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OECS Celebrates 44 Years: “Adapting, Innovating, Sustaining: A Unified OECS for a Changing World”
The Voice
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June 4, 2025
. As the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) commemorates its 44th anniversary on June 18, 2025, the occasion calls nationals to reflect on a shared journey of resilience, transformation, and progress. Under the theme “Adapting,...
PM Skerrit rejects OECS exit from CARICOM, calls for ‘sincere conversation’
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 24, 2025
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has firmly rejected suggestions that the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) should consider leaving the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), instead calling for a “sincere conversation” about the...
Kai’s solo voyage raises funds for hurricane-afffected students
St. Vincent Times
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May 18, 2025
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. Fourteen-year-old sailor Kai Marks Dasent has successfully...
Resisting Dependency: U.S. Hegemony, China’s Rise, and the Geopolitical Stakes in the Caribbean
Black Agenda Report
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The Caribbean has become an emerging battleground in the U.S.-China rivalry, as regional states strategically navigate between the demands of superpowers and their own development needs. This great power competition exposes both vulnerabilities...
The OECS Celebrates 44 Years Under the Theme: “Adapting, Innovating, Sustaining: A Unified OECS for a Changing World”
Win Media SKN
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June 2, 2025
OECS Media Release As the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) commemorates its 44th anniversary on June 18, 2025, the occasion calls nationals to reflect on a shared journey of resilience, transformation, and progress. Under the theme...
Of sovereignty, sandals, and the supreme art of passport retail
I Witness News
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May 14, 2025
By Mikhail Charles Welcome to the grand bazaar of citizenship St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), known for its idyllic beauty and its conspicuous abstention from the regional trend of selling passports, is now the setting for a fierce debate:...
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Registration Open for Project I.D.E.A. Media Club’s Summer Program
Magnetic Media
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June 3, 2025
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands; Tuesday, June 3rd 2025 – History was made at Brayton Hall on Saturday night as Shakem Charles claimed the coveted title of TCI Top Model 2025, becoming the first male winner of Cycle 6 of the prestigious...
Medical emergency training for forestry workers
St. Vincent Times
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May 16, 2025
Govt Launches Wilderness First Aid Training For Forestry Workers The Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project (VEEP) launched a Wilderness First Aid Training Program on Thursday 15 May, 2025 in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the St....
Eastern Caribbean Markets Seek Investment Stability
St. Vincent Times
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June 24, 2025
Sterling Steps Up with BBB+ Rating As Eastern Caribbean Markets Seek Investment Stability Eastern Caribbean economies are grappling with a convergence of financial challenges that have long constrained growth. Despite a post-pandemic rebound,...
Govt, Jamaican investors to build Marriott Hotel
St. Vincent Times
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May 14, 2025
“More hotel rooms coming to SVG”- says PM Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has just returned from London where he was involved in discussions relating to a significant investment for the Grenadines. During a press conference at Cabinet Room on...
SVG Coast Guard welcomes 19 officers in milestone graduation ceremony
St. Vincent Times
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June 24, 2025
Nineteen (19) Graduate from SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course Nineteen (19) officers from the Coast Guard Auxiliary (CGA) and other units proudly graduated from the SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course (No. 01/2025) on Friday, June 20,...
SAGSE Central America and Caribbean confirms dates of next edition for June 3 and 4, 2026
Yogonet International
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June 3, 2025
The authorities of Monografie, the international organizer of SAGSE events, confirmed that its “boutique tradeshow for Central America and the Caribbean" will return next year, and will be held a week before the 2026 World Cup, focusing on the...
PM Gonsalves opposes CBI, Drew acknowledges uncertainties and highlights the government’s plan to preserve SKN‘s CBI programme
Win Media SKN
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May 14, 2025
by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has consistently opposed the Citizenship By Investment (CBI) concept. However, despite his highly publicised rejection of the...
Fire Recovery and Conservation spotlighted on Union Island
Searchlight
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June 20, 2025
Forrestry Officer, Samuel Harry making a presentation to students. The Ministry of Agriculture is getting support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under its Ridge to Reef Project, to address fire recovery and conservation in...
PM Visits Romania, Signs 5 MOUs, Explores New Cooperation
St. Vincent Times
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April 3, 2025
Strengthening Ties: Romania and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines On Thursday, a series of bilateral memoranda were signed at the Victoria Palace, marking a significant step in relations between the Government of Romania and Saint Vincent and the...
Regional reps convene in Dominica for conclusion of COASTFISH Project
Dominica News Online
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June 2, 2025
Dominica News Online - Monday, June 2nd, 2025 at 10:03 AM The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy, Fisheries Division, announced that it will host a regional seminar to mark the conclusion of the COASTFISH Project, a program...
Active nation, healthier future
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Minister of Health Dr Lackram Bodoe appeals for the promotion of physical activity and health education to address childhood obesity, physical inactivity, and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and...
The critical role of freedom of information in a CBI programme
I Witness News
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May 15, 2025
As debate intensifies in St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the possible adoption of a citizenship by investment (CBI) programme, a critical yet underexamined issue looms: the country’s lack of a functioning freedom of information act (FOIA)....
Rodan John Says ULP is Delivering Progress, Deserving a Sixth Term
St. Vincent Times
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March 27, 2025
ULP: Delivering Progress, Deserving a Sixth Term On March 28, 2025, the Unity Labour Party (ULP) marks an incredible milestone: 24 years of transformative leadership and progressive governance in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. As the nation...
SVG’s Botanical Garden Marks 260 Years of History & Conservation
St. Vincent Times
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March 29, 2025
Oldest Botanical Garden in the Western Hemisphere Turns 260 The National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority (NPRBA) is pleased to announce the 260th anniversary of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Botanical Garden, the oldest botanical garden...