On August 19, 2026, 34 professionals from across Grenada’s public and private sectors walked away with official certification following the successful completion of the rigorous Chartered Corporate Secretary Programme developed and delivered by the Caribbean Governance Training Institute.
The graduating cohort drew participants from a wide cross-section of institutions: statutory government bodies, state-owned enterprises, and private sector organizations spread throughout the country. Over the course of the training program, participants built a targeted skill set and deep knowledge base designed to enable them to deliver high-impact support to organizational boards and executive leadership teams. Beyond technical capabilities, the program also reinforced core competencies that underpin strong institutional performance: upholding accountability, embedding transparency, guiding sound strategic decision-making, and embedding a culture of good governance across all operations.
Speaking on behalf of Grenada’s Ministry of Finance, Deputy Permanent Secretary Maraise Francis addressed the newly certified corporate secretaries with a clear charge to put their training into practice. “I urge you to demonstrate the value of this training through better documentation and reporting, stronger compliance, more effective advisory support, and a renewed commitment to ethical and accountable governance across our statutory bodies, state-owned enterprises, and wherever you serve,” Francis told the graduating group.
For the 34 graduates, earning the official Chartered Corporate Secretary (CCSec) designation represents more than a personal career milestone: it marks a critical step forward in lifting the overall quality of corporate secretarial practice across Grenada. As these professionals integrate the new industry standards and ethical frameworks they learned into their daily roles, they will directly contribute to strengthening national governance structures, streamlining board operations, and driving higher levels of institutional accountability across both public and private sector organizations.
Grenada’s national government has made upgrading institutional governance and lifting performance standards for public entities a key policy priority. As the pool of professionally trained, certified corporate secretaries across the country continues to grow, these specialized professionals will take on an increasingly central role in helping all types of institutions operate with higher levels of efficiency, transparency, and public accountability.
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