Assistance Programme. Digital Jobs & Growth: A Grenada panel at the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum argued the country can turn ICT into new businesses, skilled jobs and export revenue—if founders build real solutions, then deliberately create channels for wider Caribbean markets. Skills Pipeline: The DPM is pushing an apprenticeship and skills initiative aimed at easing Grenada’s shortage of tradespeople (masons, carpenters, plumbers, tilers), with training starting in schools and extending to youth already out of school. Renewables Procurement: World Bank-backed OECS Data for Decision Making and Grenada renewable energy projects continue to move via requests for expressions of interest, including living-conditions data analysis and owner’s engineer/ESIA work for transmission and solar PV. Disability Inclusion: The UN launched the HireAbility Campaign across the Caribbean to break workplace barriers and expand decent jobs for people with disabilities, with Grenada’s UN youth representative highlighted in the effort.
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