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Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
PM Terrance Drew advocates for unity in OECS for regional Development
SKN News
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June 18, 2025
Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew addressed the regional leaders at the opening ceremony for the 77th Regular Meeting of the Other Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The meeting, which was hosted in St Vincent and the...
Prime Minister Drew Urges OECS Lead...
SKNVibes
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Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, June 18, 2025 (PMO) -- Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, delivered a powerful and reflective intervention during the 7th Sitting of the OECS Assembly on Tuesday, June 17,...
OECS Assembly convened in St. Vince...
SKNVibes
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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – LEADERS and opposition parliamentarians from across the subregion are meeting today (Jun. 17) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the 7th Sitting of the OECS Assembly. The Assembly will focus on key legislative...
Red Cross prepares for hurricane season with pre-meeting
St. Vincent Times
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June 8, 2025
SVG Red Cross Hosts Pre-hurricane meeting with Stakeholders The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross society will today 5th June 2024, host a pre hurricane preparedness meeting. The objectives of the pre-hurricane meeting are to prepare the...
Gonsalves says OECS might have to consider exiting CSME
I Witness News
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June 18, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) — St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has assumed the chairmanship of the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), highlighting a number of complaints...
World Paediatrics hosts double team – Neurosurgery and Craniofacial
Searchlight
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June 17, 2025
World Pediatrics’ Neurosurgery and Craniofacial medical teams held a dual clinic at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (“MCMH”) on Sunday, June 8, 2025, where they evaluated 74 children across both specialties from St Vincent and the Grenadines...
Officer injured in ‘friendly fire’ incident airlifted out of SVG
I Witness News
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June 17, 2025
The police officer who was reportedly shot accidentally by one of his colleagues while conducting a raid in Chauncey on Saturday has been airlifted out of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for medical attention. Acting Commissioner of Police Enville...
Chairman calls for fast-tracking of movement of goods within OECS
I Witness News
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June 17, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) — The chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre, Tuesday called for the fast-tracking of a regime to ensure the free movement of goods. “We...
PM’s announcement about law to secure benefits for dismissed workers ‘brought so much pain’
I Witness News
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June 27, 2025
Opposition politician Conroy Huggins, who was dismissed from the teaching service under the government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in 2021, says the government’s promise to pass a law guaranteeing the pension benefits of the dismissed workers has...
How Secure Are Taiwan’s Remaining Diplomatic Partnerships?
The Diplomat
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June 26, 2025
In the intricate landscape of global diplomacy, shaped by the shifts in Donald Trump’s foreign policy and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an intense struggle persists over the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan – formally known as...
Guyana to be host country for regional disaster recovery hub -President Ali announces
Guyana Chronicle
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June 27, 2025
GUYANA will be the host country for the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Disaster Recovery Super Hub, President, Dr Irfaan Ali has announced. In a broadcast address on Wednesday, the Guyanese Head of State explained that with Guyana’s immunity to...
Why Won’t Kenny Anthony Allow St. Lucians to give him All the Love he Craves? | THE STAR
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 26, 2025
Onstage with him were a dozen or so young men and women in red shirts and black pants. By his own account, they are his most trusted constituents. He described as “unusual” their meeting on a recent Wednesday evening in Independence Square. Kenny...
ExpoCaribe International Fair expected to be a top-notch edition
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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June 20, 2025
Madelaine Cortes, Director of Foreign Trade and Investment in the province of Santiago de Cuba and president of the Organizing Committee, stated that to date, 35 countries from all continents have confirmed their participation, along with 1,800...
‘Education Revolution’ or education hypocrisy?
I Witness News
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June 25, 2025
A Tale from St. Vincent and the Grenadines It is a proud moment when any child shines academically, and this year, the son of Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar and Dr. Reisha Twana Browne‑Caesar topped the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment...
SKN PM DREW TOUCHES DOWN IN NIGERIA AGAIN! CRITICS SLAM FREQUENT FLYING WHILE LOCAL ISSUES REMAIN GROUNDED
Times Caribbean
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June 25, 2025
Abuja, Nigeria – July 25, 2025 — Just under two months after his last high-profile overseas trip, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Terrance Drew is at it again — flying off-island and landing in Nigeria, continuing what critics are...
WVU Tech announces President’s List honorees for Spring 2025 semester
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 25, 2025
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) has announced its President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester, recognizing students from the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Nursing...
Eastern Caribbean launches Pandemic Preparedness Project
Searchlight
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June 20, 2025
Ministers of Health and Agriculture; Permanent Secretaries; Chief Medical Officers and Chief Veterinary Officers of the six countries; senior representatives from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) A landmark initiative to boost...
Cop in ICU after ‘friendly fire’ shooting during raid
I Witness News
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June 14, 2025
A member of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force was Saturday morning warded at the Intensive Care Unit of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital after being shot during a raid in Chauncey that also left one civilian suspect nursing a...
Ten Vincentians awarded Cuban Scholarships as part of long standing SVG-Cuba Diplomatic partnership
NBC SVG
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June 13, 2025
Ten young Vincentians have been awarded fully-funded scholarships from the Government of Cuba, further strengthening the long-standing educational partnership between St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Cuba. The official...