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Four things Concacaf can do to elevate the Gold Cup’s profile
Stars and Stripes FC - Washington D.C.
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July 16, 2025
The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup is in the books, and the tournament had its successes along with some improvement points. Mexico claimed its 10th Gold Cup title, once again before a capacity crowd at a stadium in the United States. The Gold Cup is...
Global Gateway: EIB and CDB partner to boost resilience to climate change in Caribbean
Now Grenada
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October 25, 2024
Water supply and management and the ocean ecosystem across the Caribbean will receive much-needed support thanks to a new joint initiative announced on 24 October by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). A...
SVG & Zambia Forge Diplomatic Relations for Sustainable Development
St. Vincent Times
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September 29, 2024
On the margins of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Zambia formally established diplomatic relations on September 24, 2024. The historic agreement was...
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...
Barbados to benefit from CDB, EIB partnership to boost climate resilience
Barbados Today
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October 25, 2024
62 Barbados will be able to tap into a €100 million (BDS$218.8 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for projects that secure clean water supply, improve collection and treatment of wastewater and solid waste, and upgrade flood...
Hatch Blue to extend Seaweed Insights into Latin America and the Caribbean
The Fish Site
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In previous editions of the platform, seaweed farming has been mapped in major producing countries across Asia, as well as in Alaska, attracting nearly 30,000 visitors from more than 100 countries since its launch in 2023. The global seaweed...
UN and WFP collaborate with Farmers to enhance Agricultural Sustainability
NBC SVG
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October 18, 2024
The United Nations and its organizations such as the World Food Programme (WFP) have been working with government and farmers to enhance sustainability in agriculture. That’s according to United Nations World Food Programme Data Entry Specialist,...
Regional Food Security Remains Under Threat from Climate Change
Win Media SKN
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October 15, 2024
by Staff writer St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Despite CARICOM’s “25 by 2025” initiative, which aims to boost food production across the region, climate change presents a significant hurdle to achieving the dual objectives of reducing food imports and...
USAID Launches Caribbean RESET Program to Promote Climate-Resilient Growth and Economic Stability
Times Caribbean
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October 9, 2024
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, October 8, 2024 – The United States government, through The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched RESET, the Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity Program on...
USAID launches Caribbean RESET Program to promote climate-resilient growth and economic stability
Demerara Waves
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October 22, 2024
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 8:31 by Denis Chabrol The United States government, through The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched RESET, the Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity Program on...
Caribbean urged to adopt education programmes focusing on climate change
I Witness News
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October 8, 2024
By Kenton X. Chance KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) — Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) began here on Monday with St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar calling on the region to adopt educational programmes that...
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...
USAID launches program to promote Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean
Loop News
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A program known as the USAID Caribbean Sustainable Ecosystems Activity, which aims to reduce threats to marine biodiversity, will be implemented in 13 Caribbean countries. Launched recently by the US Agency for International Development (USAID),...
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...
CARICOM Secretary-General highlights importance of Climate-Smart Agriculture at Caribbean Week
Breaking Belize News
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October 7, 2024
Views: 0 Posted: Monday, October 7, 2024. 2:12 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: At the opening ceremony of the 18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett emphasized...
Citizen journalists try to fill gap in environmental reporting in Trinidad and Tobago
LatAm Journalism Review
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October 3, 2024
By César López Linares October 3, 2024 The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago is among the countries particularly vulnerable to climate change. Phenomena such as rising sea levels, changes in rainfall patterns, flooding and the increasing...
Marla Dukharan Links Food Insecurity, Climate Change to Colonialism
Forbes
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Marla Dukharan isn’t one to shy away from hard truths. Widely regarded as the Caribbean’s leading economist, she has built a reputation for her sharp, no-nonsense assessments of the region’s most complex challenges. She sits down with me to...
USAID Introduces the Caribbean RESET initiative to foster climate-resilient development and economic stability
Dominica News Online
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October 18, 2024
From left Mervyn Farroe – Regional Representative for USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean, Karin B. Sullivan – Deputy Chief of Mission, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Patricia Shako – Chief of Party, Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors...
Stay Alert: Unstable Weather Patterns Affecting SVG
St. Vincent Times
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October 5, 2024
Moisture levels are gradually increasing across our islands. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely across St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) tonight and during Sunday. By late Sunday, unstable conditions could support pockets of...