St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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PM Gonsalves wants 90-minute talks with Trinidad PM on fuel subsidy
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he has requested a 90-minute meeting with his Trinidadian counterpart, Kamla Persad Bissessar, next month to discuss the Caribbean Air Navigation and Advisory Services (CANAS) and regional airline, LIAT. Gonsalves said when he was in Port of Spain on Tuesday for talks with United States Vice President Joe Biden…
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St. Vincent PM Gonsalves calls for private sector investment in regional fast ferry service
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC — Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says implementing a fast ferry service in the southern Caribbean is a risk the private sector must take, with government assistance. “This is not as easy as some people think. It is a lot of money which is involved. In fact, the reason why you haven’t had it, despite all…
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St. Vincent PM welcomes soft loan from ALBA
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the Bolivarian Alliance for Our Americas (ALBA) Bank is making available a US$40 million loan to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Gonsalves told legislators that a delegation from the bank had been here and that the money would be used for the completion of the international airport at Agyle.…
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St Vincent PM calls for regional meeting on reparations
(CARICOM News Network) St. John’s, Antigua- Prime Minister of St Vincent & the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves has offered his home nation as a possible location to host a meeting of an exploratory committee on reparations. “I am suggesting a special regional conference on reparations, including governments NGOs and distinguished personalities of relevance,” he said. “This conference ought to be…
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PM welcomes high level delegations from Venezuela and Cuba
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC — Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has held talks with a delegation from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) bank and says the country could receive financial assistance for projects in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Gonsalves said he had held talks with the 11-member delegation on Monday and that he had…
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St Vincent PM to deliver lecture as part of Africa Year
St. John’s Antigua- St Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves will deliver a public lecturer here next Thursday as Antigua & Barbuda celebrates the 50th anniversary of the African Unity/African Union and the start of Africa Year. Gonsalves, who has been insisting that the Caribbean must remain part of the leadership on the debate of reparation for…
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PM says economy shows slight improvement
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the local economy has shown slight improvement during the first three months of this year , but that preliminary figures show a “deterioration” in April. “On the face of it, for the first three months, we have an improvement in the fiscal situation. But, I have seen the preliminary…
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LIAT to present summary of legal opinion to Trinidad PM
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, have agreed to provide a summary of a legal opinion to Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar regarding the “unfair” subsidy given to the state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL), Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said here Tuesday. Gonsalves told a news conference that while Barbados, Antigua and…
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OAS CSEP Project Host Workshop on Energy Efficiency Designs for Office and Public Buildings in Tropical Climates
The Organisation of Amercan States (OAS) Secretariat through the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) and the Energy Efficiency Working Group of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), hosted a workshop on energy efficiency designs for office and public buildings in tropical climates. The event took place at the Bay Gardens Inn in Rodney Bay from February 28th…
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LIAT shareholders to meet in Barbados on Friday
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, will meet in Barbados on Friday, but a planned meeting in Bridgetown with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar will not materialise, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said. He told a news conference that his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart was unable to attend the…
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