St. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – February 19, 2020 – Maiden Meeting of the Ghana-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) held in Accra from February 11 to 14, 2020. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Hon. Sir Louis Straker, led a high level delegation to Accra, Ghana for the first meeting of the Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) between the two countries. The other members of the delegation were Hon. Saboto Caesar, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour;…
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“We at Compete Caribbean hope to maintain our track record of delivering support and results in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,” Finance & Operations Coordinator Russell Franklyn for the multilaterally funded, Inter-American Development Bank titled project said. He then announced: “we are currently supporting the development of SME’s (small and medium sized enterprises) through strengthening the institutional capacity of the Commercial and Intellectual Property Office by digitizing it’s business registration processes. “This is in line with Minister Gonsalves vision of the country as expressed at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 4th Growth and Resilience Dialogue by modernizing the important interactions…
Antigua Observer – Cabinet has agreed to build a safe house for battered women who may need to be removed from a violent household. According to Cabinet notes just released, the safe house, which will be the first of its kind in Antigua and Barbuda, will be large enough to accommodate four to eight women and their children, in four bedrooms with separate bathrooms and even separate kitchen facilities. This development is welcome news to the president of the woman’s activist group – Women Against Rape (WAR) – nurse Alexandrina Wong. “I am extremely pleased at the decision that was…
In a recent interview with Minster of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves,he sought to clear the air on the Yugee Farrel allegations that was leveled against him over two years ago . Upon being notified that exclusive access was granted to the guest speakers at Tuesday’s cocktail styled event ANN reached out for a few questions. One respondent replied, “no one ever asked [Minister Gonsalves] about Yuggie, wonder if he wants to clear the air before election?” ANN was obligated to ask and MP Gonsalves graciously obliged: “It’s good of you to ask me, because very few journalists actually ask me, they…
On Monday 24th February Invest SVG is expecting to unveil its online SVG Investment Forum 2020 portal, Executive Director Annette Marks revealed. She was addressing audiences at the media launch of the inaugural SVG Investment Forum 2020. An idea, Marks said, that was borne through the difficulties of promoting St. Vincent and the Grenadines to potential investors who are absolutely ignorant about the multi-island state or the wider region to which it belongs. Together with private sector partners, the National Properties Limited and the National Insurance Services, Invest SVG worked to identify and package “investment opportunities which will be presented…
By Anthony Stewart, PhD For the longest time now the books are not balanced. We live in debt. We live “hand to mouth,” from paycheck to paycheck. Accountability is the fashionable word of the day but we are not able to account to ourselves not only for our finances but also our actions. We desperately need financial advisors. How to balance our personal budget is a big challenge. If only we had the knowledge of how to do it. Is there a seminar some place or a course at the Community College? Do the professional associations offer such a course?…
The Pan against Crime Committee (PAC) will celebrate its twelfth (12th) anniversary on Thursday February 20, 2020. The Pan against Crime initiative was launched on February 20, 2008 by Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in conjunction with the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), the You Lou Pan Movement and the then Social Investment Fund (SIF). The main objective of the program is to utilize the steel pan as a means of occupying young people, so that they can harness their skills and channel their…
KINGSTOWN, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, February 21st 2020 – The Girl Guides Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will recognise their 106th anniversary since the start of Girl Guiding in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines while also joining 10 million members worldwide in the annual celebration of World Thinking Day 2020 under the theme “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion”. This year’s local celebrations will commence on Friday 21st February, 2020 with the annual Althea Commissiong Brownie Public Speaking Competition at the Girl Guides Headquarters in Level Gardens from 3:30 in the afternoon. The purpose of the competition is to empower…
The undeniable culture and colours of St. Vincent & The Grenadines were on full display at the recent Trinidad & Tobago Carnival event ‘Fam Jam’. The full concert event by Vincentian Soca Star Skinny Fabulous was supported by the SVG Carnival Development Corporation (CDC). The CDC contingent of representatives was on hand at the event to cheer on their fellow countryman and to enlighten attendees about the upcoming 2020 ‘Vincymas’ festivities. The extravaganza which took place at Estate 101 in Port-Of-Spain featured a booth by the C.D.C. whereby patrons were able to come and interact with the representatives and learn…
The entire world is addicted to plastic. This addiction is crystal clear and it is very easy to find. Have a look at the condition of some of the beaches and rivers, have a look in your garbage and observe the type of garbage, have a look in the gutters and in the streets and the addiction of plastic is starring us right in our eyes. Single use plastic is any plastic that is used once and is discarded for example plastic bottles, plastic straws, plastic bags, plastic food wrappers, etc. According to a United Nations article, the article states…