World Cancer Day 2016 is today being celebrated around the world, under the theme “We can. I can”. The day will be used to explore how everyone as a collective, or as an individual can play a part to reduce the burden of cancer. The Ministry of Health, Wellness & the Environment, is appealing to… Continue Reading →
A Motion on Foreign Policy is among matters listed to be dealt with, at a meeting of Parliament set to take place here today. The Motion to be moved by Government Senator Jomo Thomas, calls on the Parliament to endorse the content and conduct of the Foreign Policy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as… Continue Reading →
The University of the West Indies Open Campus will host the final presentation in its lecture series, “ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS” tomorrow. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Consumer Affairs, Camillo Gonsalves, will deliver the lecture on the topic, ‘Punching above our Weight: Advancing Small Island Interests at the United Nations ’. The event… Continue Reading →
A session focusing on Youth Evangelism will be held here later today. The session will hosted by the Association of Evangelical Churches of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Youths With a Mission International and Impact World Tour. The groups will also explore the possibility of launching the Impact World Tour, Evangelism Outreach in… Continue Reading →
The Sixth Annual Baking Competition, organized by the East Caribbean Flour Mills takes place today. This year’s competition will see recipes from 30 entrants, including 6 students from schools across the country. Marketing Officer at the Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies, Glenda François, said the competition is aimed at supporting the development of people involved… Continue Reading →
Over 18-hundred students are expected to sit the multiple choice component of the 2015 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment or CPEA Examination here today. The Ministry of Education says 1829 students, comprising 905 females and 924 males have registered to write today’s exam, at 17 centres across the country. The Ministry says students will sit multiple… Continue Reading →
Local Health Professionals will continue discussions today on developing a Road Map for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases here in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. The Officials are attending a NCD Strategic and Implementation Action Plan Workshop, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health, Wellness at the Environment. In his address at the opening ceremony… Continue Reading →