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Caribbean Comeback: Tourists Flock to Reborn St. Vincent.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 13, 2025
- Advertisement - St. Vincent and the Grenadines has become one of the Caribbean’s biggest tourism success stories so far in 2025. The number of visitors from the United States jumped by almost 75% in the first quarter of the year, compared to the...
Grenadines Seabird Habitat Restoration Project making progress
Searchlight
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June 20, 2025
Urgent action is continuing to restore endangered seabird habitats in the Grenadines, where recent surveys revealed nesting taking place alongside threats like erosion, and invasive species. Led by the regional non-profit, Environmental Protection...
CARICOM Leaders Hail Jamaica’s Crime Management Plan
Nationwide 90FM
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July 8, 2025
Jamaica is being credited for its management of crime by at least two leaders of CARICOM. The endorsement came at the 49th meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, in Montego Bay, St. James. We have more in this...
Storm-Ready: Saint Vincent’s Cash Cushion Sets the Standard.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 10, 2025
- Advertisement - As the climate gets warmer and weather becomes more unpredictable, Caribbean countries are rethinking how they prepare for disasters—not just physically, but also financially. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is now seen as a...
CARICOM Summit | Gonsalves lauds Jamaica’s tech-driven crime response
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has praised Jamaica for its advances in using technology to combat crime. “You’re doing some splendid work using modern technology to solve crime and bring perpetrators to justice,”...
South Jersey Caribbean Festival marks 25 years with Nailah Blackman, culture, and color
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 8, 2025
Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Kylla Herbert, president of the South Jersey Caribbean Festival, says that the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday, July 12,...
Foreign Minister: “A Success On All Fronts, But This Is A Continuing Conversation”
Our News Bahamas
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July 8, 2025
Advertisement MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – A long night and even longer agenda, that’s how Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell described the opening day of the CARICOM summit. Leaders pushed through hours of talks Monday, not wrapping up until after...
‘We cannot leave Haiti at the mercy of gangs,’ says PM Holness
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
CARICOM Chair and Jamaican Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, has called on regional leaders to redouble efforts in the international arena to restore peace and security in Haiti, warning that momentum for action is slowing and the country...
Caribbean bank celebrates 49 years of EC dollar stability
Jamaica Observer
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July 8, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is commemorating 49 years of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar being pegged to the United States (US) dollar at a fixed rate of EC$2.70 to US$1.00. “This is a...
PM Calls for Redoubling of Efforts in Support of Haiti
Jamaica Information Service
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July 8, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has highlighted the need for CARICOM to intensify efforts in the international community for the restoration of peace and security in Haiti. He noted that the international momentum in support of...
Corporal Roache represents SVG police at AI Conference in Antigua
St. Vincent Times
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July 6, 2025
Detective Corporal 934 Sean Roache recently represented the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) at the 2nd Annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference, hosted by the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus in...
Murray Watt ramps up lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
The environment minister, Murray Watt, hosted more than a dozen ambassadors from countries on the world heritage committee on Monday as he ramped up lobbying efforts to get the Murujuga rock art complex inscribed on the world heritage list. Unesco...
North Oaks Medical Center’s GME program welcomes 17 new residents
The Daily Star - Louisiana
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HAMMOND – North Oaks has welcomed 17 physicians in training to North Oaks Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education program, according to the health system’s Vice President and Designated Institutional Official Kiley Cedotal. Nine physicians...
I’m a Travel Advisor, and These Are My 5 Favorite Caribbean Private Island Resorts
AOL
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COMO Parrot Cay COMO Parrot Cay's Serenity Villa as seen from above.Vacationing on a private island might seem extravagant, but the Caribbean offers a variety of resorts that are worth a second look. As a travel advisor specializing in the region...
Caricom Day 2025 in London
Now Grenada
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July 8, 2025
The Caricom High Commissions in London celebrated the 52nd anniversary of Caricom at a reception held on Thursday, 3 July at the International Maritime Organisation. The reception marked the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas...
PM Browne Concerned Over CARICOM’s Treatment of OECS Members
Antigua.News
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July 8, 2025
During the opening day of the 49th meeting of CARICOM leaders, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne expressed strong concerns regarding the perceived “benign neglect” of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) within the...
SVG: 22-year-old confesses to killing his 56-year-old father
Loop News
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A 22-year-old has confessed to killing his father at his home in St Vincent The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) launched an investigation into the gruesome murder which occurred in Gibson Corner on Wednesday July 2....
Efforts underway to protect endangered Grenadines seabird habitats
Searchlight
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June 13, 2025
Urgent action is underway to restore endangered seabird habitats in the Grenadines, where recent surveys revealed nesting alongside threats like erosion and invasive species. Led by regional nonprofit Environmental Protection in the Caribbean...
Five‑time champ George leads SVG’s golden surge at Junior Squash Championships
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 7, 2025
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Team St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) turned the glass courts of the 2025 Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association Championships into a showcase of disciplined talent and unflinching resolve, collecting two...
T&T boys and girls secure podium spots in regional squash tourney
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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The T&T boys’ team just missed out on the top spot after going under to Guyana 16-17 in the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships Boys Team final at the South Sound Squash Club in the Cayman Islands on Sunday...