2015 – A year of loss and grief
By Neals J. Chitan From Caribbean News Now My year started with a request from nationals of St Vincent and the Grenadines residing in Toronto to respond to the trauma and grief in their homeland, caused by the January bus…
Analyst says Petro Caribe helped Caribbean economies survive eight years of crisis
By Ken Richards From WINN St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Caribbean countries are being warned about the possibility of having to look to alternative sources of oil, after the recently elected Opposition coalition in Venezuela announced it will review agreements…
Ralph Gonsalves’ history-making fourth term
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Wednesday December 16, 2015 – Dr Ralph Gonsalves is set to make history in St Vincent and the Grenadines as he starts a fourth term in office as Prime Minister. Having…
St. Vincent PM sworn in as protests caused riot police to be deployed
By Caribbean360 From St Lucia online CARIBBEAN360 – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was sworn in last night, five hours later than scheduled as the National Democratic Party (NDP) refused to concede a one-seat defeat to the Unity Labour Party…
ULP wins St. Vincent and Grenadines election
By Caribbean News Now From St Lucia News CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW – The ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) led by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves retained its slim majority of eight seats to the New Democratic Party (NDP) opposition’s seven…
St Vincent PM denies financial wrongdoing days before election
By Whithfield Turner From Caribbean News Now KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has issued a forceful denial to claims of financial wrongdoing on his part. The claims began circulating…
The Queen’s history-making reign
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in British history. Her record also applies to her 15 realms other than Britain, the majority of them in the Caribbean…
Assassination in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Nigerian students ‘quarantined’ in St Vincent for failing to prove Ebola status
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Thursday September 25, 2014, CMC – At least two Nigerian students who arrived here this week without medical certificates to prove that they are not infected with the deadly Ebola virus, have been quarantined and…
Poor engineering, drainage led to St Vincent house collapse – Gonsalves
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Tuesday September 23, 2014, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says poor engineering, poor drainage, and “soil issues” were responsible for the collapse last Friday of a house that the government built as part…