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CTO unveils Reimagine Plan to reshape Caribbean tourism by 2027
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 7, 2025
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has rolled out an ambitious three-year strategy aimed at reshaping the region’s tourism landscape. The Reimagine Plan 2025–2027, officially launched during Caribbean Week in New York last month, sets a...
CTO launches plan to reimagine Caribbean tourism
Travel Press
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July 7, 2025
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is planning to transform the region’s tourism sector with a new three-year plan that outlines a strategic vision that will position the Caribbean as a global leader in sustainable tourism, while...
SVG Basketball Federation to host free Youth Summer Camps
Searchlight
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July 4, 2025
Sports July 4, 2025 The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Federation (SVGBF) will be hosting its 2025 Youth Summer Basketball Camps in three communities. Funded by the St Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee (SVGNOC), the...
CARICOM Celebrates 52 Years of Regional Unity
Love FM
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July 5, 2025
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is celebrating its 52nd anniversary today. The 15-member block of countries, along with six associate members, mark July 4 in honor of the 1973 Treaty of Chaguaramas, which established CARICOM. The community was...
Tropical wave triggers Flash Flood watch in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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July 3, 2025
A flash flood watch is now in effect, as a tropical wave is affecting the island, according to the St. Vincent Met Office. In an afternoon bulletin, SVG met says unstable conditions associated with a tropical wave are maintaining a few scattered...
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | June 30 to July 6, 2025
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Polity — The Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the RailOne App as a one stop...
Body of ‘John Doe’ found in Fair Hall positively identified
NBC SVG
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July 3, 2025
The body of a man found in Fairhall on Tuesday July 1st, has been identified. According to the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, the body was positively identified as 23 year old Dominic Smith, of Rockies/Edinboro. A post mortem...
SVG Restaurant Week 2025 a resounding success
NBC SVG
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July 3, 2025
The just concluded Restaurant Week 2025 has been described as a resounding success. President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association (SVGHTA), Isola Giddings told NBC News this year’s activities were superb with a...
Campari Ignites Carnival Spirit with exciting in-store promotion in SVG
Searchlight
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July 3, 2025
Campari Caribbean is turning up the heat this Carnival season with an exciting off-trade promotion, giving fans a chance to experience the vibrant festivities of St Vincent Carnival like never before. Customers who purchase one (1) bottle of...
Public urged to refrain from capturing, disrupting wildlife species
St. Vincent Times
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July 3, 2025
The Forestry Services St. Vincent within the Ministry of Agriculture is appealing to the public to refrain from capturing and disrupting wildlife species such as the Iguana (Green Iguana and Pink Rhino Iguana), Armadillo (tattoo), Agouti and...
Veteran Caribbean journalist Rickey Singh dies at 88
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 6, 2025
The Caribbean media fraternity is mourning the loss of veteran journalist Rickey Ramotar Singh, who died in Barbados on Saturday at the age of 88. Singh, a Guyanese-born journalist with a career spanning more than six decades, had been ailing for...
Draft legislation for establishment of Eastern Caribbean CBI/CIP regulator now available for public comment
Dominica News Online
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July 4, 2025
ECCB press release - Friday, July 4th, 2025 at 9:00 AM The Interim Regulatory Commission (IRC) has published the draft legislation for the establishment of a regional regulator for Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CBI/CIP) – the Eastern...
2025/2026 Applications Open – Study in Morocco
Win Media SKN
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June 28, 2025
Application Information The Government of Morocco has made several fully-funded tuition scholarships available to citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and...
Moonilal hits back at Gonsalves’ ‘Monopoly money’ remark
Trinidad Express
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July 2, 2025
ENERGY MINISTER Dr Roodal Moonilal yesterday responded to St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves’ comparison of Trinidad and Tobago dollars to “Monopoly money”. In his feature address during the Society of Petroleum...
Officers videoed beating homeless man placed on leave
St. Vincent Times
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July 2, 2025
RSVGPF Reaffirms Zero Tolerance for Police Misconduct The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) unequivocally condemns the inappropriate actions of two police officers captured in a video circulating on social media. The...
Canadian-Vincentian wins 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
Canadian Vincentian writer Chanel Sutherland has today been announced as the overall winner of the world’s most global literature prize. The 41-year-old, who was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and lives in Montreal, Canada, saw off 7,920...
UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Leeds Live
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July 4, 2025
A leading mobile network with 10 million customers is set to reintroduce free roaming for travellers this summer. UK holidaymakers heading to the European Union have been informed that Three Mobile will reinstate this significant benefit for them....
Government records 25% increase in expenditure for first five months of 2025
NBC SVG
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July 2, 2025
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines registered a 25 percent increase in total expenditure for the first five months of this year. This is according to Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. The Prime Minister, provided an update on the...
Veteran Caribbean journalist Rickey Singh dies
Loop News
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July 6, 2025
CMC – The veteran and respected Caribbean journalist, Rickey Ramotar Singh, died in Barbados on Saturday. He was 88 years old. The Guyanese-born Singh, who received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and a Lifetime...
Venezuela marks 214th Independence anniversary with ceremony in Kingstown
NBC SVG
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July 4, 2025
The Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation (IVCC) hosted an event yesterday to commemorate the 214th anniversary of the independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The event was held at the University of the West Indies Global...