The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour; and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), will be hosting a three-day workshop on the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
Each year, the Brazilian Navy conducts Operation CARIBEX, sending a task force to navigate Caribbean waters and visit ports of friendly nations in the region. The objective of the mission is carrying out military drills at sea, in order to increase training and operational readiness among the ships involved, as well as to contribute to closer ties of friendship with the countries visited.
A week of activities to celebrate 'International Girls in ICT Day', ended with a closing ceremony on Friday, 26th April 2018, at the National Insurance Services conference room.
The Calliaqua Anglican School is the most recent school to receive donations in the form of equipment from the National Telecommunications Regulatory commission (NTRC). The equipment, which came in the form of a projector, white board, scanner, speakers and computers are valued at approximately EC$11,000 and were donated on April 20th, 2018, in a brief ceremony held at the school.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has welcomed a new Russian Ambassador. His Excellency, Alexander S. Kurmaz, presented his credentials to his Excellency Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on April 17th, 2018.