March 8, 2022 Young Caribbean fashion designer and entrepreneur Christal Oliver describes herself as “creative, industrious, and witty”. She could also add “resilient” to that list after managing to keep…
Category: SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Saint Vincent exports first cargo of medical cannabis
January 21, 2022 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has exported a cargo of 110 pounds (49.8 kilos) of medical cannabis after receiving a license for export to Germany, according to…
CARICOM CHAIR EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES AT PASSING OF SIR JAMES MITCHELL
November 26, 2021 The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Gaston Browne, has expressed deepest sympathy at the passing of Sir James ‘Son’ Mitchell, the former Prime Minister…
‘A true stalwart of integration’ – CARICOM Secretary-General remembers Sir James Mitchell
November 26, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it has noted with ‘profound regret’ the passing of former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Sir James Mitchell, adding…
CARICOM SG applauds ‘strength of character’, as Vincentians celebrate 42nd Independence Anniversary
October 26, 2021 CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has congratulated the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Forty-two years as an independent nation, noting that the…
Pure Jamaican sends weed seeds to St Vincent for Volcano relief
September 24, 2021 Pure Jamaican, Through Its Gi Life Farm in Jamaica, Announces a Donation of 10,000 Premium Cannabis Seeds to the Country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to…
Another earthquake rocks the Caribbean – Is oil drilling at fault?
By: Staff Writer September 14, 2021 Last week Thursday a 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the coast of St Vincent and the Grenadines, no deaths or injuries reported. The Trinidad-based Seismic…
Critical Assessment Tools to Aid in Recovery and Rebuilding Process in St. Vincent and the Grenadines after La Soufriere Eruption
August 20, 2021 Last week, several regional and international development partners, together with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, launched a critical tool to do just that –…
Attack on Prime Minister Gonsalves a ‘reprehensible act’ – CARICOM Secretary-General
August 10, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns in the strongest terms the violent attack on the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves.…
SVG: Prime Minister Gonsalves was assaulted during an anti-vaccine protest
By: Staff Writer August 6, 2021 Video emerging out of St Vincent and the Grenadines shows Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves being hurriedly rushed away from a mob of people…
CDB Provides US$5.3M for St Vincent and the Grenadines Volcano Recovery
July 27, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) has approved financing of US$5.3 million (mn) for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to support the response to the La Soufriere…
CDB President Meets with Prime Minister Dr. Gonsalves on Official Visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
July 23, 2021 President of the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) Dr. Gene Leon is in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for a four-day visit for outreach to the government…