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Paralympic Games President welcomes launch of Caribbean Adaptive Sports Alliance
Searchlight
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August 29, 2025
Sports August 29, 2025 PRESIDENT OFTHE INTERNATIONAL Paralympic Committee (IPC), Andrew Parsons, has praised the formation of a new regional umbrella body for para- sports, describing it as a “big positive” for the movement. Speaking at the...
St Vincent Post suspends parcel service to the U.S
Win Media SKN
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August 27, 2025
(St. Vincent Times) – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Postal Corporation (SVG Post) has announced the suspension of packet and parcel services to the United States, citing recent controversial tariff changes that could dramatically impact...
Opposition takes election battle to PM’s constituency
I Witness News
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August 28, 2025
Central Kingstown MP, St. Clair Leacock, has asked the people of Byera to consider how their lives have changed even as their MP, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, has evolved during his 25 years in office. Leacock, who is a vice president of the...
ALBA Denounces U.S. Military Deployment Near Venezuela
teleSUR
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(FILE) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Photo: EFE. August 28, 2025 Hour: 12:32 am The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA), a coalition of ten Latin American and Caribbean nations warned that the deployment of U.S. warships...
Saint Lucia Defeats Antigua and Barbuda 45-33 in ECCB International Netball Series
Antigua.News
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August 27, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda had started the series in impressive fashion, opening with a commanding 63-17 victory over Anguilla, followed by a solid 53-14 win against Montserrat. They continued their dominant form with a convincing 60-10 triumph over...
Failed Caribbean Parties Offering Old Par for New Elections Courses
The Voice
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August 27, 2025
Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet It’s always been interesting discovering the spins young and old politicians everywhere put on election campaigning, promising the impossible or repeating undelivered promises, even...
Government to highlight commitment to education infrastructure at ceremony in North Leeward this Friday
NBC SVG
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August 26, 2025
Parliamentary Representative for North Leeward, Carlos James said the Government will highlight its continued commitment to education infrastructure with the official opening ceremony of the Fitz Hughes Primary School and a newly constructed Early...
Antigua and Barbuda Maintains Perfect Record in 2025 ECCB International Netball Series
Antigua.News
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August 27, 2025
The 10-team competition includes all seven ECCB member countries – Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – plus three invited teams: Barbados, the Cayman...
Regional tourism ministers honour American for outstanding support
Jamaica Observer
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August 27, 2025
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (right) congratulating Zane Kerby (centre), president and CEO of ASTA, for receiving the Caribbean Award for Excellence in regional tourism development, witnessed by Gary Sadler, executive vice-president...
Persad Bissessar defends US military support, says ‘Trinidad First’ policy will guide government
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 27, 2025
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says her administration will pursue a “Trinidad and Tobago first policy” over the next five years, insisting she will not back down from criticism of her decision to support the U.S. deployment of military...
SVG defeats St Lucia in their march towards retaining netball title
St. Vincent Times
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August 29, 2025
Vincy Jewels defeats Saint Lucia in battle of the saints in Grenada St. Vincent and the Grenadines continued their march towards retaining their ECCB International Netball Series title on Thursday evening August 28, 2025, defeating Saint Lucia 57...
ALBA-TCP Deepens Fisheries Cooperation in Saint Vincent Amid Regional Sovereignty Push
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August 23, 2025 Hour: 7:24 pm The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Rander Peña, held a high-level meeting in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with Prime Minister Ralph...
RVA students plant seeds of climate adaptation in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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August 29, 2025
Post-Beryl volunteerism gives 7 int’l students first-hand view of impact of climate change Seven international students who have completed the climate compliance programme at Richmond Vale Academy are returning home with first-hand knowledge of...
VI singer honoured at Carifesta
The BVI Beacon
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August 29, 2025
Virgin Islands musician Raul “Jougo” Sprauve received the Carifesta XV Icon Award on Sunday at the 15th annual Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Bridgetown, Barbados. And that was just a small part of the territory’s ongoing participation in the...
Ombudsman urges Caribbean leaders to follow youth example on regional unity
Barbados Today
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August 29, 2025
19 Caribbean governments stuck on the question of free movement should look to their young people for inspiration, Ombudsman Nigel Taylor said, pointing to the spirit of solidarity already on display among students at the CARIFESTA XV Student...
Jamaican Tourism Minister calls for urgent action to tackle regional tourism challenges
Travel Daily News
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August 26, 2025
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister urges urgent sustainable practices as Caribbean rebounds strongly post-pandemic, facing climate, geopolitical, and connectivity challenges despite record arrivals. MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – With the Caribbean being the most...
PAHO Infection Prevention and Control training preparing St. Vincent and the Grenadines for national programme
Pan American Health Organization
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August 22, 2025
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 18 August 2025 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has commenced a comprehensive Infection Prevention and...
Students unite in spirit of CARIFESTA
Barbados Today
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August 29, 2025
28 More than 250 students from 12 Caribbean countries have spent the past week sharing culture and camaraderie in Barbados as part of the CARIFESTA XV Student Jamboree, a regional camp hailed by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as a living example...
The Only Place In America Where You Can Legally Drive On The Left Side Of The Road
The Travel
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August 25, 2025
One of the best ways to explore America is on a road trip. Hitting the open road with friends or family, discovering new spots, and having the flexibility to get to where you need to be on your own schedule is a beautiful thing. If you're driving...
Vincy Jewels defeats Barbados and remains unbeaten in ECCB Netball Tourney
Searchlight
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August 29, 2025
ST.VINCENT ANDTHE GRENADINES, the ECCB International Netball Series defending champions and the #17 ranked country in the world, remains unbeaten in the 2025 tournament, following their 63 – 53 defeat of the #19 ranked Barbados on Wednesday night,...