St Vincent News
Prisoner shot and killed by police at St Vincent court building
Hamilton’s death brings to four the number of people shot by police over the past 10 days.
Caribbean must seek reparations for slavery - Gonsalves
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph and Sir Hilary Beckles have been urging regional countries to begin efforts aimed at seeking some form of reparation from Western countries for slavery....
St Vincent and the Grenadines secondary education gets much needed boost
The World Bank said the project contributed to improved equity of access and quality of secondary education and that it provided US$3.1 million in 2004 to help with the project....
St Vincent congratulates Maduro, blasts Venezuela opposition
St Vincent and the Grenadines is among several Caribbean and Latin America that have benefitted from PetroCaribe, the oil initiative and the ALBA - the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas....
St Vincent family calls for inquest into death of Customs guard
Police said that Customs guard Othneil “Money-Man” Whyte drowned during the June 3 incident in which Venezuelans aboard a boat reportedly opened fire on Whyte and a local police officer. ...
St Lucia seeks closer ties with Africa
Dr. Vaughn Lewis, the special advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said while St Lucia may not be able to rely on aid from Africa, the island can engage the continent to stimulate investment....
St Vincent PM wants Caribbean reparations group established
Gonsalves reaffirmed the position of his government as stated at the United Nations and other fora that it is making a case and a claim for reparation from the British....
St Vincent records eight births from girls aged 11-14 in 2012
The age of consent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is 16 years and a person having sex with a girl under that age can be charged with one or more of several crimes....St Vincent PM wants to name facility after Chavez
Gonsalves said that St. Vincent and the Grenadines had benefited immensely from the leadership of Chavez and that he is quite sure that excellent relations will continue under the new government in Caracas....
Litigation looms in row between St Vincent opposition leader and prime minister
The legal action stems from comments Dr Gonsalves made on radio about an encounter he had with two BBC journalists....