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SVGTU Seeking Industrial Relations & Research Officer: Apply Now
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of Industrial Relations and Research Officer (IRRO). Qualifications Applicants must possess: A Bachelor’s Degree in...
Penny takes part in energy talks in New York
News Clint Chan Tack 2 Hrs Ago Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles, right, embraces Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves at the UN in New York on September 26. - OPPOSITION Leader...
Vincentian historian gives Japanese researcher new Vincentian historiography
By Dr. Garrey Michael Dennie Recently, I witnessed an intellectual tornado. In a conversation that is certainly the first of its kind, a Vincentian historian, Dr. Cleve Scott, engaged a Japanese historian, Dr. Kuwajima on three issues critical to...
New faces in the political mix for the Southern Grenadines
The Southern Grenadines, destroyed by category one hurricane Beryl on July 1, 2024, can expect to see several new faces enter the political mix this year. With the next general elections constitutionally due by November 2025, with a three-month...
NDP appeals to young voters as campaign ramps up
Kishore Shallow, 40, the youngest candidate on the NDP’s ticket, says St. Vincent and the Grenadines needs a better brand of politics. NDP leader Godwin Friday says the NDP sees in Vincentian youth the country’s full potential. NDP Chairman Daniel...
Mottley rejects opposition claims as House backs free movement plan
18 Prime Minister Mia Mottley defended her government’s regional free movement initiative as vital to Barbados’ survival and Caribbean unity, rejecting opposition accusations that it is a strategy to influence future elections. On the floor of the...
CRFM and the OECS strengthen collaboration with signing of a new MoU
Dr Marc Williams (rgt), Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, and Dr Didacus Jules (lft), Director General of the OECS, signing the MoU. Press Release October 14, 2025 The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first...
DigiFish Project: Safety at Sea with Cutting-Edge Satellite Technology
DIGI-FISH PROJECT LAUNCHED National Fisherfolk Organisation and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Environment Fund has launched a project to deal directly with fisherfolk’s safety at sea utilizing adequate technology. Speaking at the launch...
Can Lai’s Taiwan Hold on to Its Diplomatic Allies?
During Tsai Ing-wen’s presidency, Taiwan lost ten official diplomatic partners to China, which utilized its economic power to peel away the democracy’s allies. Since President Lai Ching-te took office in May 2024, however, Taiwan has managed to...
This tiny Caribbean island is the next big thing in wellness
Mustique is the super-exclusive Caribbean hideaway that’s famous for being the place that one per-centers let their hair down. Princess Margaret scandalised high society in the Seventies by frolicking here with her toy boy Roddy Llewellyn. A...
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Mexico, Paraguay back Guyana’s candidacy for IICA top post
MEXICO and Paraguay, two countries with governments of different political leanings but with significant agricultural development policies in common, officially announced their decision to support Guyana’s candidacy for the position of...
Tobago’s coral reefs analysed with new tech
News Newsday Reporter An Hour Ago Divers from the Institute of Marine Affairs at Mt Irvine reef, Tobago. - The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), together with a research team from Coastal Dynamics Ltd (CDL), is using advanced computer models to...
SVG to Combat Praedial Larceny with Drone Technology by 2025
GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT TASK FORCE TO DEAL WITH PRAEDIAL LARCENY By 2025, the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines will implement special measures to deal with praedial larceny. This, according to Minister of Agriculture Hon. Saboto Caesar,...
IMA researching ways to strengthen coral reef restoration in Tobago
The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), together with a research team from Coastal Dynamics Limited (CDL), is using advanced computer models to gain new insights into Tobago’s coral reef ecosystems. A news release from the...
CONSULTATION FOR SOME, SILENCE FOR OTHERS: PM DREW’S DOUBLE STANDARD ON FREE MOVEMENT EXPOSED
Critics blast the Prime Minister’s “selective democracy” — consulting the public on CARICOM, but not on Nigeria. BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (SKN Times) — Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew’s refusal to sign the historic CARICOM–OECS Free Movement Pact...
Gonsalves warns UN against nation destructing peace and development unilaterally
UNITED NATIONS — St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves on Friday said that the intractable problems facing humanity cannot be solved by any one nation acting unilaterally. Addressing the 80th session of the United Nations...
Financial Information Month Festival 2025 Launched
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) officially launched Financial Information Month (FIM) Festival 2025 on 30 September with a regional media event that brought together banking partners, students, educators, government representatives, and...
Sports Sciences Soon Grads Sweep Awards at NLA/Unique Soccer Touch Football Championship.
Sports Sciences Soon Grads dominated the Awards for this year’s National Lotteries Authority/Unique Soccer Touch St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College Football Championship which ended last Friday at Victoria Park in Kingstown. Cori...
Emmanuel High’s Head Girl makes history at Science Fair
Anicia De Roche, of Emmanuel High School Mesopotamia copped the awards for Most Outstanding Upper Secondary Project and Most Outstanding Secondary School Project. It was the Emmanuel High School Mesopotamia(EHSM)’s first attempt at the VINLEC...