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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...
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...
North Eleven and Hairouna Film Festival to conduct free Animation Workshop in SVG
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
North Eleven (Trinidad and Tobago) and the Hairouna Film Festival (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) have announced the launch of the Caribbean Animation for Eco-care and Peace (CAEP) workshop, a free programme designed to nurture new animators in...
North Eleven, HEF to hold animation workshop in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 26, 2025
North Eleven and Hairouna Film Festival Announce Free Animation Workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines North Eleven (Trinidad and Tobago) and the Hairouna Film Festival (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) are pleased to announce the launch of the...
CARICOM IMPACS Expects Concrete Commitments From Heads of Government
Jamaica Information Service
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July 5, 2025
The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) expects Heads of Government to translate their acknowledgment of regional security issues into concrete, time-bound and resourced commitments. This is...
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...
Vincentian scholar Carlene Hunte-Nelson shines at NYU, heads to Columbia University
St. Vincent Times
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June 25, 2025
Vincentian Mother and Scholar Carlene Hunte-Nelson Shines at NYU, Heads to Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs A proud daughter of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Hunte-Nelson recently graduated with BA Honors from New...
UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | June 29 to July 05, 2025
The Indian Express
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July 5, 2025
UPSC Weekly Quiz is a current affairs-based quiz on relevant topics from the past week, curated for the aspirants of competitive examinations. Attempt the weekly quiz every Saturday and find answers to the MCQs with explanations.🚨 Click Here to...
Fascism’s New Face is Still The Same!
teleSUR
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On July 3, the Meeting of Promoting Teams of the Antifascist International is taking place at a right time. The stated objective is “to update and strengthen our shared agenda in a critical moment of regional and global tension amid the escalation...
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...
Shower activity expected to increase by Sunday –SVG Met Services
I Witness News
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June 20, 2025
St. Vincent and the Grenadines can expect isolated showers on the weekend, with showers expected to increase on Sunday. In a 72-hour weather outlook, the SVG Met Service said that an increase in showers is expected on Sunday as a moisture surge...
Corporal Caesar excels at regional junior command course
St. Vincent Times
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June 24, 2025
Corporal of Police Completes Junior Command Course 1/25 at the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) From March 30, 2025, to May 24, 2025, Corporal of Police # 192 Douglas Caesar of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) attended...
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...
SVG tourism authority kicks off strategic planning week
St. Vincent Times
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June 24, 2025
SVG Tourism Authority Hosts Annual Strategic Planning Week The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) officially launched its Annual Strategic Planning Week today, under the theme “One Vision, One Voice: Elevating the Experience...
Gonsalves responds to govt-opposition unity at OECS sitting
St. Vincent Times
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June 19, 2025
St Vincent’s Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves appeared to push back against recent appeals from opposition leaders at the OECS sitting held in SVG, who had called for greater government and opposition unity on regional matters of critical...
ULP talks remembrance amidst the continuing good news
St. Vincent Times
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July 4, 2025
ONE YEAR AFTER BERYL On July 1, 2024, a Category 4 Hurricane by the name of “Beryl” struck SVG. The immediate consequences were: Seven deaths; and damage and loss of approximately EC $1 billion or nearly one-third of our country’s annual Gross...
New British High Commissioner to SVG accredited
I Witness News
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June 23, 2025
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 Eastern Caribbean. Mustard, who is resident in Barbados, brings a wealth of...
CARICOM leaders’ meeting upcoming, CSME on table, Chairman says unity is the way forward
Dominica News Online
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister of Jamaica, and current CARICOM Chair, Andrew Holness, has emphasized the importance of unity and regional cooperation in his CARICOM Day address, aligning closely with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s recently expressed views...
Taiwan hails Tinubu on Saint Lucia’s visit
Punch
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July 4, 2025
The Government of Taiwan has commended President Bola Tinubu for his diplomatic visit to Saint Lucia and the conferment of Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia on him. Taiwan described the honour as a remarkable symbol of Nigeria’s growing...
SVG among 16 Caribbean countries to boost debt transparency with Commonwealth-IMF support
Searchlight
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June 23, 2025
While debt often carries a negative connotation, when managed well, it allows governments to invest in projects that improve lives and build economic resilience. Against that backdrop, 33 public debt managers from 16 Caribbean countries, including...