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Appreciation must be not only in Our Minds
Searchlight
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July 4, 2025
The calypso art form created by the Caribbean experience has given us some memorable treasures in song. Because the island of Tobago is an integral part, albeit a junior partner in the sovereign two-island state of Trinidad and Tobago, its...
Taiwan Envoy Hails Nigeria-Caribbean Diplomacy
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
News Investigators/ Andy Yih-Ping Liu, Taiwan’s Representative and Head of Mission in Nigeria, has congratulated Nigeria on its renewed diplomatic engagements with Saint Lucia and Caribbean States. In a statement on Friday, Mr Liu described...
Remembrance and continuing good news
I Witness News
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July 3, 2025
By Unity Labour Party One year after Beryl On July 1, 2024, a category 4 hurricane by the name of “Beryl” struck SVG. The immediate consequences were: Seven deaths; and damage and loss of approximately EC$1 billion or nearly one-third of our...
SVG rolls out ministerial emergency response teams
St. Vincent Times
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June 22, 2025
SVG LAUNCHES MINISTERIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS St. Vincent and the Grenadines, through the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) and Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), launched the first Ministerial Emergency...
Beyond the beach: why our tourism isn’t enough
I Witness News
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June 25, 2025
Tourism has become a buzzword frequently used in the media and by government ministers, as the state has recently begun shifting towards the expansion of our tourism product and its supporting industries. For those unfamiliar with the term,...
Opposition Leader joins Premier Wheatley for OECS meeting in SVG
Virgin Islands News Online
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- Hon Walwyn is a long-time critic of gov't travel BUCCAMENT BAY, Buccament, St Vincent & the Grenadines- Opposition Leader Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) has joined Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and Deputy Speaker...
Taiwan Congratulates Nigeria’s Diplomatic Endeavors in St. Lucia, Others
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Taiwan’s Representative/ Head of Mission in Nigeria, Andy Yih-Ping Liu has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state visit to the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia as a landmark achievement in Nigeria diplomacy. He said, “We, the people and...
Deadline extension: basic training course on ocean acidification
Ocean Acidification
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June 26, 2025
Dates: 11-15 August 2025 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Deadline for receipt of application from the nominating national authority: 2 July 2025 Form A and Form C The course is a cooperative effort organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s...
One year after Hurricane Beryl, the Union Island community is trying to recover what was lost
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 1, 2025
Anytime it rains or the wind picks up, Heidi Badenock starts to worry. “That’s just a consequence for going through something so life-changing,” said the 35-year-old attorney. That life-changing event occurred on July 1, 2024. Badenock was in her...
Taiwan extols Nigeria’s diplomatic endeavors in St. Lucia and The Caribbean states
Business Day
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July 3, 2025
Taiwanese government has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s successful State visit to the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia as a truly a landmark achievement in Nigeria diplomacy. “We, the people and Government of Taiwan, wholeheartedly...
CARICOM, Türkiye Renew Ties
The Voice
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July 2, 2025
CARICOM SG, Dr. Carla Barnett interacting with Her Excellency Ayșe Selcan Şanli before the accreditation ceremony. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Türkiye have renewed diplomatic ties with the accreditation of a new...
Closing the skills gap
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options narrowed, she applied to a local meat shop, hoping to...
UK appoints Simon Mustard new high Commissioner to SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 20, 2025
New British High Commissioner to St Vincent and the Grenadines accredited The Government of the United Kingdom has announced the appointment of Simon Mustard as the new British High Commissioner to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the broader...
CRFM Secretariat recruits two Caribbean experts for Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project
I News Cayman
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June 19, 2025
Mrs. Daintyann Barrett-Smith Belize City, Thursday, 19 June 2025 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is moving full speed ahead with the implementation of the Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project: “Sustainable Technologies for...
CRFM Secretariat appoints two regional experts for Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project
Dominica News Online
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June 19, 2025
Sherron Barker (left),Daintyann Barrett-SmithThe Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is actively progressing with the rollout of the Canada-funded STAR-Fish Initiative: “Sustainable Technologies for Adaptation and Resilience in...
CARIFORUM states holds disaster risk management meeting in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 26, 2025
CDEMA, NEMO host Sixth BRICS Project Steering Committee Meeting in SVG to Advance Regional Resilience The Building the Resilience of CARIFORUM States to Disaster Risks and Climate Change Impacts (BRICS) Programme at the Caribbean Disaster...
Ambassador Wei: China is not involved in domestic politics
The New Today Grenada
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June 20, 2025
China’s ambassador to Grenada, Wei Hongtian has rejected claims that Beijing is seeking to bring about regime change in St Vincent & The Grenadines in the upcoming general election. The ambassador made the statement against the backdrop of renewed...
Ponant adds Central American & Caribbean journeys for winter 2027
Travel Press
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June 24, 2025
Ponant Explorations has announced an extensive deployment of 48 voyages across 11 unique itineraries in Central America and the Caribbean for the 2026-2027 winter season. From November 2026 through April 2027, the line will operate 34 Caribbean...
Heed the people’s voice on dredging the Canouan Barrier Reef
Searchlight
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June 20, 2025
Our Readers' Opinions June 20, 2025 Editor: There is a proposal from a developer in Canouan to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to dredge the barrier reef in Canouan to allow luxury yachts to enter the marina. I was reliably...
Biabou Waterways Clean-up ends King’s Baton Tour of SVG
Searchlight
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June 20, 2025
Some affiliates of the SVGOC, along with CYEN representatives at the end of the river/ beach clean up Front Page June 20, 2025 Activities in honour of the King’s Baton Tour of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) ended with a river/beach clean-up...