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Guide Stars Lessons: When crime learns the system
I Witness News
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June 29, 2025
By Eddy Smith 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 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the conversation...
Tinubu’s Promise To Make South East Region Taiwan Of Africa Is Laudable — Yih-Ping Liu
Daily Independent
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July 9, 2025
1 The Taiwan Representative in Nigeria and Head of Mission, Taipei Trade Office, Lagos, Andy Yih- Ping Liu, in this interview with CHIBUIKE CHUKWU, appreciates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his bilateral visit to Saint Lucia. Liu also...
Tropical wave to bring heavy rain, strong winds to SVG tonight
St. Vincent Times
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June 22, 2025
WEATHER STATEMENT for SAINT VINCENT and the GRENADINES (SVG) A moisture-surge associated with an approaching tropical wave could bring increasing cloudy skies, periods of rain, moderate-heavy showers and thunderstorm activity as well as...
‘We cannot leave Haiti at the mercy of gangs,’ says PM Holness
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
CARICOM Chair and Jamaican Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, has called on regional leaders to redouble efforts in the international arena to restore peace and security in Haiti, warning that momentum for action is slowing and the country...
CARICOM Celebrates 52 Years of Regional Unity
Love FM
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July 5, 2025
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is celebrating its 52nd anniversary today. The 15-member block of countries, along with six associate members, mark July 4 in honor of the 1973 Treaty of Chaguaramas, which established CARICOM. The community was...
Caricom Day 2025 in London
Now Grenada
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July 8, 2025
The Caricom High Commissions in London celebrated the 52nd anniversary of Caricom at a reception held on Thursday, 3 July at the International Maritime Organisation. The reception marked the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas...
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,...
CTO Launches Reimagine Plan for Car...
SKNVibes
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NEW YORK, NY (July 5, 2025) — The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has unveiled a bold three-year roadmap to transform the region’s tourism sector, officially launching its Reimagine Plan 2025–2027 during Caribbean Week in New York last month....
Communiqué of the 77th Meeting of the OECS Authority
Win Media SKN
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June 21, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 77th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority. The following day, June 18, Heads of Government convened for a high-level...
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | June 30 to July 6, 2025
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Polity — The Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the RailOne App as a one stop...
CTO unveils Reimagine Plan to reshape Caribbean tourism by 2027
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 7, 2025
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has rolled out an ambitious three-year strategy aimed at reshaping the region’s tourism landscape. The Reimagine Plan 2025–2027, officially launched during Caribbean Week in New York last month, sets a...
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....
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...
CTO Launches Reimagine Plan for Caribbean Tourism at Caribbean Week in New York
I News Cayman
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July 6, 2025
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization CTO Chairman Ian Gooding-Edghill addressing delegates during the launch of the Reimagine Plan in New York NEW YORK, NY (July 5, 2025) — The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has unveiled a bold three-year...
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...
Bocas Academy to host July/August workshop
Trinidad Express
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Welcome to the latest installment of the Bocas Book Bulletin, a monthly roundup of Caribbean literary news, curated by the Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival, and published in the Sunday Express. New Releases Sparrow...
Fishers reminded of spearfishing ban in SVG waters
St. Vincent Times
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June 27, 2025
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Fisheries Division within the Ministry of Agriculture installed billboard signs at the Calliaqua Fisheries Centre and Indian Bay, located within the South Coast Marine Conservation Area. These billboards are part...
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...
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...