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Caribbean Health Leaders Gather in Antigua to Boost Emergency Preparedness
Antigua News Room
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August 26, 2025
Caribbean health leaders are meeting in St. John’s this week to strengthen regional preparedness for public health emergencies. The workshop, hosted at Jolly Beach Hotel, brings together officials from Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St....
PAHO and CARICOM sign 2025-2029 Sub-regional Health Cooperation Strategy
Searchlight
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August 26, 2025
(L-R) DR. CARLA N. BARNETT, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa A JOINT SUB-REGIONAL Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated...
SVG Cannabis industry attracted 60M in private investment
St. Vincent Times
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August 26, 2025
“MEDICINAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY HAS ATTRACTED OVER EC$60 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT” Chief Executive Officer of the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA), Dr. Jerrol Thompson, says the annual CannaBliss festival serves as an avenue to showcase local...
Antigua and Barbuda Hosts CARPHA’s Health Emergency Strategic Operations Planning Workshop
Antigua News Room
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August 25, 2025
(Antigua and Barbuda Hosts CARPHA’s Health Emergency Strategic Operations Planning Workshop) The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), is proud to host the Health Emergency Strategic...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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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...
Readiness assessed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines ahead of new vaccines introduction
Pan American Health Organization
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August 21, 2025
Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, 18 August 2025 (PAHO) – A PAHO team embarked on a five-day mission to St. Vincent & the Grenadines to prepare the islands for the introduction of two new vaccines. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the...
MAFS UK star in a wheelchair after being rushed to hospital
OK!
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August 24, 2025
Charlene Douglas, 44, is set to return to TV screens again soon for a new series of Married At First Sight UK, which has already teased the new line-up. However, before she's back on screens, the relationship expert revealed she'd been rushed to...
MAFS UK star Charlene Douglas rushed to hospital as fans send support
Bristol Post
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August 24, 2025
Charlene Douglas, 44, is poised to grace television screens once more in the upcoming series of Married At First Sight UK, which has already unveiled its fresh cast. Nevertheless, prior to her screen comeback, the relationship specialist disclosed...
MAFS star rushed to hospital after falling ill as fans send support
Daily Star
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August 24, 2025
Charlene Douglas, 44, is poised to grace television screens once more in the upcoming series of Married At First Sight UK, with the fresh cast already being unveiled. But before her anticipated comeback, the relationship guru disclosed she'd been...
Health caution ahead of CARIFESTA XV festivities
Barbados Today
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August 22, 2025
123 As Barbados prepares to welcome thousands of performers, delegates and visitors for the regional showcase of CARIFESTA XV, the head of the local medical association urged the public to exercise increased health precautions amid rising COVID-19...
SVG hopes to vaccinate 90% of girls against HPV by age 15 by 2030
I Witness News
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August 27, 2025
The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines says it hopes to vaccinate 90% of the nation’s girls aged 15 and under against the human papillomavirus (HPV) by 2030. Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Jimmy Prince, said that the...
MAFS UK expert Charlene Douglas in a wheelchair after being rushed to hospital as she gives health update
Daily Mail
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August 23, 2025
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk By LAURA PARKIN, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 17:11 EDT, 23 August 2025 | Updated: 17:17 EDT, 23 August 2025 Married At First Sight UK's Charlene Douglas revealed she was in a wheelchair after...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Advances National Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution through…
IUCN
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Saint Vincent, August 14, 2025. From August 12–14, 2025, stakeholders across government, private sector, civil society, and academia came together in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for a series of national workshops aimed at tackling plastic...
MAFS star rushed to hospital and in a wheelchair as she says ‘my body had other plans’
The Scottish Sun
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August 23, 2025
MARRIED At First Sight expert, Charlene Douglas, was rushed to hospital in London. Charlene, who rose to fame on MAFS UK, revealed she had planned to go the Notting Hill Carnival in West London on the Bank Holiday long weekend but ended up in...
Grenada’s Finance Minister’s US Visa Revoked Over Cuban Medical Brigade. Who’s Next in Line?
Antigua.News
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August 22, 2025
The issue first gained attention when U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an expansion of Washington’s Cuba-related visa restriction policy, targeting individuals allegedly involved in forced labor linked to the Cuban labor export...
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...
Vincentian Health Professionals join Leeds Teaching Hospitals Observer Programmes
Searchlight
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August 19, 2025
HIGH COMMISSIONER for St Vincent and the Grenadines in the UK, Cenio Lewis (CENTRE) surrounded by the five Vincentian health professionals who joined the Observership Placement at Leeds Hospital in the UK. Press Release August 19, 2025 FIVE HEALTH...
Caribbean Roundup: Jamaica sets election date, Grenada defends Cuban medical services
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 19, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced Sept. 3 as the date for the general elections in Jamaica, as his ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) seeks a third consecutive term in office. Holness, 53, addressing a rally, told supporters he had...
Agriculture Officer stresses vital role of plant health in food security under One Health Initiative
NBC SVG
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August 18, 2025
As countries ramp up efforts under the global One Health initiative, Agriculture Officer Michael Delpesche is highlighting the urgent need to strengthen plant health systems in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking in a recent interview,...