October 29, 2024 As Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gets ready to celebrate its landmark Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence on 27 October, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett has recognised the…
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Caribbean Development Bank Senior Management Visits St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Accelerate Hurricane Recovery Efforts
July 12, 2024 Days after Hurricane Beryl impacted St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Acting President Mr. Isaac Solomon, and CDB senior managers are currently in the…
Three more Caribbean countries eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission
May 10, 2024 In 2015, Cuba made history by becoming the first country in the world to achieve the dual elimination of HIV and syphilis. THREE MORE countries in the…
Vincymas Promotion Celebrates Phenomenal Success During T&T’s Carnival
February 23, 2024 Vincymas, the vibrant celebration of Vincentian culture, has emerged triumphant during Trinidad & Tobago’s 2024 Carnival season, captivating audiences with its unique flair and energy. The promotion,…
Happy 44th Independence Anniversary St. Vincent and the Grenadines – CARICOM
October 31, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated St. Vincent and the Grenadines on its 44th Anniversary of Independence, which it celebrates Friday, 27 October 2023. Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett…
CEO lauds govt.’s commitment to improving labour
May 5, 2023 The CEO of a regional recruitment service recently expressed optimism about the future of labour relations in the country, if several initiatives the government has alluded to…
CDB Approves US$29.8 Million to Build Up Health Care Systems in the Caribbean
April 11, 2023 Almost three years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic first breached the shores of Caribbean countries, causing severe economic and social dislocation and putting immense strain on health systems…
CDB Approves USD4.4 Million Loan to Improve COVID Health Care Response in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
September 27, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a loan of approximately USD4.4 million (mn) for the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSVG) to improve the…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Port Upgrade Project Launched
July 5, 2022 The USD250.8 million (mn) Kingstown Port Modernization Project, anticipated to increase trade and export, and drive economic diversification, was officially launched today by the Government of Saint…
To Protect Our Future, Caribbean Nations Must Fight Harmful Fisheries Subsidies
June 21, 2022 For generations, fishing and our relationship to the ocean have shaped the cultural heritage of our home nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and…
The RIGHT Action Plan for the Queen Conch Industry in the Eastern Caribbean
May 31, 2022 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…
When a pristine Caribbean mangrove was decimated by a tourism project, locals on Union Island found a way restore it to its former glory.
April 22, 2022 On a sweltering summer day in 1994, an ancient mangrove forest on Union Island was ripped apart. A foreign investor had started the foundation work for a…