Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the 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.
Ralph Everard Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,and leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).
Arnhim Ulric Eustace is a Vincentian retired politician and economist. He served as the third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,and is the former Leader of the Opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party (NDP) after resigning in 2016.
Ivan Bertie O'Neal is a Vincentian politician and leader of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party. Ivan is also the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party East St. George candidate for 2020 Vincentian general election.
A constitutional referendum was held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 25 November 2009. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution which would have replaced the constitution in force since independence in 1979. The proposal was supported by only 43.13% of voters in the referendum,well short of the required two-thirds threshold. If approved,the proposed constitution would have abolished the monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,headed by Queen Elizabeth II,and would have given more power to the opposition. The referendum was the first of its kind to be held by a member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
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.
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 1974. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party,which won ten of the 13 seats. Voter turnout was 63.2%.
Indo-Vincentians are an ethnic group in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who are mainly descendants of indentured laborers who came in the late 19th century to the early 20th century and entrepreneurs who began immigrating in the mid-20th century from the Indian subcontinent. There are about 5,900 people of Indian origin living in the country.
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 2015. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party,which retained its one seat majority. However,the NDP has challenged the results in two constituencies,North Windward,and Central Leeward.
St. Vincent Girls' High School is a secondary education facility opened in Kingstown on the island of St. Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The school was founded by Mary L. Ince in 1911 at the corner of Linley and Tyrell Street in Kingstown. In 1914,the government took over operation of the school and made Ince the headmistress. The following year,students began participating for the first time in the Cambridge Examinations. By 1918,the school had a staff of 3 teachers and 16 students and functioned as a secondary school for middle-class pupils,who were able to afford the 6£per year fee,as elites could afford to send their children to Barbados or Britain for higher education. In 1935,the school relocated to its present location on Murray Road in Kingstown to a site known as the Judges Lodge. The school's students consistently rank highly in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations,with pass rates over 95%. In every year since 2000,the school has had the highest rate of students passing the examination in the country.
St Clair Leacock is a Vincentian politician. He is an opposition parliament member in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Leacock is also the New Democratic Party Central Kingstown candidate for 2020 Vincentian general election.
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.
Saboto Scofield Caesar is a Vincentian politician and lawyer. He is an elected member of parliament and minister of agriculture for St. Vincent and the Grenadines Caesar is also the Unity Labour Party representative for South Central Windward. Successfully winning his seat in all three consecutive general elections since his first appointment in Parliament.
Rosalind Ambrose is a Vincentian radiologist who has been instrumental in the development of the field in her country and throughout the Caribbean region. She served as Director of Education for the Kingstown Medical College,was a founding member of the Caribbean Society of Radiologists,and was President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Medical Association from 2001 to 2010.
Urtis Orlando Blackett is a Saint Vincentian retired international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble is a Vincentian politician,serving as Member of Parliament for East Kingstown since 30 November 2020. He is a former goalkeeper for the national football team.
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.
Montgomery Daniel is a Vincentian politician. Montgomery is also the Unity Labour Party North Windward candidate for 2020 Vincentian general election. He has been elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of North Windward in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2001.
Rochelle Forde is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lawyer and politician who has been Speaker of the country's House of Assembly since November 2020.
