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Amazing Caribbean island has barely an tourists despite temperatures hitting 88°F in June
The Mirror US
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June 2, 2025
19:52 ET, 02 Jun 2025 An unspoiled Caribbean island offers travelers pristine white sands, verdant forests, and unmarred natural splendor. Located to the northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and...
King’s Baton Tours SVG
Searchlight
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June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines is currently hosting the 14th leg of the King’s Baton Relay which replaces the Queen’s Baton Relay, that over the years, has served as a prelude to the four -year cycle of the Commonwealth Games. Hence, the unveiling...
QU Dongyu leads first ever Treaty Ceremony reinforcing FAO’s normative role
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu presided over the Organization’s inaugural Treaty Ceremony, held on Monday at FAO headquarters in Rome. The event marked a significant milestone in celebrating Members’ legal and political commitment to FAO’s...
ECCB Drives Modernisation and Inclusion for a Resilient Future
Win Media SKN
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July 11, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is pressing forward with an ambitious agenda focused on modernising payment systems, fostering financial inclusion, and embracing digital transformation to build...
‘Major decrease’ in fish landings in 2024 as downward trend continues
I Witness News
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June 12, 2025
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) saw a 27.3% decrease in the amount of fish landed in 2024, while the earnings fell by 19.5% year-on-year. Acting Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel said this was a major decrease, even as he said that the...
CARICOM – Now more than ever is the time to deliver
Stabroek News
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July 12, 2025
By Greg Quinn The 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) took place in Montego Bay from 06-08 July, under the Chairmanship of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The absence of the...
CRFM Secretariat recruits two Caribbean experts for Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project
I News Cayman
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June 19, 2025
Mrs. Daintyann Barrett-Smith Belize City, Thursday, 19 June 2025 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is moving full speed ahead with the implementation of the Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project: “Sustainable Technologies for...
CRFM Secretariat appoints two regional experts for Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project
Dominica News Online
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June 19, 2025
Sherron Barker (left),Daintyann Barrett-SmithThe Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is actively progressing with the rollout of the Canada-funded STAR-Fish Initiative: “Sustainable Technologies for Adaptation and Resilience in...
UWI Five Islands Campus OECS budget watch: “Beyond the numbers: What the 2025 Budgets reveal about priorities and politics in...
The New Today Grenada
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June 28, 2025
Budgets aren’t just financial plans—they’re political statements. In 2025, Eastern Caribbean governments will reveal what they value and where they believe the future lies. From climate resilience to youth savings accounts, mega-infrastructure to...
UK appoints Simon Mustard new high Commissioner to SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 20, 2025
New British High Commissioner to St Vincent and the Grenadines accredited The Government of the United Kingdom has announced the appointment of Simon Mustard as the new British High Commissioner to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the broader...
Minister Stephenson highlights SVG’s push for digital transformation at recent OAS Meeting
NBC SVG
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July 1, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs Fredrick Stephenson said digital transformation has emerged as a powerful driver of resilience and sustainable development. He was addressing the 55th meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in...
President of local fisherfolk organisation calls for greater unity in SVG’s Fishing Industry
NBC SVG
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May 30, 2025
President of the National Fisherfolk Organization, Winsbert Harry, is urging all stakeholders in the fishing sector to come together to build a more unified and sustainable industry in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking on the need for...
SVG launches Tiktok challenge to protect paradise
St. Vincent Times
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May 27, 2025
MINISTRY OF TOURISM LAUNCHES TIKTOK CHALLENGE FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY In commemoration of World Environment Day 2025, the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, in collaboration with the Saint Vincent and the...
SVG leads region in US market with 74.8% growth
St. Vincent Times
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June 10, 2025
St Vincent Leads Caribbean Tourism Growth from US Market St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in U.S. tourism arrivals during the first quarter of 2025. According to Carlos James,...
Tinubu: Nigeria open to visa waiver for diplomats, government officials from Eastern Carribean states
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is open to exploring a visa waiver arrangement for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The OECS comprises Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth...
One Year, One Boat, One Epic Family Sailing Adventure
Cruising World
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July 11, 2025
Sailing past the majestic Pitons of St. Lucia on a Caribbean odyssey makes for an unforgettable waypoint for cruising families exploring the Windwards. Kevin Drew Davis We had the right boat: Searcher, a Bowman 57 ketch. I’d already made two...
Eddys brilliant piece on ‘ when crime learns the system’
St. Vincent Times
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June 28, 2025
Guide Stars Lessons: When Crime Learns the System It’s easy to court attention with blood-soaked headlines. A gruesome killing here, a drug bust there, each fresh headline jostling for the public’s outrage and political mileage. In Saint Vincent...
Heed the people’s voice on dredging the Canouan Barrier Reef
Searchlight
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June 20, 2025
Our Readers' Opinions June 20, 2025 Editor: There is a proposal from a developer in Canouan to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to dredge the barrier reef in Canouan to allow luxury yachts to enter the marina. I was reliably...
Biabou Waterways Clean-up ends King’s Baton Tour of SVG
Searchlight
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June 20, 2025
Some affiliates of the SVGOC, along with CYEN representatives at the end of the river/ beach clean up Front Page June 20, 2025 Activities in honour of the King’s Baton Tour of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) ended with a river/beach clean-up...
Ambassador Wei: China is not involved in domestic politics
The New Today Grenada
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June 20, 2025
China’s ambassador to Grenada, Wei Hongtian has rejected claims that Beijing is seeking to bring about regime change in St Vincent & The Grenadines in the upcoming general election. The ambassador made the statement against the backdrop of renewed...