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Part-time vacancy: Local advertising rep in Grenada and St Vincent & The Grenadines
Now Grenada
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May 23, 2025
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Agri-Businesses in SVG receive Micro-Grants
Searchlight
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June 3, 2025
Group photo of the 16 awardees of the Agricultural Micro-Enterprise Post-Production (AMEPP) Small Grants Programme Sixteen agri-businesses in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have been awarded micro-grants under the Global Environment Fund...
Call raised to better market Windward Islands Schools Games
Searchlight
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June 3, 2025
Sports Minister Dr Orando Brewster addressing the WISG Meeting opening session (photo by Robertson S Henry) St Vincent and the Grenadines Minister of Sports, Orando Brewster, believes greater efforts need to be made to market the Windward Islands...
Colonial and slave names need an overhaul, says Finance Minister
Searchlight
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June 3, 2025
The change of the names of certain places in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) due to their colonial origin has once again been raised. Speaking on May 25, 2025, African Liberation Day, and on the heels of the inaugural National Spiritual...
Government outlines Financial Preparedness ahead of 2025 Hurricane Season
NBC SVG
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June 2, 2025
Should St Vincent and the Grenadines be affected by any weather event during the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the government has ensured financial measures are in place to aid in initial relief efforts. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves noted...
Knocking Heads to address health matters of the vulnerable and marginalised
Searchlight
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June 17, 2025
Editorial June 17, 2025 On Wednesday, June 11, Health experts across the region sat down with Government and Civil Society representatives to dialogue on building sustainable HIV responses in times of funding uncertainty. This forum followed the...
Finance Minister reports decline in remittances amid U.S. migrant crackdown
NBC SVG
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May 26, 2025
Meanwhile, Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves has indicated the remittance numbers are declining for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Minister said this is as a result of the United States crackdown on migrants...
Eastern Caribbean launches regional project
Now Grenada
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June 16, 2025
A landmark initiative to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the Eastern Caribbean was officially launched this week in Castries, St Lucia, bringing renewed focus to building resilient, integrated health systems that can better detect and...
Triple murder accused was being treated for ‘mental illness’ — sources
I Witness News
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June 16, 2025
Leon John, the second man to be charged in connection with the May 16 triple homicide in Belmont, was being treated for an alleged mental health condition, multiple sources have told iWitness News. Sources said that the 28-year-old man had been on...
Caribbean launches groundbreaking regional platform to tackle climate crisis
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 16, 2025
In a bold regional move to confront the escalating climate crisis, the Caribbean officially launched its first-ever Regional Platform for Catalysing Resilience and Climate Action on Friday. The initiative aims to accelerate climate finance,...
HER program supports women entrepreneurs in Southern Grenadines
St. Vincent Times
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May 31, 2025
We Are Mayreau Completes Inaugural HER Program for Women in Business Nation-building is not solely the work of infrastructure or policy; it is grounded in strengthening human capacity, community resilience, and inclusive leadership. The Holistic...
UWI Five Islands OECS budget watch: “Who’s growing and who’s slowing? A look at economic growth and inflation across the...
The New Today Grenada
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May 31, 2025
The Eastern Caribbean is growing again, but not all growth is created equal. In 2025, some countries are sprinting toward resilience and reform, while others are jogging in place, held back by lost revenues, debt overhang, or policy paralysis....
A crisis economist
The Straits Times
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May 30, 2025
Soon after he joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1981, Dr Khor Hoe Ee had his first taste of crisis. He was assigned to the divisions that covered the East Caribbean, Dominican Republic and Mexico, and IMF found itself tackling a...
MP concerned about housing, emergency shelters in S. Grenadines as hurricane season looms
I Witness News
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May 30, 2025
Southern Grenadines MP Terrance Ollivierre has expressed concern about the state of housing and emergency shelters in the constituency as another hurricane season approaches, less than a year after the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl. “I...
Government raises EC$20 million on regional market
Now Grenada
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May 30, 2025
by Linda Straker First auction of Treasury Bills for 2025 oversubscribed by more than EC$10 million First 91-day Treasury Bill auction was held on 26 February; offered amount was EC$15 million Government to raise EC$60 million through 91-day...
Will work with partner countries to advance regulatory collaboration, says Minister Anupriya Patel
Pharmabiz.com
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India continues to be a leader in drug manufacturing, especially when it comes to the generic medicines, and hope to continue to work together with partner countries to advance the regulatory collaboration and promote the recognition of the...
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...
CDB study urges policy reform to tackle labour market inequities
Jamaica Observer
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May 30, 2025
A key finding of the report is the persistent gender wage gap, which continues to disproportionately affect women, particularly those heading households. A new report by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has revealed significant and persistent...
T&T’s Maraj Air Conditioning to open doors here in July
Guyana Chronicle
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June 16, 2025
-Guyana identified as one of the most promising locations in the Caribbean CITING Guyana as one of the most promising investment destinations in the Caribbean, regional brand Maraj Air Conditioning Limited is set to officially enter the local...
Floods drive up market prices
Trinidad Express
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May 26, 2025
PIMENTO prices fell to 15 for $5, while tomato prices rose to $15 per pound in the aftermath of last weekend’s floods, which affected communities including Aranjuez, Piarco, Las Lomas/St Helena, Bamboo No 2, Cocorite, and Diego Martin, according...