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PRIME MINISTER DR. DREW PAYS FOLLOW-UP VISIT TO SITE FOR THE CLIMATE-SMART HOSPITAL WHERE LANDS ARE NOW BEING CLEARED
Times Caribbean
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September 18, 2024
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 18, 2024 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, paid a visit to the site of the new climate-smart J. N. France General Hospital on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, where the land is being cleared...
Graduate champions Climate Justice at the International Court of Justice
Indian Newslink
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September 19, 2024
Auckland law graduate Dr Justin Sobion is working on climate advocacy (Image by William Chea, Supplied by University of Auckland) Praneeta Mahajan Hamilton, September 19, 2024 Auckland Law School graduate Justin Sobion is stepping onto the global...
C&W gives US$50,000 towards restoring computer labs at S. Grenadines schools
I Witness News
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September 20, 2024
The Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation (CWCF) has announced a US$50,000 grant to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, aimed at supporting the restoration of computer labs in primary and secondary schools across Union Island,...
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...
C&W Invests in Future of 700 S. Grenadines Students With US$50K
St. Vincent Times
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September 20, 2024
C&W Communications and the Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation (CWCF) is proud to support the St. Vincent and the Grenadines with a US$50,000 grant aimed at restoring computer labs in primary and secondary schools across Union Island, Canouan...
Sylvanie Burton highlights need for climate adaptation strategies in SIDS
Georgia Online
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September 26, 2024
The President of Dominica, Sylvanie Burton, headed a high-level Dominican delegation to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, highlighting the need for climate adaptation strategies in small island nations...
BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting: Jaishankar urges action on sustainable development and fair trade
WION
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September 27, 2024
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underscored the significance of BRICS for multipolarity and global diversity. He further said that the meeting emphasised the need to reform multilateralism and strengthen development. Sharing a post on X,...
Why observing the environment is important
The Antigua Observer
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September 26, 2024
- Advertisement - Earth is home to millions of species of plants, animals and other organisms with characteristics that make them suitable to live in specific environments. With changes in these environments, we can observe changes in their...
Free movement is coming to CARICOM: The United States of the Caribbean must follow
Barbados Today
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July 16, 2025
207 With free movement taking effect by October, Caribbean governments face a broader question: Can this fractured bloc transform into a strategic regional power? Last week, four CARICOM nations — Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the...
Hunting Season opens for mainland, remains closed for the Grenadines
NBC SVG
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October 2, 2024
Director of Forestry in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fitzgerald Providence said the hunting season for Mammals, Reptiles and Birds opened on October 1st with a number of changes. He made this statement during an interview with NBC News. Providence...
CARICOM Secretary General outlines climate focus for upcoming Caribbean Week of Agriculture
Radio Jamaica
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September 24, 2024
CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, says the upcoming Caribbean week of agriculture will focus on key climate change matters that are crucial to securing food and increasing sustainable production, adaptation, and mitigation. The 18th...
Prime Minister Drew calls for climate financing and global cooperation at high-level working lunch with German Chancellor and Samoan Prime Minister
Win Media SKN
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September 23, 2024
Manhattan, New York (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew, underscored the urgent need for climate financing and global cooperation during a high-level working lunch on international climate policy,...
These are the best cruises with fewer than 200 passengers
The Times
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Big isn’t always beautiful when it comes to cruising. If you’re more inspired by the idea of dropping anchor in some of the world’s most gorgeous and exclusive locations than the thought of round-the-clock entertainment, then choose a tiny ship....
Prime Minister Dr Drew Calls for Climate Financing and Global Cooperation at High-Level Working Lunch Hosted by German Chancellor and Samoan Prime Minister
Nevis Pages
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September 23, 2024
Manhattan, New York (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew, underscored the urgent need for climate financing and global cooperation during a high-level working lunch on international climate policy...
Unstable Weather Patterns Pose Risks of Flash Flooding in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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September 15, 2024
Unstable conditions are crossing the islands, with low-level clouds converging across St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Light-moderate showers with thunderstorm activity across SVG are likely to continue, with possible flash-flooding…Residents...
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...
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...
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...
Ellie the Elephant shakes up dude-coded sports mascot environment
The Guam Daily Post
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NEW YORK — At a regular basketball game, halftime is usually when the stands empty out: hundreds of fans shuffling behind one another, trying to get to the closest exit, to hit the bathroom or get that second tray of loaded nachos. Not in...
Small islands caught between tourism economy, climate change
Pacific News Service
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Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year’s United Nations General Assembly(UNGA), moments before switching to an impassioned plea for help combating climate change. The adjacent appeals illustrated a central dilemma...