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Prime Minister off to CARICOM Summit
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Prime Minister off to CARICOM Summit
iammarikabaptiste@gmail.com 
July 4, 2023
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is currently in Trinidad and Tobago for the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Ca...
House of Assembly to have first sitting in Calliaqua facility
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House of Assembly to have first sitting in Calliaqua facility
iammarikabaptiste@gmail.com 
July 4, 2023
Members of the House of Assembly will gather for the first sitting of Parliament in the temporary building at Calliaqua. A notice from the House of As...
SVG records 13 leptospirosis cases, MOH urges caution during Carnival
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SVG records 13 leptospirosis cases, MOH urges caution during Carnival
Christina 
June 30, 2023
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to encourage persons to take all the necessary precautions during this carnival season to ...
CARICOM saddened on passing of former Prime Minister of Barbados
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CARICOM saddened on passing of former Prime Minister of Barbados
iammarikabaptiste@gmail.com 
June 30, 2023
The Caribbean Community said it is deeply saddened at the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados. It issued the fol...
Courts SVG Limited boosts police crime fighting armoury
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Courts SVG Limited boosts police crime fighting armoury
iammarikabaptiste@gmail.com 
June 30, 2023
The crime prevention unit within the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), has received a gift from Courts SVG Limited that will...
Vincentians celebrate Pride SVG
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Vincentians celebrate Pride SVG
Webmaster 
June 27, 2023
IN A HISTORIC ACT of solidarity, June 2023 saw Vincentians coming together in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to celebrate Pride SVG. In a release...
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OECS launches niche tourism packages
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June 27, 2023
THE ORGANISATION OF Eastern Caribbean (OECS) held a soft launch of their newest tourism project, ‘Soulful Caribbean Escapes’ at the Caribbean Tourism ...
Tropical Storm Warning discontinued for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Tropical Storm Warning discontinued for St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
June 23, 2023
At 11:00 a.m. today, June 23, 2023, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services discontinued the  Tropical Storm Warning for St. Vincen...
Advisory # 9 – A tropical storm warning remains in effect for SVG
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Advisory # 9 – A tropical storm warning remains in effect for SVG
Clare 
June 23, 2023
Advisory # 9 on Tropical Storm Bret   A TROPICAL STORM WARNING remains in effect for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)   Issued at 5:00 am, Friday ...
Vincentians urged to remain indoors as Tropical Storm Bret continues to  impact SVG (+video)
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Vincentians urged to remain indoors as Tropical Storm Bret continues to impact SVG (+video)
Clare 
June 23, 2023
Vincentians are being warned to remain indoors and adhere to the latest advisories  from the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) as pers...
All schools in SVG to remain closed on Friday, June 23
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All schools in SVG to remain closed on Friday, June 23
Clare 
June 23, 2023
The Ministry of Education has advised that due to the inclemency of the weather associated with the passage of Tropical Storm Bret, all schools will r...
NTRC’s MyApp Summer  Programme to prepare teens for software development
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NTRC’s MyApp Summer Programme to prepare teens for software development
Webmaster 
June 23, 2023
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) will host its eighth annual summer coding and application development initiative known as...
SVG ready for CELAC-EU Summit – Minister of Foreign Affairs
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SVG ready for CELAC-EU Summit – Minister of Foreign Affairs
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June 23, 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Keisal Peters, is preparing for what will be another milestone when she represents St. Vincent and the G...
The OECS releases video documentary on women in farming in SVG
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The OECS releases video documentary on women in farming in SVG
Webmaster 
June 23, 2023
“Women are major actors in the global efforts to reduce and reverse land degradation. However, in the vast majority of countries, women have unequal a...
SVG wants greater cooperation in tackling environmental, biodiversity challenges
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SVG wants greater cooperation in tackling environmental, biodiversity challenges
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June 23, 2023
Pro Tempore President of the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States (CELAC), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has called for closer coope...
CARICOM condemns attack on Jamaican consulate in Haiti
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CARICOM condemns attack on Jamaican consulate in Haiti
Webmaster 
June 23, 2023
CARICOM expresses concern over attack in Haiti on building housing Jamaica’s Consulate In the wake of an attack in Haiti on a business operated by the...
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SVG Red Cross providing help to those in need
Webmaster 
June 23, 2023
Contributed by the SVG Red Cross June 1 to November 30 marks the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season. History has shown that St. Vincent and the Grenadines...
CARICOM to  review its Common External Tariff and Rules of Origin
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CARICOM to review its Common External Tariff and Rules of Origin
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June 23, 2023
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is reviewing its trade instruments to make them fit for purpose to facilitate increased trade, agricultural expansio...
Tropical Storm Watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Tropical Storm Watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
June 22, 2023
A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for St. Vincent and the Grenadines for Tropical Storm Bret. A Tropical Storm Watch is issued when sustained wi...
Updated list of shelters in St Vincent and the Grenadines for 2023 hurricane season
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Updated list of shelters in St Vincent and the Grenadines for 2023 hurricane season
Christina 
June 20, 2023
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has released an updated list of shelters for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season: North Windward ...
East Caribbean Feeds and Courts Ready Cash Agri-Business Seminar
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East Caribbean Feeds and Courts Ready Cash Agri-Business Seminar
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June 20, 2023
EAST CARIBBEAN Feeds has partnered with Courts Ready Cash to bring farmers another information packed Agri-Business seminar that will take place on Ju...
NDP Leader outlines plans to promote agriculture in SVG
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NDP Leader outlines plans to promote agriculture in SVG
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June 16, 2023
President of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday has visited farmers across St Vincent, and the Vegetable Ma...
Police investigating shootings in Marriaqua
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Police investigating shootings in Marriaqua
Webmaster 
June 16, 2023
Two separate shooting incidents over the past few days have left one man dead and another nursing gunshot wounds at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital ...
Partners working to conserve and protect vulnerable Ecosystems on St Vincent’s south coast
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Partners working to conserve and protect vulnerable Ecosystems on St Vincent’s south coast
Webmaster 
June 16, 2023
By Yasa Belmar; senior technical officer, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) Every year on June 8, the international environmental communi...
Mental health must top political agenda post-COVID-19, PAHO report says
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Mental health must top political agenda post-COVID-19, PAHO report says
Webmaster 
June 16, 2023
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Jarbas Barbosa, has urged leaders and decision makers to ensure mental health is place...
CXC exam papers stolen from secure, fireproof cabinets in Jamaica
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CXC exam papers stolen from secure, fireproof cabinets in Jamaica
Christina 
June 15, 2023
Issues for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) continue as this week test papers in Jamaica were reportedly stolen. A statement from CXC states t...
$274,000 secured for restoration of La Soufriere trails
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$274,000 secured for restoration of La Soufriere trails
Christina 
June 14, 2023
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Conservation Fund (SVGCF), on Thursday, June 8, 2023, signed a Grant Agreement with the National Parks Rivers and B...
CTO Chairman urges action on disaster preparedness and climate resilience
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CTO Chairman urges action on disaster preparedness and climate resilience
Webmaster 
June 13, 2023
 Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Kenneth Bryan, has told tourism stakeholders and others at a virtual meeting last week that hur...
Sagicor invites NGOs to “join hands” in ‘Helping Hands’ programme
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Sagicor invites NGOs to “join hands” in ‘Helping Hands’ programme
Webmaster 
June 13, 2023
Registered community groups, charities, and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will again be given the opportunity to work alongside regional...
OECS celebrates its 42nd anniversary this month
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OECS celebrates its 42nd anniversary this month
Webmaster 
June 13, 2023
THE ORGANISATION of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will observe its 42nd Anniversary on June 18, 2023, under the theme: ‘Vision, Integration, Sustain...
New batch of US Peace Corps Volunteers to arrive in the Eastern Caribbean
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New batch of US Peace Corps Volunteers to arrive in the Eastern Caribbean
Webmaster 
June 13, 2023
A new batch of Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean volunteers is due to arrive in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.This wil...
New UWI Mona Principal to take office in August
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New UWI Mona Principal to take office in August
Webmaster 
June 9, 2023
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced Professor Densil A. Williams as Principal of the Mona Campus effective August 1, 2023. He su...
The OECS releases documentary on fishing in SVG
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The OECS releases documentary on fishing in SVG
Webmaster 
June 9, 2023
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has released a video documentary on the progress and successes of the fishing industry in St Vince...
Sargassum seaweed experiment conducted in SVG deemed a success
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Sargassum seaweed experiment conducted in SVG deemed a success
Webmaster 
June 9, 2023
Seafields, an aquaculture company based in the UK, on June, 5 announced that a recent trial aimed at growing, controlling and domesticating sargassum ...
Five member delegation represents SVG at Red Cross Conference
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Five member delegation represents SVG at Red Cross Conference
Webmaster 
June 9, 2023
The St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Red Cross Society is being represented at the Inter-American Conference in the Bahamas which opened on June, 5...
SVG Coast Guard opens  applications for its summer programme on Monday
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SVG Coast Guard opens applications for its summer programme on Monday
Webmaster 
June 9, 2023
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service (SVGCGS) and its partners, will launch its annual Youth Development Summer Programme on July 17...
Annual Vincy Unity Picnic carded for July 15
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Annual Vincy Unity Picnic carded for July 15
Webmaster 
June 6, 2023
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Associations of Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto, Canada are preparing to host their annual Vincy Unity Picnic o...
Novel products, misleading information threaten to undo decades of gains against tobacco use- PAHO
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Novel products, misleading information threaten to undo decades of gains against tobacco use- PAHO
Webmaster 
June 6, 2023
While the percentage of the population using tobacco in the Americas declined from 28% to 16.3% between 2000 and 2020, novel products and misleading i...
St Lucia school wins inaugural regional Schools Investment Competition
News, Press Release
St Lucia school wins inaugural regional Schools Investment Competition
Webmaster 
June 6, 2023
VFCSS Invest of Vieux Fort Comprehensive School, Saint Lucia is the regional champion of the regional Schools Investment Competition. VCFSS won the in...
Youlou Radio Movement readies for the 2023 Hurricane  Season
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Youlou Radio Movement readies for the 2023 Hurricane Season
Webmaster 
June 6, 2023
by Donald De Riggs Director RRL/YRM Weather forecasters have predicted a slightly above average storm season, but that is not the only reason for the ...
Palestinian Medical Mission providing health interventions in SVG
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Palestinian Medical Mission providing health interventions in SVG
Webmaster 
June 2, 2023
A TEAM OF medical professionals from the State of Palestine are currently in St Vincent and the Grenadines to provide a number of health support servi...
Students in Union Island engage in Digicel reading initiative
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Students in Union Island engage in Digicel reading initiative
Webmaster 
June 2, 2023
Some 15 students were engaged in a recent reading initiative in which telecommunications provider Digicel, partnered with the Union Island Community G...
District Stairs SVG Ltd welcomes new Sales Manager
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District Stairs SVG Ltd welcomes new Sales Manager
Clare 
May 31, 2023
District Stairs SVG Ltd is thrilled to welcome Ms. Shaneé Wickham as its new Sales Manager. She will play a pivotal role in driving the sales and reve...
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SVG to launch Climate Initiative to build future resilience
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SVG to launch Climate Initiative to build future resilience
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, through the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU), will officially launch S...
ERAO SVG calls upon St Vincent and the Grenadines to end LGBTQ+ discrimination
News
ERAO SVG calls upon St Vincent and the Grenadines to end LGBTQ+ discrimination
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
ERAO SVG said it has received information and observed that LGBTQ+ persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) experience various forms of violence...
SVG to partner with US Medical Supply Foundation
News
SVG to partner with US Medical Supply Foundation
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Two representatives from the Afya Foundation of the United States are in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on a fact-finding mission, assessing how ...
Marginalised students, targets of School Improvement Project
News
Marginalised students, targets of School Improvement Project
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Greater focus needs to be given to improving the access of students with special needs in order to improve the education outcomes for this group of le...
There is hope even as Sargassum problem grows says UN Official
News
There is hope even as Sargassum problem grows says UN Official
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Sargassum inundations are no longer occasional, with major events reported annually across the Caribbean, from the Mexican Caribbean and Central Ameri...

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