6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (245+ words) The week-long workshop, titled “Adapting Public Financial Management for AI: Harnessing Digital by Design,” is co-hosted by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the IMF’s Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center (CARTAC). It brings together finance and technology…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (362+ words) Canouan Estate is currently the subject of mounting allegations concerning systemic labor misconduct and the purported erosion of industrial relations standards. A primary point of contention involves a dispute over unpaid remuneration. Staff have asserted that the company is currently…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) The parliamentary floor became a battleground over the nation’s economic trajectory as Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves disclosed a sharp decline in government revenues, launching a scathing critique against a newly proposed corporate amnesty bill. Furthermore, the Opposition Leader criticized the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (562+ words) Attorney and legal analyst Jomo Thomas has blasted the stagnant status quo while conditionally backing a proposal to buy back the Canouan island lease, characterizing the current arrangement as an “absolute giveaway” of the nation’s patrimony. The roots of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (214+ words) Straight from the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Marks-Dasent travelled directly to Aarhus, Denmark, to represent St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the ILCA 6 Youth World Championships, held from 11th to 19th August. At just 15 years old,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (678+ words) St Vincent Opposition leader Ralph Gonsalves has intensified his call for the government to buy back the extensive leasehold interests in North Canouan held by Italian billionaire Andrea Pignataro’s ION Group. Citing a persistent lack of tangible development and recent…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (298+ words) Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday has called for a strategic shift in how the nation approaches tourism infrastructure, emphasizing the need for private sector-led hotel development to solve a chronic shortage of rooms on the mainland. “We need to get…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (429+ words) The integrity of the national police force and the stability of national security are under intense scrutiny following a series of controversial high-level promotions and a violent weekend that left the capital city on edge. Opponents of the current administration…...