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Antigua and Barbuda Joins Landmark OECS Agricultural Study Tour to Costa Rica
Antigua News Room
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June 6, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP By Brent Simon Ministry Officials Explore Climate-Smart Innovation, Youth Empowerment & Regional Resilience San José, Costa Rica – Antigua and Barbuda’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture,...
OECS free movement billboard unveiled in SVG
St. Vincent Times
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June 16, 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 billboard...
Union Island’s fire management initiative
St. Vincent Times
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June 17, 2025
Forestry Dept and GEF – UNDP Ridge to Reef Tackle Fire Recovery, Conservation on Union Island A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Forestry, Fisheries, Industry, and Labour, alongside representatives from the United...
SVG launches ‘Operation Homegrown’ to boost local food production and reduce imports
NBC SVG
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June 4, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines has the potential to increase food production and significantly decrease its food import bill. And, in light of this, the Ministry of Agriculture has launched the new initiative Operation Homegrown. Minister of...
Accompanied by rural women and young people, ministers of agriculture from the Eastern Caribbean make a historic visit to IICA Headquarters aimed at accelerating transformations and strengthening territorial communities
Win Media SKN
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June 3, 2025
Media Release Courtesy of IICA San José, 27 May 2025 (IICA). Ministers of agriculture, senior officials, and rural women and young people from the Eastern Caribbean nations began a historic joint work and study visit to the Headquarters of the...
Exponential growth in SVG’s Plantain production
St. Vincent Times
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June 3, 2025
Plantain production shines in SVG Minister of Agriculture of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Hon. Saboto Caesar is expressing gratitude to the plantain farmers of SVG for their resilience. “Almost a year ago, Hurricane Beryl had many wondering if...
Happy birthday to St. Vincent soca star Skinny Fabulous!
Caribbean National Weekly
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May 20, 2025
Today, the Caribbean salutes one of its most dynamic voices in soca music, Skinny Fabulous — as he celebrates another year of life, lyrical genius, and unstoppable energy. The St. Vincent-born hitmaker, whose real name is Gamal Doyle, has become a...
SVG sees boost in sustainable agriculture with GEF support
St. Vincent Times
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June 2, 2025
16 Agri-Businesses Receive Grants to Boost Sustainable Agriculture in SVG Sixteen agri-businesses in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been awarded microgrants under the Global Environment Fund (GEF) Agricultural Micro-Enterprise Post-Production...
SVG Tourism Authority launches Diamond Awards Programme
Searchlight
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June 17, 2025
L-R: Richard MacLeish (Director of Sales USA -SVGTA), Eleen Ackie (Assistant Director of Sales USA - SVGTA), Rondy McIntosh (Consul General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Hon. Carlos James (Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable...
India continues to be a leading supplier of vaccines: Anupriya Patel
Medical Dialogues
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June 17, 2025
New Delhi:; India continues to be a leading supplier of vaccines, with 70 per cent of WHO's total vaccines being sourced from India. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Anupriya Patel...
India hosts 2nd policymakers' forum to strengthen global collaboration on drug standards, access to affordable medicines
ETPharma.com
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June 17, 2025
New Delhi: The Second Policymakers' Forum, aimed at promoting the recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia, was inaugurated on Sunday at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the national capital. The event was being organised by the Indian Pharmacopoeia...
President of local fisherfolk organisation calls for greater unity in SVG’s Fishing Industry
NBC SVG
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May 30, 2025
President of the National Fisherfolk Organization, Winsbert Harry, is urging all stakeholders in the fishing sector to come together to build a more unified and sustainable industry in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking on the need for...
Construction of geothermal plant puts Dominica’s renewable energy goals on the international map
Dominica News Online
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May 20, 2025
Geothermal site aerial viewAs Dominica continues to reclaim its reputation as a pristine paradise after Hurricane Maria, the country is making waves not only for its natural beauty but also for its pioneering efforts in renewable energy,...
Eastern Caribbean ministers of agriculture visit IICA Headquarters
Now Grenada
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May 28, 2025
Eastern Caribbean delegation begins historic visit to IICA to promote digital agriculture and food security. San José, 27 May 2025 (IICA). Ministers of agriculture, senior officials, and rural women and young people from the Eastern Caribbean...
Dominica’s agriculture minister joins colleagues at IICA headquarters in Costa Rica
Dominica News Online
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May 28, 2025
Eastern Caribbean delegation begins historic visit to IICA to promote digital agriculture and food security. Photo: IICADominica’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy, Roland Royer, recently participated in a significant...
Will work with partner countries to advance regulatory collaboration, says Minister Anupriya Patel
Pharmabiz.com
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India continues to be a leader in drug manufacturing, especially when it comes to the generic medicines, and hope to continue to work together with partner countries to advance the regulatory collaboration and promote the recognition of the...
C’bean launches project to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response
The Gleaner
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June 17, 2025
CASTRIES (CMC): The Eastern Caribbean has launched a project to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the sub-region bringing renewed focus to building resilient, integrated health systems that can better detect and respond to future health...
A brief history of the global economy, through the lens of a single barge
MIT
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June 17, 2025
In 1989, New York City opened a new jail. But not on dry land. The city leased a barge, then called the “Bibby Resolution,” which had been topped with five stories of containers made into housing, and anchored it in the East River. For five years,...
Fisheries in Dominica and other islands work with FAO to explore advanced industry tech tools
Dominica News Online
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May 22, 2025
Photo credit: FAOEnhancing the sustainability of fisheries in the Caribbean through innovative technologies such as Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, satellite remote sensing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) was the central theme of a...
Ministry of Agriculture mourns loss of Agricultural Trafficker – hailed as a dedicated contributor
NBC SVG
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May 20, 2025
Officials in the Ministry of Agriculture are still trying to come to grips with the death of Leslyn Davis, one of the victims of Friday night’s triple homicide in Belmont Davis of Belmont has been described as a dedicated contributor to the...