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The multi island destination will host a mega Virtual Tourism Stakeholders’ Conference, on the 4th and 5th August, 2021, to accelerate the relaunch of the country’s tourism product, following the recent eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. The 2021 Virtual Tourism Stakeholders’ Conference is expected to provide a forum for industry leaders and stakeholders to collaboratively and strategically address concerns affecting the restart of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry.
We are pleased to announce that the University of Wales Trinity Saint David has agreed to offer a number of scholarships for suitably qualified Nationals of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to pursue studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David commencing in the 2021/2022 academic year.
No new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and one (101) samples processed on Sunday, 1st August, 2021. No new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from thirty-seven (37) samples processed on Monday, 2nd August, 2021.
On Thursday, 5th August, 2021, Parliament will debate and be asked to approve/pass the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
In recent statements to the media, the Honourable Leader of the Opposition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is reported as suggesting that discrepancies between the Government overdraft facility and audited accounts may be the result of “misappropriation.” In raising the issue of misappropriation “or worse,” the Honourable Leader of the Opposition referred to the Audit of Public Accounts produced by the Director of Audit and raised questions related to past Audits.