Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles,which lie in the West Indies,at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea,where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains close ties to the US,Canada,and the United Kingdom,and cooperates with regional political and economic organizations such as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and CARICOM. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the United Nations,the Commonwealth of Nations,the Organization of American States,and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Saint Vincent is also the smallest nation ever to be on the United Nations Security Council.
Ralph Everard Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).
SVG AIR is an airline company located at the Argyle International Airport,Argyle,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that operates both scheduled and charter flight services within the Eastern Caribbean islands as far north as Jamaica and as far south as Guyana.
The monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The current Vincentian monarch and head of state,since 8 September 2022,is King Charles III. As sovereign,he is the personal embodiment of the Vincentian Crown. Although the person of the sovereign is equally shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations,each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result,the current monarch is officially titled King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and,in this capacity,he and other members of the royal family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. However,the King is the only member of the royal family with any constitutional role.
Argyle International Airport is an international airport on the island of Saint Vincent in the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in Argyle,about 5.17 miles (8.32 km) from the capital Kingstown.
Tevin Slater is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines footballer who plays for Parham FC of the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. He has 12 caps for the national team and has scored 8 times. In 2015,he was named the Senior Footballer of the Year by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation.
Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a senior cabinet-level position in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The deputy prime minister is appointed by the prime minister. The position of deputy prime minister is not formally provided in the constitution,but the holder of the position usually is the first choice for acting prime minister.
India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations refers to the international relations that exist between India and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Embassy of India in Paramaribo,Suriname is concurrently accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Richmond Gabriel University is a private university located in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean. The university commenced operations in 2011 as All Saints University,College of Medicine,St. Vincent and the Grenadines and was subsequently renamed after a change of management and ownership.
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima,Peru from July 26 to August 11,2019.
Dame Susan Dilys Dougan is the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 1 August 2019. She is the first woman to hold the office.
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 November 2020. Nomination day was 20 October 2020. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party,its fifth in a row;the party won nine of the fifteen seats,gaining one seat. These elections marked the first time since 1998 that the party which received the most votes did not win the most seats and the first time since 1994 that the New Democratic Party won the popular vote.
Dr. Kishore Shallow is a cricket administrator from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He is currently the President of Cricket West Indies (CWI). Previously,he held positions as President of Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control,and President of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association. Dr. Shallow is also a director on the International Cricket Council,the world governing body for cricket.
Peggy Carr is a Vincentian journalist,poet,and diplomat. Now based in Taiwan,she has served as a representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the country.
Kenneth Randolph Vincent John was a Vincentian lawyer and newspaper columnist. His column "This Week" appeared in national weekly The Vincentian over a period of thirty-nine years.
Trevor Winston Lockhart,known professionally as Winston Soso,was a soca singer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He was known among musicians as the "Rolls-Royce of Calypso".
Searchlight is a privately owned weekly newspaper in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is published by Interactive Media Ltd. in Kingstown,and one of two newspapers in the country that publish both in print and online.
Girlyn Miguel is a Vincentian educator and politician who served in the Parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1998 until 2015. A member of the Unity Labour Party,Miguel also served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015,becoming the first woman to hold the position.
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard is the maritime security and search and rescue element of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force. It was founded on 2 December 1980,when eight Police Force officers underwent training at the Royal Naval Engineering College in the United Kingdom.
