Bequia Threadworks, a nonprofit enterprise empowering and training the women of Bequia as artisan seamstresses, is hosting a grand opening of its boutique on Bequia. At the boutique, you’ll find one-of-a kind, handsewn island fashions for women in a variety of fabrics and colours. You’ll also get to take a peek into the adjacent sewing […]
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Bequia Threadworks Boutique Grand Opening
Posted on 23 January 2020.
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Australian PhD Candidate returns to Union Island to share preliminary findings.
Posted on 09 October 2019.
Nicole T Garofano, a PhD Candidate from the University of Queensland in Australia returned to Union Island this week to present her preliminary findings from her work to residents. Her research looks at “Mapping the flows of plastic food and beverage packaging in small island developing states: how innovation can generate opportunities” Garofano spent three weeks on […]
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World Tourism Day 2019 message from the Caribbean Tourism Organization
Posted on 27 September 2019.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – 27 September 2019 – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) joins the global community today in celebrating World Tourism Day 2019 under the theme, “Tourism and Jobs: A better Future for All”. Tourism is the region’s primary money earner, with the Caribbean welcoming an estimated 30.2 million international tourists and 29.3 million cruise […]
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A Chateaubelair School is now powered entirely by the Sun …
Posted on 26 September 2019.
The Richmond Vale Academy (RVA), a non-profit research and training institution located in Chateaubelair, St Vincent and the Grenadines is now operating on 100% renewable electricity generated from the Sun. The school’s off-grid system now consists of an additional 48 solar modules (panels), bringing the total photovoltaic array to an output of 32 kilowatt, up from the […]
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Registration period for icode784 Competition open until September 25th
Posted on 20 September 2019.
The NTRC wishes to inform the general public that it has launched its 2019 icode784 Competition, previously known as the i Squared (i2) Competition. The registration period for the icode784 competition is now opened and will come to a close on Wednesday September 25, 2019 at 4:00pm. Participants entering the competition can win up to […]
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Mayreau Community Center receives significant Information Technology boost from NTRC
Posted on 19 September 2019.
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) on Saturday 14th September, handed over several pieces of ICT equipment to the Mayreau Community Centre, fulfilling a promise made close to a year ago. Back in June 2018, the NTRC held an Open Day on Mayreau to educate residents about the work of the NTRC. At this meeting, […]
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Donations begin to roll in for the newest secondary school in the Grenadines
Posted on 09 September 2019.
Students of the Canouan Secondary School received a donation of stationeries from the TCW Foundation on Monday 9th September, just one week after the school first opened its doors. Ms Sasha Sargeant, a representative of the TCW organization handed over the items to the students. She was assisted by Mr Hansel Henry a resident and community […]
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Eight Caribbean Entities Awarded by CTO for Embracing Sustainable Tourism Principles
Posted on 01 September 2019.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (29 Aug. 2019) –The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has recognised eight tourism entities from CTO-member countries with its top awards for embracing sustainable tourism principles. The awards were presented on 29 Aug. during CTO’s Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Following a rigorous […]
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Friday June 7th could be a historic day for St Vincent and the Grenadines ….
Posted on 05 June 2019.
St Vincent and the Grenadines began the process to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) back in 2010. More than 60 United Nations Member States have never been members of the Security Council, on June 7, 2019, the members of the United Nations General Assembly would through formal balloting, cast their […]
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USD$2 Million LiDAR Launched by 5Cs – first for the Caribbean
Posted on 05 December 2018.
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) through the USAID-funded Climate Change Adaptation Program (USAID CCAP) on Monday 3rd December 2018 launched a US$2 million Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) System which will significantly boost the Caribbean’s ability to limit the ravages of climate change by improving its capability to monitor and plan for physical […]
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NTRC icode784 Competition
Sponsored by GEF SGP, UNDP
