Interviews
Interview with Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister, Grenada
"In the next couple of months, we intend to put out expressions of interest inviting persons to tender for renewable energy, in particular, large solar sites so that we could begin to increase the renewable penetration. The blue economy as well is an obvious area for investment."
11 July, 2024
Interview with Hon. Dennis Cornwall, Minister for Finance, Grenada
"We believe that digitalization is a key pillar in the economy of Grenada. We try to involve society in a more efficient way of doing business. In other words, we believe that the access people have in the capital city should be throughout the country."
11 July, 2024
Interview with Hon. Adrian Thomas, Minister for Tourism Creative Economy and Culture, Grenada
"Tourism must be designed in such a way whereby the people feel the impact of it, not only in hospitality but also economically. We want to ensure that the communities in the rural areas are part and parcel of the tourism industry."
11 July, 2024
Interview with Hon. Dr. Irving McIntyre, Minister for Finance Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security, Dominica
"Political stability means a lot to us. No investor wants to come to a place that’s not politically stable. We can impress on them our digital approach and our technology approach to show that this is a modern infrastructure economy."
11 July, 2024
Interview with Larry Lawrence, Managing Director, Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited
"We facilitate people being able to bank easily once they come to the island and we have a network of branches throughout the length and breadth of Grenada. "
10 July, 2024
Interview with His Excellency Ambassador Emmanuel Nanthan, Head of Citizenship by Investment Unit, Dominica
"Quite a few investors are investing from the US and Canada. During the cold winter seasons in the North Hemisphere, they could fly three, four or five hours and they could be here in Dominica enjoying our sunshine and our hot springs and whale watching."
09 July, 2024
Interview with Ronald Theodore, CEO, Grenada Investment Development Corporation (GIDC)
"Grenada has a lot of untapped opportunities; opportunities to do business back home. The diaspora sends remittances back home. We are thankful for that, but we also want to encourage them to look at opportunities to invest in the island. "
01 July, 2024
Interview with Thomas Anthony, CEO, Investment Migration Agency IMA, Grenada
"We have embarked on a program called the diaspora desk, which is an effort to build relationships with our citizens who live in various parts of the world and invite them to participate in the economy, not just from a capital flow perspective, but also their expertise."
25 June, 2024
Interview with Hon. Denise Charles, Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Dominica
"We have diverse products. But one of the key things we’re doing is to ensure that the world knows that we focus on being a green destination and it is in our legislation."
03 June, 2024
Interview with Terrance Drew, Prime Minister, of St. Kitts and Nevis
“We are now on the cusp of pushing forward to developing geothermal energy as a major part of our economy and transforming us into what we term a sustainable island state. That is very exciting.”
29 February, 2024
Interview with John Antonio Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize
“In two short years our government has turned things around in Belize. We have managed to reduce the unemployment rate by more than half – to about 5% - and now have an annual FDI rate of 4-5% of GDP.”
29 February, 2024
Interview with Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
“We are driven by the recognition of resilience and sustainability as the twin pillars. We have focused on investment in building the capacity to recover from shocks.”
27 February, 2024
Interview with Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment, Antigua and Barbuda
“Antigua has a very good legal system and extremely close ties with the US. Although we were British there is more travel to and from the US than the UK because of the lower cost.”
27 February, 2024
Interview with Ernest Hilaire, Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information, Saint Lucia
“If you are an investor looking for a place to invest, St. Lucia is more than willing to welcome you and offer you the enabling environment to do so. We have Invest Saint Lucia which is a one-stop shop. You get to invest in St. Lucia, and they take care of the process for you and give you the support that you want”.
09 February, 2024
