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.
Politics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines takes place in the framework of a parliamentary democracy. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent Commonwealth realm,with Charles III as its king,represented by a governor-general,who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party of the House of Assembly,and the cabinet conducts affairs of state. The governor-general exercises ceremonial functions,but reserve powers,under the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines constitution,can be used at the governor-general's discretion.
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).
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 longtime leader of the opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party (NDP) after resigning in 2016.
Ivan Bertie O'Neal was a Vincentian politician and leader of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party. O'Neal was also the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party East St. George candidate for 2020 Vincentian general election.
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.
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,at the time 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.
Team Athletics Saint Vincent &The Grenadines (TASVG) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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 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.
The nations of Mexico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines established diplomatic relations in 1990. Both nations are members of the Association of Caribbean States,Community of Latin American and Caribbean States,Organization of American States and the United Nations.
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.
Alphonso Alpheus Dennie was a Vincentian educator who served as the Minister of Education,Community Development and Youth Affairs from 4 May 1972 to 18 September 1974. Outside of politics,he was the headmaster of schools both in the country as well as in Barbados. He spent the latter part of his career as chairman of the national electricity company and as chairman of the philatelic bureau.
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. He has been the Deputy Prime Minister since 30 November 2020.
Marcia Sherlon Barnwell is a Vincentian lawyer and politician who served in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 2015 until 2019. A member of the New Democratic Party,she served as an opposition senator,a position appointed by the governor-general.
