Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Prime Minister Gonsalves continues to implore the island's youth who have a fascination with guns to quit with that interest, at a time when the nation is experiencing an increase in homicides

Andrea Bowman, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' ambassador to Taiwan, has pledged that her nation will "stand by Taiwan" given the "true friendship" that focuses on people-to-people relations

The rise in the price of sugar has been described painful by PM Gonsalves, with white sugar expected to rise to $2,40 per pound and brown to $2,05; the last shipment of June 2022 amounted to USD $640 per metric ton CIF, the next could reach USD $1100 FOB

The prime minister called on China to stop its military exercises around Taiwan, saying he wanted to show solidarity with Taipei by visiting it for six days

Four more names are expected to be added to the list of National Heroes: PM said recommendations will be made to the Governor General to have Ebenezer Theodore Joshua, Robert Milton Cato, Dr JP Eustace and George McIntosh

In spite of the increased demand for fish created by the opening of the Rainforest Seafood processing plant in Calliaqua, Agriculture Minister assures there will be no shortage of fish on the local market and sustainable fishing practices implemented

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has clarified that he never said his government is considering rehiring unvaccinated teachers, again urging people to choose to vaccinate

Vincy Mas, a traditional colourful celebration of music, dance and Vincentian heritage attracting thousands of tourists, closes today with extra events and parades being the first edition after 2019

Taiwan is expected to donate US$52,000 to the country to purchase new monitoring equipment for La Soufriere volcano

The country has decided to boycott the Summit of the Americas hosted by US President Biden and failed to convince its CARICOM colleagues to do it over Washington's refusal to invite Havana, Managua and Caracas to the talks

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are among the Eastern Caribbean countries that will receive a total of $22 million from the WBG for the OECS Data for Decision Making project, aimed at improving the production and dissemination of statistical data

The government has approved a Virtual Assets Bill that will create an application process for the registration of virtual assets to ensure that criminals do not gain control of such entities