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On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
The Good Men Project - California
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July 1, 2025
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...
ECCO Distributes Over $1 Million in Royalties to Music Creators
Antigua News Room
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July 1, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Music Creatives Benefit from Record-Breaking Royalty Payout The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. today announced the completion of its June 2025 distribution, disbursing...
ECCO Disburses Record Royalties Amidst Ongoing Challenges
Win Media SKN
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July 1, 2025
St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. has announced a significant payout in performance royalties, totalling $1,044,083.85, marking the completion of its June 2025 distribution. The...
Economist defends T&T following Gonsalves’ comments
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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ANGELO JEDIDIAH angelo.jedidiah@guardian.co.tt Following sharp criticism from St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves over the use of the TT dollar in regional trade, economist Professor Roger Hosein...
Gonsalves says Holiday Inn currently ‘not for sale’
St. Vincent Times
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July 1, 2025
GOVERNMENT NOT INTERESTED IN LONGTERM HOTEL MANAGEMENT Minister of Finance, Hon. Camillo Gonsalves stressed that there has been no change in the Government’s long-standing and well-publicized policy, that it is not interested in managing hotels...
DTVE students enhance skills in agriculture communications
St. Vincent Times
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June 27, 2025
As part of the Division of Technical Vocational Education (DTVE) of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College annual internship, six (6) students of the Digital Media and Marketing Programme were attached to the Communications Unit in...
7th Sitting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly convened on Tuesday in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Radio Montserrat
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The 7th Sitting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly convened on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with calls for deeper integration amidst global shifts. Held under the poignant theme,...
OECS 44th Anniversary Fun Walk Successfully Hosted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Win Media SKN
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June 19, 2025
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission marked another milestone in its 44th Anniversary celebrations with the successful hosting of a commemorative Fun Walk in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The event, which took place...
One year after Hurricane Beryl, the Union Island community is trying to recover what was lost
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 1, 2025
Anytime it rains or the wind picks up, Heidi Badenock starts to worry. “That’s just a consequence for going through something so life-changing,” said the 35-year-old attorney. That life-changing event occurred on July 1, 2024. Badenock was in her...
OECS Unveils Free Movement Billboard in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as Part of 44th Anniversary Celebrations
The Voice
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June 18, 2025
. Free movement was thrust in the spotlight on Friday, June 13, 2025, when the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission unveiled a vibrant new billboard at the Arnos Vale Roundabout, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The...
St Vincent’s PM says OECS might have to consider exiting CSME
Antigua News Room
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June 20, 2025
Gonsalves Assumes OECS Chairmanship, Questions CARICOM Relationship Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines has assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), using the occasion...
Sandals St Vincent empowers Vincy youth with pilot internship programme
St. Vincent Times
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June 20, 2025
Sandals Saint Vincent concludes “successful” pilot internship programme with SVGCC Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has concluded its pilot internship programme in collaboration with the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Community College...
Geothermal Energy paramount as Nevis Forges Path to Sustainable Future
Win Media SKN
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June 25, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The Global Sustainable Islands Summit, held in St. Kitts and Nevis, drew widespread praise for its focus on sustainability and international cooperation. Premier of Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley, reflecting...
Premier arrives in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for OECS meeting
The Daily Herald
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From left: Premier Cora Richardson Hodge and Prime Minister of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves. ANGUILLA--Premier Cora Richardson Hodge was warmly welcomed at Argyle International Airport by St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime...
Logos Hope to return to Dominica after 15 years
Dominica News Online
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June 30, 2025
Logos Hope- Photo: gbaships.orgLogos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair will make its return to Dominica from July 1 – 14, 2025. The ship, which offers over 5,000 titles and provides many visitors the opportunity to purchase quality...
Agriculture Minister says SVG must move to add more value to its livestock sector
NBC SVG
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June 18, 2025
Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar says St. Vincent and the Grenadines must move toward adding more value to its livestock sector, particularly in pork processing, to reduce reliance on imports. Speaking in an interview with the Agency for...
St. Vincent & the Grenadines secures EC$120M for hurricane season preparedness
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 10, 2025
As the hurricane season officially commences, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has proactively set aside EC$120 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) to bolster its response capabilities in the event of a tropical cyclone, announced Prime Minister...
OECS Commission announces geothermal study tour to Guadeloupe: A step towards sustainable energy
I News Cayman
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June 20, 2025
The OECS Commission has announced the commencement of a pivotal study tour to Guadeloupe, focusing on geothermal energy development. This initiative underscores the OECS’s commitment to advancing sustainable energy solutions and strengthening...
Tinubu: Nigeria open to visa waiver for diplomats, government officials from Eastern Carribean states
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is open to exploring a visa waiver arrangement for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The OECS comprises Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth...
Agriculture Minister highlights Economic promise of local farming at recent Made in Vincy festival
NBC SVG
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June 13, 2025
Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar, has said the agriculture sector continues to present tremendous opportunities for economic growth, employment, and innovation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking to the Agency for Public Information...