St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with St. Vincent
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Sri Lanka has established formal diplomatic relations with St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry said the relations have been established with a view to promote trade and sports. The joint communique was signed by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Palitha Kohana and…
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PM says he has support of CARICOM amidst bribery accusation
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he has received the support of his fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders amid reports that an investor had left a bag containing money at his office. “I put my faith and trust in the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean. … I have nothing to…
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PM accuses opposition and foreigners of undermining economic development
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has accused the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) of joining with foreigners to undermine economic development in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Gonsalves made the claims in a radio programme on Sunday after he told listeners of an encounter he had with two journalists from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)…
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Opposition Leader accuses PM Gonsalves of lying about BBC matter
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has accused Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of not telling the truth when he told the nation that two journalists from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had said he (Eustace) was the source of information that a foreign investor had left a briefcase with money at the office of the prime…
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Prime Minister Gonsalves says he was accosted by BBC journalists
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has accused two journalists with the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) of accosting him Sunday on an airplane in Barbados and has said that he will write to the London-based media house to complain about the incident. “… I am going to write the BBC, because I am no less…
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PM distances himself from insider trading
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Tuesday dismissed suggestions that he used insider information to get his family to withdraw funds financially troubled Building & Loan Association (BLA) and accused Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace of engaging in “nasty politics.” “I did not utter a single word to them. Judge me not by your standard. I don’t…
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ST. VINCENT-FINANCE-Eustace wants answers surrounding FSA takeover of financial institution
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace Monday questioned the decision of the three-month old Financial Services Authority (FSA) to take over management and control of the Building and Loan Association (BLA), warning it could lead to further loss of investor confidence in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “Further, I call on the FSA to give members a…
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St Vincent PM wants meeting on fuel subsidy
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says he wants to engage in discussions, not a fight, with Trinidad and Tobago over the fuel subsidy Port-of-Spain provides to its national carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL). Gonsalves said he has now received a legal opinion on the matter and is now seeking the talks with the Kamla Persad-Bissessar-led coalition People’s…
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ST. VINCENT- DEVELOPMENT-
Government confident of accessing millions to complete new international airport KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Feb 8, CMC – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it is confident it will this year raise the US$80 million needed to complete the international airport at Argyle. The EC$652 million (one EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) airport is scheduled to become operational by…
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Opposition Leader brushes aside suggestions of economic growth
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace Tuesday brushed aside predictions by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves that St. Vincent and the Grenadines would record economic growth in 2013, saying the economy is worse than the country is being made to believe. Responding to the EC$799.1 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) national budget presentation on Monday…
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