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Submit Proposals for Caribbean Tourism Awards
St. Vincent Times
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May 22, 2025
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: CARIBBEAN CREATIVE TOURISM AWARDS The Ministry of Tourism invites all tourism and creative industry stakeholders in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to submit proposals for the inaugural Caribbean Creative Tourism Awards,...
CARIFORUM states holds disaster risk management meeting in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 26, 2025
CDEMA, NEMO host Sixth BRICS Project Steering Committee Meeting in SVG to Advance Regional Resilience The Building the Resilience of CARIFORUM States to Disaster Risks and Climate Change Impacts (BRICS) Programme at the Caribbean Disaster...
Kenna says SVG needs real change not an exchange
St. Vincent Times
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May 19, 2025
We are living in what experts call a VUCAH era—marked by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity, Hyperconnectivity, and Hostility. This is not some distant concept—it is our daily reality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). From...
Health Minister praises regional water operators at Biennial Caribbean Conference in SVG
NBC SVG
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June 25, 2025
Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, St. Clair Prince has commended water operators from across the region for the great work they continue to do in ensuring that clean potable water is available to everyone, despite the challenges...
Caribbean Export and Canada launch GRIT to empower female entrepreneurs in the region
Jamaica Observer
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June 26, 2025
Launching GRIT are (from left) Wayne Elliott, manager, technical programmes, Caribbean Export Development Agency; Abebech Assefa, counsellor (development) and head of cooperation at the Canadian High Commission to Barbados; Emma Hippolyte,...
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...
Will the ringing of the alarm clock cure Caricom’s deficiency?
Jamaica Observer
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July 9, 2025
Caricom leaders stand for a group photo on day two of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at Montego Bay Convention Centre on Monday, July 7.Photo: Naphtali Junior At the 49th Regular...
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...
‘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...
CBI: A Possible Pathway to Prosperity for SVG
St. Vincent Times
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May 28, 2025
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is at a critical crossroad. Our cost of living has surged exponentially since COVID-19, while debt servicing gobbles up 93¢ of every dollar the government earns. We keep borrowing, taxes climb, and real wages fall....
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...
Active service Auxiliary Police Officer completes Bachelor’s Degree
Searchlight
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June 13, 2025
Second Lieutenant in Auxiliary arm of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), Theophilus Franklyn, has successfully completed a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad...
Premier on three-country trip
The BVI Beacon
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June 13, 2025
New York, Brazil and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are on Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley’s itinerary during a 12-day trip to attend three meetings. On Sunday, he headed to New York to attend the C-24 Conference, a meeting of the United...
OP-ED: Closing the skills gap to create more jobs in the Caribbean
Dominica News Online
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June 23, 2025
Lilia BurunciucEarlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options narrowed, she applied to a local meat shop, hoping to find...
PM invests $1 million in youth
The Nation Barbados
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June 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has pledged US$500 000 (BDS$1 million) from her personal charity to the Green Rising initiative in a show of commitment to youthdriven climate action in Barbados and beyond. Speaking at the official launch of Green...
Closing the skills gap to create more jobs in the Caribbean
Caribbean Life - New York
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June 23, 2025
Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries. Photo courtesy World Bank Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education — without success. As the weeks passed...
EDITORIAL- Closing the Skills Gap to Create More Jobs in the Caribbean
Antigua News Room
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June 23, 2025
By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options narrowed, she...
World Bank Opinion Editorial: Creating More Jobs in the Caribbean – Lilia Burunciuc
I News Cayman
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June 23, 2025
Lilia Burunciuc By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options...
Opinion: Closing the skills gap to create more jobs in the Caribbean
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 23, 2025
Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options narrowed, she applied to a local meat shop, hoping to find some form of...
Virgin & SVG team up to promote island’s unique charm
St. Vincent Times
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May 15, 2025
SVG LAUNCHES NEW UK TOURISM CAMPAIGN SVG-branded taxis to boost UK visibility and highlight direct Virgin Atlantic service from London Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on Tuesday May 13, 2025, launched its anticipated high-impact year-long...