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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...
SVG school garden competition deadline extended
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is set to ignite the agricultural passion of its young students with the National School Garden Competition 2025, announcing an extended registration deadline of September 30th, 2025. The Rural Transformation Unit is...
Sports Sciences Soon Grads win SVGCC Invitational Football Title
Champions- Sports Sciences Soon Grads making the W, after winning the SVGCC Invitational Football Competition last Friday night at Victoria Park Sport Sciences Soon Grads emerged winners of the 2024 National Lotteries Authority, Unique Touch...
Invest SVG introduces local businesses to new technology
Financial Complex, Operations and Business Development Manager at Gem Printery Limited (Trinidad and Tobago), Vishal Moonasar and Export Director of Marketing and Promotions at Invest SVG, Nadine Agard-Juillerat, displaying two pieces of handheld...
Isaiah Toney to represent SVG as Junior Tourism Minister at Regional Tourism Youth Congress
The Ministry of Tourism has announced Isaiah Toney as Junior Tourism Minister for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Toney represented the St. Vincent Grammar School and emerged as the winner of the Ministry’s National Tourism Youth Congress, which...
Young Environmental Scientists Competition now accepting student submissions
Macmillan Education Caribbean has announced the launch of the 2025 Young Environmental Scientists (YES) Competition, set to commence in early October 2025. The group stated in a press release that the initiative invites primary school students...
Ministry of Education calls for greater participation in Science and Technology Fair
Ministry of Education officials have expressed some concern about the participation in the country’s main science competition, and are urging teachers to employ more creative methods to get students interested in Science-related topics. The VINLEC...
The 2024 National Science and Technology Fair all set for 11th-15th November
Students will again showcase various inventions and products during the National Science and Technology Fair, slated for next week. The November 11th to 15th event will be held at the Methodist Church Hall in Kingstown under the theme...
National Science Fair Set to Showcase Innovative Student Inventions
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FAIR 2024 Organisers of the annual National Science and Technology fair say the event promises to be exceptional as students showcase various inventions and products. The fair which will be held at the Kingstown...
Updated research needed to assess mercury levels in Grenada
by Curlan Campbell Larger fish, such as tuna, shark, blue marlin, and swordfish, generally contain higher levels of mercury Research conducted in 10 Caribbean countries including Grenada Revisiting research to assess mercury levels in Grenada...
CRFM inks new accords with OECS, The UWI
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first bilateral accord with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The signing was executed during the Sixteenth Special Meeting of the CRFM...
Aspiring Civil Engineer cops Prime Minister’s Award
Halei Douglas has exemplified her commitment to science and engineering through an educational journey that includes participation in the Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPICE) at The University of the West Indies Cave...
Landmark High Seas Treaty marks new era of global ocean protection
The high seas once stood outside the reach of serious law. Nations debated for years but could not agree on rules. That changed on September 19, 2025. Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, and Morocco handed in their...
Shantell Compton: First Vincentian female to graduate with Nautical Science Degree
First Vincentian female to graduate from the University of Trinidad and Tobago with Bachelor of Science in Nautical Science/Maritime Operations Shantell Compton, from the village of Prospect, is the first Vincentian to graduate from the University...
The Caribbean’s Migration Milestone
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Four Caribbean countries launch a free movement regime, Washington lifts sanctions on a former Paraguayan president, and the U.N. demands answers on Nicaragua’s...
26 SVG Police and Prison Officers Begin Studies at UWI Five Islands
SVG Police and Prison Officers Enroll in UWI Criminology Programme On Thursday, September 18, 2025, twenty-six (26) Police Officers of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and two (2) Prison Officers of His Majesty’s...
Grenada proposes establishing tri-lateral oil and gas commission with Venezuela and SVG
by Linda Straker PM Mitchell submitted tri-lateral proposal to Head of Government in each of the 3 countries Tri-lateral joint commission to be proposed to guide demarcating maritime boundaries Town hall meeting at Trade Centre on 9 October...
Taiwan urges global community to embrace its role in achieving 2030 agenda
Chip in with Taiwan in the Collective Pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals As the United Nations ushers in its 80th anniversary and there are merely 5 more years for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable...
Cricket West Indies extends partnership with Apex Group, adding innovative ‘Shot Tracker’ technology
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has proudly renewed its longstanding partnership with global financial services provider, Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex”). The renewed collaboration kicks off with the CG United ODI match in Antigua and will...
NPRBA Employees wrap up training at Kew Gardens, UK
Members of staff of the National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority (NPRBA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour are wrapping up a 10-day professional training programme at the Royal...