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Companies Behind the Esencia Project in Puerto Rico Leave a Global Trail of Damage
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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July 2, 2025
The five foreign companies behind the Esencia megaproject in Cabo Rojo, on Puerto Rico’s southwest coast, have left a trail of environmental destruction and community disputes in the ecologically sensitive areas where they’ve developed previous...
Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility Advances Caribbean Green Energy with New Financing Agreement
Win Media SKN
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July 11, 2025
by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility (CRREIIF) took a significant step toward strengthening the region’s energy transition with the signing of a key financing...
Dengue Outbreak Confirmed in St Vincent
Nationwide 90FM
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August 5, 2024
St Vincent residents participate in neighborhood cleanup efforts to remove potential mosquito breeding sites and reduce the risk of dengue fever transmission. Health authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed an outbreak of dengue...
Guide Stars Lessons: When crime learns the system
I Witness News
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June 29, 2025
By Eddy Smith It’s easy to court attention with blood-soaked headlines. A gruesome killing here, a drug bust there, each fresh headline jostling for the public’s outrage and political mileage. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the conversation...
Compete Caribbean announces line up for sustainable development events
Loop News
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Complete Caribbean has announced the line-up for a series of virtual events taking place this month, designed to drive sustainable growth and economic empowerment across the region. From digital transformation in Suriname to strategic blue economy...
SVG Basketball Federation to host free Youth Summer Camps
Searchlight
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July 4, 2025
Sports July 4, 2025 The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Federation (SVGBF) will be hosting its 2025 Youth Summer Basketball Camps in three communities. Funded by the St Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee (SVGNOC), the...
British Virgin Islands pledges US$400K in hurricane aid to St Vincent, Grenada
Barbados Today
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August 3, 2024
33 The Government of the British Virgin Islands has pledged US$400,000 to assist St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada following the impact of Hurricane Beryl. This was recently announced by British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley...
Tiffani Browne wins WED tiktok challenge
St. Vincent Times
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July 3, 2025
TIFFANI BROWNE WINS MINISTRY’S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY TIKTOK CHALLENGE The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture is pleased to announce Ms. Tiffani Browne as the winner of its TikTok Challenge held in celebration...
Dengue outbreak confirmed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 2, 2024
Health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of dengue fever in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, three years after the last outbreak claimed at least seven lives, mostly children. The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment reported on...
Erga omnes nature of human rights obligations in respect of climate change: A preliminary survey of the positions in the ICJ Climate Change advisory proceedings
EJIL: Talk!
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January 16, 2025
Amongst the many legal issues arising from the ICJ advisory proceedings in Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, the erga omnes nature of the obligations involved has a particular significance. This nature comprises not only strictly...
BVI gov’t pledges $400K to Grenada and St Vincent
BVI News
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August 1, 2024
in All News / By: BVI News on August 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM / The Government of the Virgin Islands has pledged $400,000 to assist St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada following the impact of Hurricane Beryl. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley announced...
Govt To Assist With Hurricane Relief In St.Vincent And Grenada
BVI Platinum News
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GIS (PLTM) - GIS - The Government of the Virgin Islands has pledged $400,000.00 to the Governments of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada to assist with the countries’ hurricane relief efforts. Premier and Minister of Finance, and Minister...
After Hurricane Beryl, How Can St. Vincent & the Grenadines Recover Beyond Materialism?
The Good Men Project - California
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August 2, 2024
By Guest Contributor By Holly Bynoe On July 1, an early and “unprecedented” storm, Hurricane Beryl, swept through my home islands of the transboundary Grenadines. Mayreau, Canouan, Union Island, Petit St. Vincent, Palm Island/Prune Island, the...
UK provides £500,000 to St Vincent and the Grenadines post Beryl
Associates Times
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July 30, 2024
The UK has provided the twin island state of St Vincent and Grenadines with a £500,000 relief fund post Beryl. July 30, 2024 St Vincent and Grenadines: The British high commission or the UK provided £500,000 in support to St Vincent and Grenadines...
Our Health is at Stake: The Solutions SIDS Need to Fight Climate Change
Inter Press Service
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January 8, 2025
Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Least Developed Countries, Natural Resources, Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade &...
Sailing On The Winds Of Climate Change
Forbes
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Royal Clipper, the world's largest fully-rigged sailing ship, anchors off the island of Mayreau. Liz Hooper The sinews of a thousand ropes sing as sails wake from their slumber. Billowing into a canvas canopy, they pierce the horizon with a...
Opposition legislator in St Vincent blasts telecom companies for payment reminders amid ongoing Beryl outage
The Gleaner
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July 23, 2024
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC - An opposition legislator in St Vincent has criticised telecommunication companies for sending bill payment reminder messages to customers even as their services remain offline following the passage of Hurricane Beryl...
PAHO supports Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines following Hurricane Beryl
Pan American Health Organization
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July 22, 2024
Bridgetown, Barbados, July 22, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is supporting the health response in affected Caribbean countries following the devastating passage of Hurricane Beryl. Hurricane Beryl, the earliest ever...
World Court Posts Final Responses In Climate Change Opinion
Forbes
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Judges are seated as the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, opens hearings ... [+] into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact,...
Our resilient future: a people-centred programme for relief, recovery, reconstruction and sustainable development
I Witness News
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January 17, 2025
By Unity Labour Party (Excerpt from the 2025 Budget Address by Hon. Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning) Madame Speaker, We begin each year with a Budget Address that sets out our goals and details the next steps in our...