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ERAO SVG launches menstrual health advocacy project in ...
stvincenttimes.com...(ERAO SVG) began its “Menstrual Health Empowerment Project” throughout multiple Secondary Schools in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in April... ...The Georgetown Secondary School, George Stephens Senior Secondary School, and Petit Bordel Secondary School are the secondary schools where this... ...ERAO SVG will distribute menstrual health products to secondary schools, facilitate workshops to educate women and girls about menstrual health,... ...Furthermore, ERAO SVG intends to raise awareness about menstruation health and other concerns such as period poverty with this project....

University of Johannesburg confers honorary doctorate on Sir Hilary ...
stvincenttimes.com...University of Johannesburg confers honorary doctorate on Sir Hilary Beckles South Africa"s University of Johannesburg honours Sir Hilary The University... ...the West Indies (UWI), at its Humanities convocation ceremony.... ...According to the university orator, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles “has emerged as an iconic leader of the global reparations movement, a distinguished... ...He told the audience that he accepted the award on behalf of The University of the West Indies, which has long respected the University of Johannesburg...

Saudi Fund for Devt. Signs $16 Million loan agreement with St Vincent
stvincenttimes.com...of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday, May 26th, to build a primary care center in the South Rivers area and a Cultural Center of Arts in... ...Ahmed Al Khateeb, Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Board of Directors, signed two loan agreements worth $16 million with the government... ...Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. ... ...and small island developing states (SIDS) and assisting in the fulfillment of the United Nations" Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”...

A study discovered that Sargassum Bloom contains flesh-eating ...
stvincenttimes.com...Florida Atlantic University has released a study which found that sargassum bloom contains both the Vibrio bacteria and plastic marine debris, creating... ...Most people were already aware of the 5,000-mile long sargassum bloom making its way toward Florida -- and possibly Alabama -- beaches, but thanks... ...Tracy Mincer, corresponding lead author and an assistant professor of biology at FAU"s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Harriet L.... ...Wilkes Honors College....

United Airlines to operate year-round flights to Barbados due to ...
stvincenttimes.com...United will now fly nonstop from Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey and Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC, to Grantley Adams International... ...of the Seas vessel,” said Eusi Skeete, US Director, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.... ...Since then, Barbados has attracted more visitors from New Jersey, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.... ...At the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Marketplace meeting in Barbados, authorities reported increased visitation from the US, UK, and Canada...

3 Guyanese nationals killed in road accident in Northern Brazil
stvincenttimes.com...Carmichael Joseph, 45, a merchant from Lethem in Region Nine, his son Lindomar Santos, 20, and Juanita Honorio, a health worker from Tiger Pond Village... ...The Guyanese nationals were driving along the Boa Vista Highway when their 4×4 pick-up vehicle collided with a lorry, according to sources....

Saudi Arabia to provide Grenada with $100 million for climate-smart ...
stvincenttimes.com...Mitchell and Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Andall met with Tourism Minister and Saudi Development Fund Head Ahmed Al Khateeb in Grenada on Thursday... ...Saudi Arabia to provide millions in funding to Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said Saudi Arabia would provide Grenada US$100 million for... ...The prime minister added protecting Grand Anse Beach in the south.... ...“And when I say saving of Grand Anse beach, the beach needs to be saved, we have projections that show that by 2050 there may no longer be a Grand...

Celebrate Africa Day with cultural and diplomatic activities
stvincenttimes.com...of the Organization of African Unity at the National Pantheon.... ...“Together with the African Diplomatic Corps accredited to the country, we honor the celebration of #AfricaDay and the 60th anniversary of the founding... ...State Department certified before Congress that Cuba, Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Syria, and Venezuela were not “cooperating... ...Republic of Brazil,” Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said via Twitter....

Grenlec sends 1.4 MW generator to Carriacou to stabilize electricity ...
stvincenttimes.com...A generator was sent on Thursday, according to a statement from Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. (Grenlec).... ...To begin its installation, the generator that arrived in Carriacou on Thursday will be brought to the Beausejour Power Plant.... ...To replace the unit that has been sent to Carriacou, the rental engine ordered for Carriacou will be installed in the Queen"s Park Power Plant when... ...The extra generator will be operational in Carriacou by late Saturday, according to Grenlec"s plan....

The Nevis Island Administration can now sue and be sued
stvincenttimes.com...Prior to the voting, Garth Wilkin, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, told MPs that the Nevis Island Administration (Civil... ...The Crown Proceedings (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Nevis Island Administration (Civil Proceedings) Bill, 2023 were passed with the support of 12... ...The court order, according to Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Opposition Leader, forced Nevis to obtain permission from the central government... ...“Chief Justice Pereira issued a judgment concluding that, quote, "the NIA has no legal standing to sue and be sued in civil proceedings given the...