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SusGren Partners with Petite Martinique FC to Boost Sustainability
St. Vincent Times
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November 1, 2024
SusGren (Sustainable Grenadines) met with several members of the Petite Martinique Fishermen Co-operative to discuss several initiatives. SusGren, in a release, said, “We are pleased to provide project funding to support the refurbishment of the...
Virgin Islands too small for CARICOM free movement — Premier
BVI News
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July 15, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on July 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM / The Virgin Islands will not adopt full free movement of people under CARICOM’s arrangements due to its small population, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said. Dr Wheatley confirmed that...
Parametric triggers: How small islands can escape climate-poverty trap
Climate Home News
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October 22, 2024
The loss and damage fund should use parametric triggers to pay out when climate disaster strikes small island developing states Emily Wilkinson is Principal Research Fellow at ODI and Director of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative...
SVG Met Warns of Changing Weather Patterns
St. Vincent Times
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October 24, 2024
A tropical wave is crossing the islands, with a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across St. Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG). Meanwhile, Saharan dust concentrations continue to create slight-haze across our area, thickening to...
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...
Antigua Among Caribbean Beneficiaries of €100 Million EIB Loan for Climate Resilience and Water Infrastructure
Antigua News Room
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October 27, 2024
Global Gateway: EIB and Caribbean Development Bank partner to boost resilience to climate change in the Caribbean €100 million ($109.4 million) EIB loan supports investments in water supply, wastewater, solid waste collection and treatment, and...
OECS classroom school tour completed in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 18, 2025
As part of its 44th Anniversary celebrations, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission successfully concluded the 2025 edition of the OECS in the Classroom School Tour in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The initiative, held...
SVG to boost debt transparency with IMF support
St. Vincent Times
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June 18, 2025
Saint Vincent among 16 Caribbean countries to boost debt transparency with Commonwealth-IMF support While debt often carries a negative connotation, when managed well, it allows governments to invest in projects that improve lives and build...
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...
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...
Vincentians encouraged to explore small-space gardening for sustainable food security.
NBC SVG
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October 21, 2024
Vincentians are being encouraged to explore new ways to grow food to maximize small spaces. This encouragement has come from United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO National Correspondent to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Colleen...
New Climate-Smart Agriculture Project Launches in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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October 18, 2024
The National Inception Workshop “Gender-responsive Climate-smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean” was held at the Mayreau Conference Room, Grenadine House, Kingstown Park. The Government of Canada and the Food and Agriculture...
Caribbean biodiversity fund launches gender smart facility to enhance climate resilience
Guyana Chronicle
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October 23, 2024
$5.6M in grants announced for women-led climate projects IN a major stride toward promoting gender-responsive climate resilience in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) has officially launched its Gender Smart Facility under the...
OECS free movement billboard unveiled in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 16, 2025
Free movement was thrust in the spotlight on Friday, June 13, 2025, when the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission unveiled a vibrant new billboard at the Arnos Vale Roundabout, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The billboard...
Elizabeth Morgan | BRICS, Commonwealth, and Biodiversity: What transpired
The Gleaner
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October 30, 2024
There have been several meetings to follow in the last two weeks. There was the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, October 22-23; the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, October 25-26; and the opening of the 16th meeting of...
C'bean women-led organizations receive 550K in climate justice grants
Loop News
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Twenty-two women-led organizations across 10 Caribbean countries have been awarded grants totaling $550,000 from the Caribbean Feminist Climate Justice Movement (CFCJ) in collaboration with Global Fund for Women. Each organization will receive...
Lady Scotland urges Commonwealth members to continue climate action support
The Guardian
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October 23, 2024
Patricia Scotland, the departing secretary general of the Commonwealth, has described the 56-member-bloc as a powerful force in the battle against climate breakdown, and urged the members to continue her legacy of supporting small and vulnerable...
Caribbean Bio-diversity Fund now taking grant applicants for (EbA) climate projects
Dominica News Online
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October 22, 2024
IMG representatives from the German Development BankSince the inception of its Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Facility in 2016, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) has granted 34 awards totaling USD 45.4 million across 11 nations in the...
BVI To Host Weather Experts–Good Gathering Forecast With 100% Chance Of Speeches.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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October 29, 2024
- Advertisement - The Government of the Virgin Islands will be hosting the 67th Session of the Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC67) from November 18 to 22. Minister for Communications and Works, Kye M. Rymer, said the important gathering will...
Cabinet approves restructuring of Climate Change and Clean Development Committee
The Peninsula
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October 23, 2024
Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday morning. After the meeting, Minister of...