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Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Legal Affairs and Justice, Economic Planning, and Private Sector Development, Hon. Dr. Godwin Friday, has described the Daily Paid and Minor Salaried Officers (Compassionate Gratuity) Bill, 2026, as a landmark piece of legislation designed to provide greater financial security, transparency, and dignity for daily-paid and minor salaried public officers.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Marine and Land Conservation and Climate Resilience, in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Environment Fund (SVGEF), successfully hosted a three-day Capacity-Building Workshop to Support the Sea Moss Industry from July 21–23, 2026, at the Union Island Secondary School.
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) has officially opened its new Fitness Centre and commissioned the floodlights at the Brighton Technical Centre, marking a major milestone in the country’s football and sports infrastructure development.
Three hundred cupcakes and an oven so small that it could bake only 12 at a time. That was the challenge Alshika Latham faced in the lead-up to her first Christmas market in Taiwan in 2016.
On Thursday, July 23, 2026, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Godwin Friday met with the five fishermen who survived nine days adrift at sea after a devastating fire destroyed their Trinidad and Tobago-registered fishing vessel. He welcomed the survivors at The Cobblestone Inn and commended their extraordinary resilience.