Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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Cabinet Members Tour Modern Kingstown Port

With the highly anticipated opening of the Kingstown Modern Port slated for this Saturday, Members of Cabinet had an opportunity to tour the state-of-the-art facility on Monday. And, speaking to the API, Minister of Urban Development and Seaport,...

DeVry Uni. & SVGCIC partner to expand access to education

DeVry University and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SVGCIC) will host an event to announce a new strategic partnership, aimed at expanding access to educational opportunities for corporate entities and...

Insp. Samuel Achieves Perfect 4.0 GPA Amidst Loss

INSPECTOR OF POLICE CORLENE SAMUEL GRADUATES WITH MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY When dedication meets purpose, remarkable things happen. The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) proudly celebrates Inspector of...

Magnitude 4.2 quake felt in SVG, St Lucia, Barbados

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattled St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday evening, according to data from the UWI Seismic Research Centre. DATE AND TIME: 2025-10-19 6:20 pm (Local Time) 2025-10-19 22:20 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.2 LOCATION: Latitude:...

Over 300 signed up for Canadian farm programme

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marked the 80th anniversary of World Food Day under the theme: “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future”. This day, observed globally, is aimed at raising awareness about...

OPINION: Nuts and bolts of Caricom ‘free movement’ for Saint Lucia in the future (Part 1)

By Rahym R. Augustin-Joseph About two weeks ago, amid the political campaigning in Saint Lucia, four CARICOM countries – Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines – leapfrogged the region. They implemented full freedom of...

To young Vincentians: Your laptop is power—use it to build, not to burn

Guide Stars Lessons: What we do with the Fire Not every matter invites calm discussion, but some demand it all the same. The government’s recent laptop initiative is one such moment… one that asks for reason instead of reaction. Everyone can feel...

COMMENTARY: Bridges Over Water: Enhancing the U.S.–Caribbean Partnership

By Dr. Isaac Newton What if the ocean separating the United States from the Caribbean were not a boundary but a bridge waiting to be crossed with vision and action? The waves already carry the answer. They whisper that the future belongs to those...

Is Cape Town South Africa’s second most dangerous city?

The newspaper said that South Africa’s murder rate – 43.72 murders for every 100,000 people – was the third highest in the world. The rate was accurate for 2022, but more recent data showed that at least four countries had rates higher than 45....

Guide Stars Lessons: What we do with the fire

By Eddy Smith Not every matter invites calm discussion, but some demand it all the same. The government’s recent laptop initiative is one such moment… one that asks for reason instead of reaction. Everyone can feel how tense the times are, and...

Green champions Caribbean irrigation, investment priorities at FAO food forum

Jamaica last week underscored its leadership in advancing climate-resilient agriculture and regional food security during the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2025, a flagship event of the World Food Forum (WFF) held at the Food and Agriculture...

Government distributing laptops to fifth form students across the country this week

Fifth form students at Secondary Schools nationwide are being presented with a laptop, compliments the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Minister of Finance and Information Technology, Camillo Gonsalves said on Radio that the laptop...

St. Martin’s Secondary School Agriculture Programme Launched

St. Martin’s Secondary Launches Agriculture Science Programme in Partnership with ZHTF, GECCU The Zero Hunger Trust Fund (ZHTF), with the support of General Employees Cooperative Credit Union (GECCU), officially launched a new Agriculture Science...

Fitz is right back where he belongs

By *Marlon Bute To be clear, I have absolutely no interest in working for anyone. I am quite satisfied being self-employed — being an entrepreneur, an employer of men and women, a producer, and a construction worker — because I am convinced that...

FAU's Queen Conch Lab Receives Prestigious International Award

Megan Davis, Ph.D., (left) and Becky Holt, assistant director of the Queen Conch Lab, receiving the award during the Responsible Seafood Summit held in Cartagena, Colombia. Award Snapshot: FAU Harbor Branch researchers have received the...

SVG enters new era in Maritime Development with launch of MPOC

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is entering a new era in maritime development with the formal launch of the Modern Port Operating Company (MPOC), a key milestone in the ongoing transformation of the nation’s port. That’s according to Chief...

New Port Management Promises Enhanced Efficiency

The Modern Port Operating Company (MPOC), will replace the long-standing St. Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority (SVGPA). Carl James, CEO of SVGPA, announced a comprehensive restructuring that promises to catapult the country’s port...

The UWI presents Vice-Chancellor's ...

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Thursday, October 16, 2025 — On October 21, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will tackle one of the Caribbean's most pressing issues in an upcoming Vice-Chancellor's Forum. Titled "Promises,...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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