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SVG receives Climate Resilience Funding at COP29, Minister James advocates for SIDS support.
NBC SVG
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November 20, 2024
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is one of four OECS Member States that received funding at the ongoing 29th Session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). This country received funding...
‘We understand what is coming for us’: The Caribbean outlook after the UN Climate Summit
News Room
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November 29, 2024
By Danielle Swain danielle@newsroom.gy In the brightly lit corridors of the convention centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, a senior Caribbean climate negotiator paused, coffee in hand, and promised a blunt assessment of this year’s United Nations Climate...
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...
Regional forecasters warn of another year of climate extremes
I Witness News
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November 29, 2024
By Kenton X. Chance CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC) — Caribbean countries are being told that 2025 is likely to be another year of climate extremes with regional forecasters noting that 2024 has been a year of extremes in keeping with their forecast...
The Open School on: Climate Change (Part 1)
The Voice
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November 24, 2024
By Sylvestre Phillip M.B.E NOWADAYS, a lot is being said and much more is being done about the issue of Climate Change. But what is climate change? A simple definition from the United Nations is that climate change refers to long-term shifts in...
Environmental sustainability ministers affirm key decisions at COM:ES 11
The Daily Herald
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A scene from the 11th OECS Council of Ministers for Environmental Sustainability (COM:ES 11). TORTOLA, BVI--The eleventh OECS Council of Ministers for Environmental Sustainability (COM:ES 11) took place in Tortola, the British Virgin Islands...
Transport and Works lead assessment of damage caused by weather system
Searchlight
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November 22, 2024
News November 22, 2024 The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), has so far received reports of 29 houses being affected by the trough system that dumped several inches of rain on St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday and Tuesday....
COP29 Update: Minister James stresses importance of Climate Financing for SIDS
NBC SVG
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November 20, 2024
The recent weather event, which impacted many sectors across St Vincent and the Grenadines highlighted the growing need for access to appropriate climate financing for SIDS, like St Vincent and the Grenadines. In today’s COP Update, Chanolde...
Caricom Summit promotes integration and South-South cooperation
MercoPress
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Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:07 UTC The summit addressed critical regional issues, including climate change, security, agricultural transformation, and intra-Caribbean trade The 49th Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of...
Minister James Calls for Urgent Finance to Combat Climate Change
St. Vincent Times
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November 23, 2024
Hold historic carbon emitters to their commitments, financial pledges – Minister James Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Hon. Carlos James has demanded that historic carbon emitters be held accountable for...
COP29 Update – SVG pushes for stronger Paris Agreement Action amid rising climate threats
NBC SVG
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November 18, 2024
With Small Island Developing States facing the effects of climate change more so now than ever, it is growing increasingly important that the agreements in the Paris Climate Agreement are implemented to offer Small Island Developing States, like...
The OECS Free Circulation of Goods and the Road to Deeper Integration: Both Priorities at the 7th OECS Assembly Sitting
Win Media SKN
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June 20, 2025
The 7th Sitting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly was a notable occasion marking several firsts. The Sitting took place at the New Temporary Parliament Building in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on June 17, 2025....
Minister Carlos James highlights climate resilience projects funded at COP29
NBC SVG
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November 22, 2024
Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development, and Culture, Carlos James said a number of projects are expected to be implemented across the region, utilizing funding made available during the ongoing 29th Session of the Conference...
COP29 | “SIDS have paid, in debt repayments, 18x more than they have received in climate financing”
NBC SVG
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November 16, 2024
The first week of COP 29 in Baku Azerbaijan has concluded. The week was packed with main events and dozens of side events all focusing on important climate matters. The voices of St Vincent and the Grenadines and CARICOM were heard on multiple...
CDEMA and NEMO host sixth BRICS Project Steering Committee meeting
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines played host to a regional meeting that focussed on issues of climate change, disaster management and building resilience. It was the sixth meeting of the BRICS Steering Committee which took place on June 19 and 20,...
$50K in Grants Support Climate Justice, Gender Equality in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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November 5, 2024
2 Women-led Organisations Awarded $50,000 USD for climate justice in St Vincent (SVG) The Caribbean Feminist Climate Justice Movement (CFCJM), in partnership with the Global Fund for Women, has awarded grants, totalling fifty thousand dollars (USD...
SVG Under New Flood Watch Amidst Unstable Weather
St. Vincent Times
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November 11, 2024
Flash-Flood Watch in effect for ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Weak unstable conditions continue to support occasionally cloudy skies, with periods of light rain, moderate showers and thunderstorm activity across St. Vincent and the Grenadines...
New Canadian envoy to focus on climate resilience, economic growth
I Witness News
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November 10, 2024
The new High Commissioner of Canada to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Brenda Wills says Ottawa will continue to monitor changes to its travel requirement to determine whether to return to visa free travel for Vincentians. “So, we did have a...
Flooding in multiple villages amid Unstable Weather
St. Vincent Times
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November 10, 2024
Multiple communities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have experienced flooding due to unstable weather conditions affecting the island. NEMO, in a Facebook post on Sunday, urged individuals residing along riverbanks, to stay alert and take...
Antigua and Barbuda Part of USAID Initiative to Protect Marine Biodiversity and Promote Sustainable Tourism in the Caribbean
Antigua News Room
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November 8, 2024
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the USAID Caribbean Sustainable Ecosystems Activity in Kingston, Jamaica on October 1. The USAID Caribbean Sustainable Ecosystems Activity is a regional program based in Santo Domingo,...