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Masters scholarships under the Commonwealth scholarship commission
Solomon Star
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July 9, 2025
Citizens of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be able to pursue a one-year master’s degree at their university of choice in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland beginning in 2026. This was made possible by the UK’s...
Police Summer programmes aim to engage youth in safe, fun activities
NBC SVG
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July 15, 2025
All summer programmes offered by the Police are geared at meaningfully engaging the youth. That’s according to National Coordinator of the Police Summer Programmes Sargent Stephen Billy. He was speaking on the Police on the Beat Program last...
COMMUNIQUE | Forty-ninth (49th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community | Montego Bay, Jamaica
Magnetic Media
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July 14, 2025
Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 14, 2025 – The Forty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 6-8 July under the chairmanship of Dr the Most Honourable...
$3M Climate Action Project Launched in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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December 5, 2024
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), in collaboration with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GoSVG), on 26 November 2024, launched a US$3M project to fast-track climate action. The project is funded by the Green...
Gonsalves: Happy for ‘monopoly money’ attention
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 4, 2025
News Rishard Khan 22 Minutes Ago St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. - THE St Vincent Prime Minister is happy his "monopoly money" comment has drawn the attention of the Energy Minister as he hopes it will lead to...
Caribbean farmers to embrace innovative Climate-Smart Agriculture Compliance
The Gleaner
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December 9, 2024
WESTERN BUREAU: Farmers in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean will soon have access to the innovative Climate-Smart Agriculture Compliance (C-SAC), a global labelling tool, which is expected to provide them with immediate benefits. Steve Maximay, an...
Antigua and Barbuda can benefit from grants to support climate smart investments
Antigua News Room
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December 3, 2024
USAID RESET Launches Grants Program to Support Climate Smart Investments for Resilient and Sustainable Growth Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, December 2, 2024 – The Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity (RESET) Program will launch...
New climate and development report for four Caribbean countries
Dominica News Online
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November 29, 2024
Dominica News Online - Friday, November 29th, 2024 at 1:38 PM While the challenges posed by climate change increasingly threaten the long-term growth prospects of Eastern Caribbean nations, the World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development...
World Bank Report Highlights Opportunities for SVG Amid Climate Change Risks
St. Vincent Times
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November 29, 2024
World Bank Report Points to Opportunities to Strengthen climate Resilience in the Eastern Caribbean While climate change impacts pose increasing risk to the long-term growth of Eastern Caribbean states, there are opportunities for these countries...
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...
World Bank: Boost Climate Resilience in E. Caribbean
Nevis Pages
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November 29, 2024
Washington, D.C. – While climate change impacts pose increasing risks to the long-term growth of Eastern Caribbean states, there are opportunities for these countries to achieve their development goals and increase resilience by responding to...
World Bank Report Points to Opportunities to Strengthen climate Resilience in the Eastern Caribbean
I News Cayman
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November 29, 2024
Washington, D.C., November 28, 2024 – While climate change impacts pose increasing risk to the long-term growth of Eastern Caribbean states, there are opportunities for these countries to achieve their development goals and increase resilience by...
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Extends Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot Programme to 2027
I News Cayman
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December 3, 2024
Port of Spain, December 3, 2024 – Managing Director of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), Jack Tordoff, has announced a one-year extension of the Fund’s Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot investment. Originally set to conclude in...
Banking on Resilience: World Bank Unveils Bold Climate Solutions for Eastern Caribbean
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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November 28, 2024
Eastern Caribbean nations face mounting climate risks, but the World Bank’s newly released Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies strategies to enhance resilience while advancing development goals. The report, prepared in...
Flash Flood Warning as Weather Conditions Deteriorate in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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November 23, 2024
… Weather Advisory upgraded to a Flash-Flood Warning …. Moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds, periods of rain and frequent thunderstorm activity are anticipated tonight across St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a surface trough affects our...
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...
SVG Champions Sustainable Tourism at ALBA-TCP Ministerial Meeting
St. Vincent Times
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December 2, 2024
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) convened a series of high-level meetings on the margins of FITVEN 2024 in the city of San Cristobal, Tachira, Bolivarian Republic Venezuela, to continue...
Severe weather impacting Agriculture in SVG, Christmas produce supply expected to fall
NBC SVG
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November 28, 2024
Severe weather events have had a severe impact on the agricultural sector in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This phenomenon is expected to impact the anticipated volume of agricultural produce for the Christmas period. In an interview with NBC...
Nigeria and OECS Strengthen Ties During Presidential Visit to Saint Lucia
Win Media SKN
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July 8, 2025
The Government of Saint Lucia and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) warmly welcomed His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for an official visit from June 30 to July 2, 2025. The historic...
Communiqué of the 77th Meeting of the OECS Authority
Win Media SKN
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June 21, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 77th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority. The following day, June 18, Heads of Government convened for a high-level...