Prime Minister highlights direct economic impacts of Sandals Resorts in SVG

Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has highlighted the direct economic impact generated in St. Vincent and the Grenadines through Sandals Resorts. The Prime Minister was speaking at the signing ceremony of a 500million dollar investment for the...

Jobless rate at record low, says Governor

Barbados’ employment rate has fallen to a record low 6.1 per cent, as more people find work in the construction sector in particular. With major infrastructure projects continuing, Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge is not concerned that...

Union Island gets largest ferry terminal in Southern Grenadines

Final touches are being carried out on the new Union Island Ferry Terminal ahead of the official handover of the facility, scheduled for Saturday, October 11th, 2025. The Union Island Ferry Terminal, located in Clifton, is the largest of the three...

CDB and World Bank agree on actions to advance projects in SVG

Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (centre), joined L. O’Reilly Lewis, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Director of Projects (Ag.), (fourth from left), along with representatives from CDB and the World Bank, for...

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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Reclaiming the people’s power

By Kenrick Quashie In North Windward, the Rabacca Bridge was opened in March 2007. Since then, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has held three general elections, with a fourth now fast approaching. Yet almost two decades later, we continue to hear...

Hurricane Melissa’s destruction shows need for climate resilience push

Avinash Persaud is special advisor to the president of the Inter-American Development Bank on climate change and an architect of the 2022 Bridgetown Initiative. Emily Wilkinson is director of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)...

PM highlights Sandals’ direct economic boost to SVG

Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the Sandals 500-million-dollar investment is all part of the overall thrust in holistic development, intended to propel the nation to first world status. Speaking at the signing ceremony on Monday, Dr....

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...

From skeptic of the local cannabis industry to a regional entrepreneur

69 Standing outside rows of medicinal cannabis plants at CannaSVG, the region’s largest licensed farm in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbadian entrepreneur Emmanuel Bria reflects on how much his perspective has changed. “When we hear medicinal...

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...

Scores of people seeking ‘vouchers’ shake Financial Complex

An unusually large number of people walking inside the Financial Complex in Kingstown on Monday might have been responsible for the “tremors” that resulted in employees evacuating the building. A public servant told iWitness News that a large...

The people will decide

Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has at last ended months of fruitless speculation about the date of the next general elections by formally announcing on Tuesday night of this week, that the much-anticipated general elections will be held on...

U.S. Secretary of State highlights shared values in SVG Independence Press Release

The Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been congratulated by United States, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on the occasion of this country’s 46th anniversary of Independence. In a press release, Rubio said the United...

Support for Jamaica in the aftermath of Melissa

During the Caribbean Week of Agriculture in October, the host minister, Saboto S Caesar, Minister of Agriculture in St Vincent and the Grenadines, highlighted the need for better post-disaster support for countries. St Vincent and the Grenadines...

Central Bank confirms equal banking access for CARICOM nationals in Belize

Views: 19 Views: 19 Posted: Saturday, October 4, 2025. 7:17 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): The Central Bank of Belize has announced key financial policy updates following the Government’s implementation of the Free Movement Regime for...

Amitabh Sharma | Grand Market – fuzzy, warm, on a crescendo

Grand Market – the mention of it brings fond memories for many. It is the time of the year when festivities are in the air, the breeze is cool ... and, of course, it’s the ‘most wonderful time of the year’. Yes, we’re at the cusp of officially...

Antiguan Officials Participate in EU-Funded Study Tour on Rural Development in Spain

Antigua and Barbuda Delegation Visits Spain for Sustainable Agriculture Exchange Members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including government representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the...

Budget Alert 5.8 (1) – Is GDP an appropriate indicator of production and comparative economic growth

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is important for assessing the productive health and wealth of the economy. The GDP is defined as the total monetary value of goods and services produced in an economy over a specific time, usually in one year; and...

Caribbean cultivators call for regional cannabis trade before global exports

“Safeguard the industry. Keep value in the Caribbean.” That was the message repeated across speakers at the St Vincent and the Grenadines 2nd Cannabis Conference and Expo Regional Cultivators Dialogue, where traditional cultivators and advocates...