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$5M mega-crane arrives for Kingstown Modern Port
A cutting-edge crane valued at approximately 5 million USD arrived Wednesday, signaling the imminent launch of Kingstown Modern Port facility. The massive crane, alongside a 100-ton companion, represents a transformative investment in our port...
Owner: Ernesto Cooke
Integration or disintegration?
THE EDITOR, Madam: While overseas, I was pleased to learn that Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines have opened their borders to free movement and trade. This bold move toward regional integration deserves applause and...
Owner: RJRGLEANER Communications Group
SVG minister calls for regional harmonisation of cannabis laws
St Vincent and the Grenadines Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar has called on CARICOM and OECS governments to harmonise cannabis legislation, arguing that new entrants will save time and money if they adopt a shared framework instead of drafting...
Owner: Ninvalle Family
Caribbean Fisheries Mechanism pens agreement with OECS, UWI
H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS (left), with Dr. Marc Williams, Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, at the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding during CWA 2025 (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
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St. Kitts and Nevis joins Regional Agricultural Insurance Programme
The St. Kitts and Nevis government has welcomed the inclusion of the twin-island Federation in the Regional Economical Agri-Insurance Programme (REAP), developed by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines-based Lynch Caribbean Brokers Ltd. -...
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Government of SVG hosts High-Level Event at UN to celebrate World Pediatrics’ 25th Anniversary
A High-Level event was hosted by the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in partnership with World Pediatrics, during the 80th United Nations General Assembly last week. The event was held to celebrate World Pediatrics’ 25th...
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Education Minister attends KIX LAC Hub Regional Meeting 2025
Minister for Education Sen. the Hon. David Andrew recently attended the 2025 Kix Lac Hub Regional Meeting held in Antigua, Guatemala. KIX is the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a global platform to strengthen education systems, and KIX LAC is...
Owner: Nigel Mathlin
PH drops to 79th place in global passport ranking
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine passport dropped to 79th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index (HPI), six slots lower from last year's 73rd ranking The Philippines tied with Sierra Leone for the 79th place out of 199 passports reviewed for...
Owner: Dante Ang
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...
Owner: Peter Harris
St. Kitts and Nevis Joins Regional Climate-Smart Insurance Scheme
- Advertisement - The government of St. Kitts and Nevis has welcomed the inclusion of the country in the new Regional Economical Agri-Insurance Programme (REAP), developed by Lynch Caribbean Brokers Ltd. of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The...
Owner: Kenneth Williams
Nursing student says laptop will make school life easier
First year nursing education student, Jonathan Boyde (right); speaking with API reporter One of the several hundred students of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) who received laptop computers last Wednesday and Thursday,...
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More Taiwan allies speak to support UN inclusion
More allies of Taiwan have spoken in support for the nation to join the UN, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves saying it is “a continuing absurdity” to exclude Taiwan from global mechanisms such as health, climate...
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Nursing student calls new Laptop a “Vital Tool”
NURSING STUDENT SAYS LAPTOP WILL MAKE HIS SCHOOL LIFE EASIER Over six hundred students of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College Division of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) and the Division of Nursing Education received...
Owner: Ernesto Cooke
DTVE enrollment hits record 600, surpassing main campus
DIVISION OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION RECORDS HIGHEST ENROLLMENT For the first time, the Division of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College has recorded its highest enrollment, surpassing that of...
Owner: Ernesto Cooke
St. Kitts and Nevis latest Caribbean country to join REAP
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Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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The St. Kitts and Nevis government has welcomed the decision by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines based Lynch Caribbean Brokers Ltd. To include the twin island Federation in the Regional Economical Agri-Insurance Programme...
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Guest post: How Caribbean states are shaping climate legislation
The Caribbean region is among the most vulnerable to climate change, despite historically contributing less than half of one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Rising sea levels, extreme heat and more frequent and intense storms – such as...
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CRFM inks new accords with Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and the University of the West Indies
Belize City, Belize, 9 October 2025 (CRFM)— 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...
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Fishers uneasy over Sandals overwater villas at Mammee Bay
Sandals Resorts International’s US$230-million redevelopment of its Dunn’s River hotel property, particularly the addition of 18 overwater villas, has received mixed reactions from the community, according to a newly released environmental impact...
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SVG Botanical Gardens partners with Royal Kew Gardens for global conservation
The St. Vincent Botanical Gardens – the oldest in the Western Hemisphere – is once again making history on the world stage. Our local team has officially embarked on an Exchange Programme with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK). Representing St....
Owner: Ernesto Cooke
Media and disasters
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Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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My submission deadline and other responsibilities ensured that today’s contribution could not sensibly address some of the more compelling headline news of the day, the national budget included. But it provides an...
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