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Prime Minister says SVG’s Education Revolution is deepening and broadening
NBC SVG
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September 3, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said the education revolution is deepening and broadening The Prime Minister said the opening day of school and the activities associated with it in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, show clear evidence of a high...
Jamesy P releases “Cease Fire” project: An anthem for national unity
St. Vincent Times
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September 3, 2025
In response to a growing national call for unified action, this landmark “Cease Fire” initiative directly confronts the urgent issue of rising violence in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The campaign emerges from a climate of public frustration...
SVG joins Caribbean in celebrating Africa-Caricom day
St. Vincent Times
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September 3, 2025
VINCENTIANS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES CELEBRATING AFRICA-CARICOM DAY The Government and People of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the wider Caribbean and the African continent in commemorating Africa-CARICOM Day, observed...
Education Minister reiterates Government’s thrust towards National Development as Schools re-open
NBC SVG
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September 1, 2025
As the 2025/2026 School year in St Vincent and The Grenadines commenced today, Minister of Education, Curtis King has reiterated that the education of the nation’s children is a major part of the Government’s thrust towards national development....
Edwards, Joseph ‘thrilled,’ ‘honored’ to serve as 2025 Caribbean Carnival Parade grand marshals
Caribbean Life - New York
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September 3, 2025
Vincentians Atiba T. Edwards, the president and CEO of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM), and Roxanne Joseph, a recently retired New York Police Department (NYPD) detective, say they were “thrilled” and “honored” to serve as two of three grand...
Minister of Culture underscores importance of CARIFESTA
Searchlight
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September 2, 2025
MINISTER OF CULTURE, Carlos James News September 2, 2025 REGIONAL EVENTS like the Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA, are important as they provide an avenue where talent and creativity are exported. Speaking about the region’s premier Arts...
CARIFESTA 15 dubbed a resounding success by SVG’s contingent
NBC SVG
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September 3, 2025
The just concluded CARIFESTA 15 in Barbados, has been described as an awesome festival. This, from Director of Culture, Maxine Browne, who was part of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines contingent. Speaking on NBC Radio’s Talk Yuh Talk programme,...
Cannabliss 2025 poised to surpass last year’s Festival
NBC SVG
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September 3, 2025
Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar is hailing the growth of national festivals, including Carnival, Ital Fest, and Nine Mornings, as key drivers of community engagement and economic development, as St. Vincent and the Grenadines continues to...
The decline of critical thinking in SVG a call for intellectual revival
St. Vincent Times
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September 3, 2025
Rest in Peace – Critical Thinking vs. Hello Collective Stupidity: Part 1 My mind is in a state of disarray, akin to a rigged roulette wheel in one of my favourite casinos in London. I am experiencing a migraine from violently shaking my head in...
Prime Minister says there has been significant positive developments regarding access to tertiary education
NBC SVG
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September 1, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said there have been significant positive developments relative to Vincentians being able to access tertiary education, since his administration came to office in 2001. The Prime Minister made this statement...
NDP gov’t will focus on people, not projects — Friday
I Witness News
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September 4, 2025
Opposition Leader Godwin Friday says that a New Democratic Party (NDP) government will focus on people and not projects. He asked the electorate to elect his party to office, thereby making him prime minister, so that he could help to improve...
St Vincent and the Grenadines to appear at Country night at CARIFESTA XV tonight
NBC SVG
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August 28, 2025
The Culture and Heritage of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be on full display this evening at CARIFESTA 15 in Barbados as the Vincentian delegation hosts its country night. Director of Culture, Maxine Browne tells NBC News this evening’s...
Politics and politricks: political debates in a Caribbean election climate
I Witness News
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September 3, 2025
By *Tedra Kirby 2025 is one of those years in Caribbean politics where citizens of several Caribbean countries exercise their constitutional right by voting in a general election. As Jamaicans go to the polls today to do just that, I reflect on...
UBEC Launches Training Sessions to Strengthen Blue Economy MSMEs in Saint Lucia
Win Media SKN
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September 3, 2025
The Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) project has launched a series of training sessions designed to strengthen the capacity of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Fisheries (including aquaculture), Marine...
Call for culture shift as male nurses remain scarce
Barbados Today
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August 29, 2025
13 Senior Caribbean medical professionals warned that entrenched cultural attitudes are deterring men from entering nursing, leaving the profession overwhelmingly female at a time of critical shortages. Speaking to reporters at the Nurses’ Pinning...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Advances National Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution through…
IUCN
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Saint Vincent, August 14, 2025. From August 12–14, 2025, stakeholders across government, private sector, civil society, and academia came together in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for a series of national workshops aimed at tackling plastic...
Q&A H. Nigel Thomas' novel examines the cost of secret lives A Different Hurricane follows two gay men in the island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Books -Bookends |1 hour ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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H. Nigel Thomas' latest novel, A Different Hurricane, is set on the lush Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It's about two young men, Gordon and Allen, who become secret lovers, until society forces them apart. After returning...
41 Canadian books featured on Bookends with Mattea Roach Looking to add a few more Canadian authors to your reading repertoire? The writers featured on Bookends with Mattea Roach offer plenty of inspiration. Books -Bookends |7 minutes ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Looking to add a few more Canadian authors to your reading repertoire? The writers featured on Bookends with Mattea Roach offer plenty of inspiration. On the show, Roach talks to authors from Canada and around the world. Here are all the Canadian...
Saint Lucia in Group A for Concacaf Women’s Qualifiers
St. Lucia Times
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August 27, 2025
Saint Lucia’s Piton Girlz are expected to play two home games and two away fixtures in the Concacaf Women’s Qualifiers, beginning in November. The draw for the 29-team competition took place at the weekend in Miami, Florida. Drawn in Pool A, Saint...
SVG using every opportunity to showcase the country’s culture at CARIFESTA XV
NBC SVG
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August 26, 2025
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines contingent at CARIFESTA 15 continues to grab every opportunity to showcase this country’s culture and heritage at the region’s premier cultural festival. This statement was made by Director of Culture, Maxine...