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The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth
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Modern port to revolutionize SVG’s agriculture, fisheries
The Modern Kingstown Port: A Revolution for Vincentian agriculture and fisheries The official commissioning of the modern port in Kingstown is not just an upgrade to our infrastructure; it is a profound declaration of our commitment to the future...
PM: Caricom no longer a reliable partner
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced yesterday that Trinidad and Tobago will be realigning its foreign policy. She said her Government no longer views Caricom as a reliable partner. “I do not consider Caricom a reliable partner and over...
MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 27, 2025
Happy Independence Day SVG October 27, 2025 Happy Independence Day to St. Vincent and the Grenadines! As the nation marks 46 years of independence, MPE joins the Caribbean and the wider world in saluting the Vincentian people and celebrating their...
OECS kicks off SARSEA project to tackle Sargassum in the Caribbean
The Sargassum Regional Strategies for Ecosystem-based Actions (SARSEA) project was officially launched on 28 October in Saint Lucia, in the presence of numerous government, institutional and scientific representatives from across the Caribbean...
Official kickoff of the SARSEA Project: Enhanced Regional Cooperation to tackle the Challenge of Sargassum in the Caribbean
The Sargassum Regional Strategies for Ecosystem-based Actions (SARSEA) project was officially launched on 28 October in Saint Lucia, in the presence of numerous government, institutional and scientific representatives from across the Caribbean...
PM Persad-Bissessar: Caricom no longer a reliable partner
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Photo: Internet Source TRINIDAD EXPRESS PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced yesterday that Trinidad and Tobago will be realigning its foreign policy. She said...
Can Indians get a UAE Visa on Arrival? Here’s what’s changed and who’s eligible
The UAE expanded its visa-on-arrival list to include Indians holding valid visas or residence permits from six new countries; Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada/ AI Image for illustrative and creative purposes UAE...
SVG PM wants nationals to ‘own the future’
As St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its 46th anniversary of political independence from Great Britain, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves wants nationals to “own the future.” “My simple message to the people of St. Vincent and the...
Barbados deal with three others allows easy access
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines earlier this month signed a free movement agreement allowing their citizens to live, travel, and work indefinitely in any of the participating countries without needing visas or work...
PM announces 3-month, 3% salary bonus to be paid next month
Public sector workers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will receive a 3% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) for three months, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced in his Independence Address on Monday. “A Christmas COLA will also be paid to all...
Skerrit hails freedom of movement as a dream come true.
75 Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has hailed the decision by Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and his country to facilitate the full freedom of movement for their nationals as a “dream come true”. Speaking at the...
“Celebrating our identity, inspiring our future”
National Liberation Speech to the nation Introduction A very pleasant day to all. Happy Independence. Let me thank all of you, fellow Vincentians who continue to support the sustained initiatives organized so far by the National Liberation...
Bruno Rodríguez: “The U.S. blockade is a collective punishment against the Cuban people”
Rodriguez stressed that the majority of the member countries spoke out “in defense of international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the demand for the immediate and unconditional cessation of the blockade on Cuba.” The foreign minister...
Let’s pledge to work together to create a better future for everyone
INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE from Bishop Stephen Ollivierre, Presiding Bishop Saint Vincent and the Grenadines District: Pentecostal Assembly of the West Indies (PAWI) EVERY YEAR, as the anniversary of our country’s independence approaches, we are...
Independence Day – It tells the enduring story of who we are and what we continue to become
INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE from Mr. Envill Williams: The Commissioner of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force IT IS WITH PROFOUND PRIDE and deep humility that I address you on this momentous occasion, as we celebrate 46 years of...
Police say military aircraft, paratroopers not linked to regional tensions
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said late Sunday night that the military aircraft activity and paratroopers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are not linked to regional tensions or foreign military operations. “The...
New Kingstown Port inaugurated
KINGSTOWN (CMC): The new Kingstown Port opened on Saturday with the first ship calling at the facility shortly after the formalities, two days before St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) celebrated its 46th anniversary of Independence from...
CARICOM Hails Guyana’s “New Door to the World”.
- Advertisement - The CARICOM Secretariat’s Director for External Trade, Joel Richards, praised Guyana for becoming the first English-speaking Caribbean nation to open a World Trade Center (WTC). Speaking at the official launch of the World Trade...
Dear Editor: US warships in Caribbean represent ‘real and immediate threats to regional stability’
“[…] The narcotics trade continues to devastate Caribbean societies—eroding lives, futures, and the very moral fabric of our communities. This is a grave crisis for the Church and for families everywhere, and one we are duty-bound to confront....