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Ian Durant, the Caribbean Development Bank’s, director of economics, speaking at the bank’s annual press conference in Bridgetown, Barbados on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

CDB forecasts ‘moderate’ economic growth for borrowing members in 2025

By Kenton X. Chance BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 19, CMC — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is forecasting economic growth of 2.5% among its 19 borrowing member countries in 2025. This follows growth…

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Court & Crime

Vincy cop slapped with drug charges in St. Lucia

Police in St. Lucia have charged one of their Vincentian counterparts and three other men with drug possession charges after they were arrested there on board a boat on Thursday….

Politics

Stuart Young sworn in as new PM in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Senior Counsel Stuart Richard Young, 50, was sworn in on Monday as the eighth prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, a few months before…

Completion of new port pushed back to August

The EC$600 million seaport being built in Kingstown is now scheduled to be completed in August, three months later than initially scheduled. Minister of Seaports Senator Benarva Browne told Parliament…

Business

Lifestyle

Fleas force GHS to close — yet again

Fleas have forced students and teachers from the Girls’ High School temporary campus at Arnos Vale — yet again. It is the latest disruption of classes at the decommissioned ET…

VIDEO: iWN turns 16

At 1:43 a.m. AST on Feb. 19, 2009, a cold winter day in Taipei, Taiwan, Vincentian journalist Kenton Chance published the first article on a website he called “I Witness…

Sports

Good showing for H2O Lions at SAC Invitational

The H2O Lions Swim Academy entered eight of its 10 swimmers in the SAC Invitational Swim Meet at Shrewsbury Aquatic Centre last month.  Three of the 8 members were seasoned…

VPL 6 slated for April 7 – 20

The sixth edition of the Dream 11 Vincy Premier League (VPL) T10 is set for April 7 – 20. The tournament finals will be played under lights at the Arnos…