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President Tinubu Proposes Visa Waivers for OECS Official Passport Holders
The News (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
President Tinubu stated this while addressing a special joint session of the Senate and House of Assembly of Saint Lucia at the William Jefferson Clinton Ballroom * As Nigeria, Saint Lucia Establish Diplomatic Relations President Bola Tinubu...
Tinubu proposes visa waivers for OECS official passport holders
Eagle Online
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” President Tinubu stated this while...
Nawasa REOI — Rehabilitation of rainwater harvesting facilities
Now Grenada
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June 19, 2025
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST G-CREWS COMPONENT 3.1 — REHABILITATION OF RAINWATER HARVESTING FACILITIES The National Water and Sewerage Authority (Nawasa) has commenced the implementation of projects under Component 3 of the Grenada...
ACTIF returns to build on breakthroughs with bigger Africa-Caribbean trade deals
News Room
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July 2, 2025
As the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) wrap up, anticipation is already building and attention has turned to this year’s Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) — a pivotal event set to deepen the blossoming partnership...
CRFM Secretariat recruits two Caribbean experts for Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project
I News Cayman
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June 19, 2025
Mrs. Daintyann Barrett-Smith Belize City, Thursday, 19 June 2025 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is moving full speed ahead with the implementation of the Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project: “Sustainable Technologies for...
Tinubu proposes visa waivers for eastern Caribbean states
Punch
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Monday formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. He described the development as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us,”...
CRFM Secretariat appoints two regional experts for Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project
Dominica News Online
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June 19, 2025
Sherron Barker (left),Daintyann Barrett-SmithThe Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is actively progressing with the rollout of the Canada-funded STAR-Fish Initiative: “Sustainable Technologies for Adaptation and Resilience in...
Ministry of Agriculture highlights availability of high-yielding crops
Now Grenada
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June 20, 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Food Security Enhancement Project, funded by the World Bank, has made significant strides in strengthening Grenada’s agricultural sector with the introduction of new crop varieties, including bananas, plantains,...
Africa, Caribbean urged to unite
The Nation Barbados
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June 30, 2025
Africa is poised to become the next frontier of global economic growth with its demographic advantage, natural resources and untapped renewable energy, CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett told a gathering of various African leaders on...
‘No Quarrel with Trinidad, We Need This Matter Resolved’ SVG PM
St. Vincent Times
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July 2, 2025
St Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said on Wednesday he does not have a quarrel with Trinidad’s energy minister, Dr Roodal Moonilal, and the people of Trinidad and Tobago. Moonilal rejected comments by Gonsalves that Trinidad and Tobago’s...
Shall we continue to overlook these serious signs?
The Grenadian Voice
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June 19, 2025
This week we have put together the findings of many studies on misdemeanors and criminal behaviour with the hope that the officials will come up with solutions for the unacceptable behaviour we are seeing especially among the youth which comes as...
Gonsalves responds to govt-opposition unity at OECS sitting
St. Vincent Times
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June 19, 2025
St Vincent’s Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves appeared to push back against recent appeals from opposition leaders at the OECS sitting held in SVG, who had called for greater government and opposition unity on regional matters of critical...
Ambassador Wei: China is not involved in domestic politics
The New Today Grenada
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June 20, 2025
China’s ambassador to Grenada, Wei Hongtian has rejected claims that Beijing is seeking to bring about regime change in St Vincent & The Grenadines in the upcoming general election. The ambassador made the statement against the backdrop of renewed...
In compliance with fiscal rules
The New Today Grenada
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June 20, 2025
The conduct of fiscal policy in Grenada is guided by the Fiscal Resilience Act No 11 of 2023. Under the Fiscal Resilience Act, the Government is required to maintain the wage bill at less than 13 percent of GDP and to generate a minimum primary...
Homegrown talent at the heart of C&W Communications
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
After more than a century connecting the people of the Caribbean, C&W Communications (C&W) is proud to have almost half of its senior leadership team comprised of wholly homegrown talent. The pioneering connectivity provider, which operates Flow,...
Tinubu Seeks Visa Waivers For OECS Officials, Deepens Ties With Saint Lucia
The Will
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June 30, 2025
June 30, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has proposed visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States as part of Nigeria’s efforts to foster stronger ties with the region. Tinubu...
Mississippi, Texas storm victims get tax relief
Accounting Today
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June 20, 2025
Brad Vest/Photographer: Brad Vest/Getty Im Individuals and businesses in parts of Mississippi and Texas who were affected by severe weather that began in March now have until Nov. 3 to file various federal individual and business returns and make...
Caricom Secretary-General urges deeper Caribbean-Africa integration
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
by Curlan Campbell Caribbean is home to a large contingent of African diaspora Inaugural Caricom–Africa Summit hosted by Kenya in 2021 Second Caricom–Africa Summit hosted in Addis Ababa on Caricom–Africa Day, 7 September Caricom Secretary-General...
FROC Statement of Compliance as at 31 May 2025
Now Grenada
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June 19, 2025
FROC Statement of Compliance as at 31 May 2025. The Context The conduct of fiscal policy in Grenada, as outlined in the national budget, is guided by the Fiscal Resilience Act No 11 of 2023. The purpose of the Fiscal Resilience Act is outlined in...
Photos Show Where US and China Have Sent Hospital Ships
Newsweek
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June 18, 2025
Both China and the United States, rivals in the contest for naval dominance in the Pacific, have recently deployed naval hospital ships. USNS Comfort has been conducting a medical mission in Latin America since May 30, according to the U.S. Navy....