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Youth encouraged to explore opportunities in growing fisheries sector
NBC SVG
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May 22, 2025
Young people in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to consider careers in the fisheries sector. The encouragement has come from President of the National Fisherfolk Organization, Winsbert Harry, who believes greater youth involvement...
SmartTerm Partners with OpenEMIS to Transform National Education Systems
St. Vincent Times
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June 27, 2025
SmartTerm Ltd., a Caribbean-based education technology company, has entered into a strategic partnership with U.S.-based nonprofit Community Systems Foundation (CSF), the stewards of the OpenEMIS Initiative, an open-source Education Management...
‘Education Revolution’ or education hypocrisy?
I Witness News
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June 25, 2025
A Tale from St. Vincent and the Grenadines It is a proud moment when any child shines academically, and this year, the son of Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar and Dr. Reisha Twana Browne‑Caesar topped the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment...
Nineteen graduate from SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
Nineteen officers from the Coast Guard Auxiliary (CGA) and other units on Friday, June 20, 2025, graduated from the SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course (# 1/2025). The ceremony took place at the Calliaqua Town Hall in the presence of...
The CBI debate: an entrepreneur’s perspective on prosperity and possibility
I Witness News
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May 15, 2025
By Marlon Bute, entrepreneur, construction worker, writer In recent weeks, citizenship by investment (CBI) has once again ignited spirited debate in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Four legal scholars, Dr. Jason Haynes, Mikhail Charles, Luke...
Ministers of Tourism to Hold Crucial Discussions in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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March 25, 2025
SAINT VINCENT HOST 8TH OECS COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, through the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development, and Culture, is set to host the 8th OECS Council of Ministers:...
UBEC Launches Island-Wide Information Sessions for Blue Economy Business Support in Saint Lucia
Win Media SKN
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June 4, 2025
MSMEs in Fisheries, Marine Tourism, and Waste Management Sectors encouraged to attend The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, through the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) initiative, is pleased to...
How broken homes & pain lead youths into crime
St. Vincent Times
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May 20, 2025
In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, many young people are trapped in a cycle of pain and confusion. It is easy to blame the youth for the problems we see, but the real question is what has brought them to this point. We must look closely at the...
Dr. Thomas Marc Xavier Williams of St. Kitts and Nevis Appointed Executive Director of CRFM in Bold New Era for Caribbean Fisheries Leadership
Times Caribbean
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June 4, 2025
BELIZE CITY, Monday, June 2, 2025 — In a major leadership shake-up that has sent ripples through the regional marine governance community, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Marc Xavier...
Caribbean Export and Canada launch GRIT to empower women entrepreneurs
Now Grenada
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June 25, 2025
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in partnership with the Government of Canada, is proud to announce the launch of GRIT — Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade — a transformative...
SVG’s economy ‘is stronger than it was a year ago’ — Camillo
I Witness News
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May 29, 2025
The Vincentian economy is performing better year-on-year, evidenced by increased government and private sector revenue, says Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves. “The Vincentian economy today is stronger than it was a year ago. It continues to...
Cedric Stephens | AI is core to digital transformation
The Gleaner
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June 22, 2025
The demand for workers with artificial intelligence-driven skills is accelerating in all industries, globally. This was one of the findings of a report summarised in last Wednesday’s Gleaner titled The Fearless Future: PwC’s 2025 Global AI Jobs...
SVG: Overnight Rain Brings Flooding, Landslides
St. Vincent Times
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May 19, 2025
Parts of MCMH affected –Flash-flood watch in effect MCMH As significant rainfall continues to impact the island of St Vincent and the Grenadines, certain sections of the primary healthcare institution in Kingstown, Milton Cato Memorial Hospital,...
Moody’s Gives SVG B3 Rating With Stable Outlook
Nationwide 90FM
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May 19, 2025
Moody’s Ratings has given St Vincent and the Grenadines a B3 issuer rating with a stable outlook. The assessment of the country’s fiscal strength was based on the government’s high debt burden and relatively high share of foreign-currency debt....
Keeping it simple — how and why to do this CBI thing
I Witness News
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May 14, 2025
By Guevara J. Leacock Three of my erudite and learned friends have now chimed in on this ferocious debate in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on citizenship by investment (CBI). All of them make very cogent points and what is clear is that any...
First of Two Grounded Bulkers Cleared in Sweden’s Øresund Waterway
The Maritime Executive
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The Swedish Coast Guard reports that the salvage operation to refloat the grounded bulker Ali Aykin was completed overnight between Wednesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 5. The vessel had been aground with the danger of an oil spill within sight of...
Eastern Caribbean ministers of agriculture visit IICA Headquarters
Now Grenada
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May 28, 2025
Eastern Caribbean delegation begins historic visit to IICA to promote digital agriculture and food security. San José, 27 May 2025 (IICA). Ministers of agriculture, senior officials, and rural women and young people from the Eastern Caribbean...
OECS to Celebrate 44th Anniversary in June
Radio Montserrat
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The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will commemorate its 44th anniversary on June 18, 2025. Under the theme “Adapting, Innovating, Sustaining: A Unified OECS for a Changing World”, all twelve Member States, including Montserrat,...
Kai Marks Dasent Sponsored Sail Fundraiser
Sail-World
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May 19, 2025
by SVG Sailing Association 19 May 06:52 PDT Young Sailor Kai Marks Dasent Sails from St. Vincent to Mustique to Launch Fundraising Campaign for Hurricane-Affected Students from Union Island Secondary School and Vincy Sailing Team....
Saint Lucia Joins Fight Against Corruption
The Voice
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June 4, 2025
. Saint Lucia is among the top group of Caribbean islands in the fight against corruption. Nine Commonwealth Caribbean countries got together in Saint Lucia this week on the occasion of the 11th Annual Commonwealth Caribbean Associations of...