St Vincent to establish diplomatic presence in Dubai

St Vincent and the Grenadines would be moving ahead with plans to establish a diplomatic presence in the United Arab Emirates. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves confirmed this during a Facebook live at Dubai International Airport on Friday 11 February. The Prime Minister is Dubai for participation in EXPO Dubai 2020. Gonsalves said he would announce…

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines voted islands of the year 2021

Posted By St Vincent Times February 2, 2022 File Photo – St Vincent Times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been voted the Caribbean World Travel and Living Awards Islands of the Year 2021. The award was announced at the 27th International Caribbean World Awards hosted by the internationally celebrated Caribbean World Magazine, based in London.…

SVGA READING MEMBERS GET FIT

SVGA Reading was awarded a grant from Get Berkshire Active under their “Covid 19 Tackling Inequalities Fund” to provide some physical activities for members. Personal Trainer Roy Johnson and his enthusiastic class The activities included gentle exercises in the gym under the command of a personal trainer whereby our mainly elderly members were shown how…

Vincentian students arrive in UK to pursue undergraduate studies

Thirty-seven Vincentians are now in the United Kingdom where they will pursue three-year undergraduate studies in a range of subject areas at the University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD). The students, who arrived in the United Kingdom in the wee hours of last Thursday morning, are said to be settling in well. “Arrival and…

SVG set to export its first legal shipment of cannabis to Europe

On January 5, 2022, the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines approved the first export certificate for medicinal cannabis. This jurisdiction has worked over the last three (3) years, with international agencies, friendly governments and local public and private sector stakeholders to make this a reality. The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Saboto Caesar noted…

SVGA Reading donates school supplies to students and Care packages to expectant mothers in SVG

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association (Reading) in the United Kingdom has donated £1725 (EC$6300.00) to the Lions Club of Kingstown-SVG to help victims of the volcanic eruptions which devastated St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in April 2021. This donation fulfils one of SVGA Reading’s key aims, which is to promote charitable activities for…

SVG RECEIVES US$40 MILLION FROM THE WORLD BANK TO SUPPORT VOLCANO ERUPTION RECOVERY

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on November 30th US$40 million for the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The project is also financed by a US$2 million grant from the European Union’s Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility, managed by the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and…

Sir James Mitchell, former St Vincent and the Grenadines PM, dies at 90

Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has died. The former Vincentian Prime Minister, 90 years old, died at the Port Elizabeth Hospital, Bequia on 23rd November, surrounded by family members. Mitchell, who governed the Eastern Caribbean island from 1984 -2000, fell ill on 31 October and was rushed…

Protocal For the entry of Fully Vaccinated travellers to St. Vincent and The Grenadines

For more information please visit: http://health.gov.vc/health/index.php/covid-19-protocols-documents.

Virgin Atlantic makes inaugural flight to St. Vincent

Virgin Atlantic today (Wednesday) completed its inaugural flight from London Heathrow to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the country’s only direct service to and from Europe. The twice-weekly service flies via Barbados and departs every Wednesday and Sunday, operating on the airline’s A330-300 aircraft boasting 237 seats. The new services to London Heathrow airport will provide travellers…