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The Caribbean region is poised to benefit from increased humanitarian assistance following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and humanitarian service provider, Rescue Global (RG). The signing took place September 19th, 2018, at the CDEMA Coordinating Unit in St. Michael, Barbados.
Thirty-three students of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Community College received bursaries on September 18th, from Generation Next SVG, a local foundation created by Senator Hon. Carlos James.The bursaries were handed out at a ceremony held at the Kingstown Methodist Church Hall.
A total of two hundred book bags and other school supplies were donated to students of the Sandy Bay Government and Secondary schools, Langley Park Government and the Pamelus Burke Primary school thanks to former resident of Georgetown, Neil Corke.
The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines issued an EC $28 million dollars 91-day Treasury Bill (VCB071218) on 6th September, 2018, via the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM), to be traded on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE), which closed at an interest (discount), rate of 2 percent.
The Ministry of National Mobilization launched the Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) workshop at Frenches House on Monday 10th, September, 2018.