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Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Godwin Friday, speaking at the 2026 SVG Trade and Investment Opportunity Seminar in Taipei on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo: Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Godwin Friday, speaking at the 2026 SVG Trade and Investment Opportunity Seminar in Taipei on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo: Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

PM Friday outlines investment opportunities to Taiwanese private sector

Prime Minister Godwin Friday has presented St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as an ideal destination for private-sector investment from Taiwan. “St. Vincent and the Grenadines is transitioning its bilateral…

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Bailey, Simmons to lead police force from Monday

Trevor "Buju" Bailey, left, and Junior Simmons will act as commissioner and deputy commissioner of police, effective Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.

The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force will be under new leadership effective Monday, almost nine months after the New Democratic Party administration was voted into office. However,…

SVG and Taiwan: A relationship soaring at 45

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By *Guevara Leacock On A View from the Outside this week, Saturday Aug. 15, 2026, which is the very day on which our diplomatic relations with Taiwan turn 45, we turn…

Flash flood watch in effect for SVG

Flash flood watch

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services has issued a flash-flood watch for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, effective until 2 p.m. Saturday. A strong tropical wave approaching the…

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Opposition Senator Carlos James.

James claims health officials knew about outbreak since July

Administrative health officials in the Ministry of Health have known about the drug-resistant bacterium, Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), since July, says opposition Senator Carlos James. He said on Tuesday that,…

SVG denied chance for CPL team under ULP — James

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) was denied the opportunity to field a team in the regional T20 cricket tournament, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), when the Unity Labour Party…

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Minister of Sports, Culture and the Creative Industries Kaschaka Cupid.

Culture Minister promotes Vincymas 2027 in New York

Minister of Sports, Culture and the Creative Industries Kaschaka Cupid will travel to New York this week as part of a delegation from the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) to promote…

SVG among top beach destinations in the Americas

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been recognised as one of the premier beach travel destinations in the Western Hemisphere, earning the #22 spot in Travel And Tour World’s…

CARDTP advances digital transformation through Moodle training

The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP) hosted a Moodle Platform Training Workshop from July 28–30 in Kingstown, aimed at strengthening the capacity of government stakeholders to utilise digital learning tools…

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Falcons win thrilling CPL opener at Arnos Vale

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won a final-ball thriller to open the 2026 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) over Jamaica Kingsmen at Arnos Vale Sports Complex Friday night. The Falcons…

SVG sailors show progress at CAC Games

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sailing Association says it is celebrating an impressive performance by young sailors Scarlett Hadley and Kai Marks Dasent, who represented the country in the…

 

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