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North Central Windward (NC) is a Vincentian Parliamentary Constituency. It is represented, and has been since 1994, by the current Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves. [1]
The House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the unicameral legislature of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Ralph Everard Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician. He currently serves as the 4th Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).
Vincentian general election, 2015
Party | Candidate | Votes |
---|---|---|
Unity Labour Party | Ralph Gonsalves | 3015 |
New Democratic Party | Kenroy Johnson | 746 |
Democrat Republican Party | Haran Grant | 17 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an Anglo-Caribbean country in the Lesser Antilles island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lies in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean. The sovereign state is also frequently known simply as Saint Vincent.
The Windward Islands, also known as the Islands of Barlovento, are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies. They lie south of the Leeward Islands, approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W. As a group they start from Dominica and reach southward to the north of Trinidad and Tobago and west of Barbados.
The music of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines includes thriving music scenes based on Big Drum, calypso, soca, steelpan and also reggae. String band music, quadrille, bélé music and traditional storytelling are also popular.
Robert Milton Cato was the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence. Cato was the leader of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party, and led the country through independence in 1979.
Romel Kwesi Currency is a former West Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket and List A cricket for the Windward Islands. He was born at Mesopotamia on Saint Vincent.
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines cricket team is a cricket team representing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is a member of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. For cricketing purposes, players from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines generally represent the Windward Islands at domestic level and the West Indies at international level. However, the St Vincent & Grenadines team did appear four times in its own right at List A level in the 2002–03 Red Stripe Bowl, the domestic one day competition. The team had also played as a separate entity in matches which held Twenty20 status and they continues to compete in domestic Windward Islands cricket competitions including the Windward Islands two-day and Twenty20 cricket championships.
Myron Samuel is a Vincentian international footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the USL. Samuel is one of the youngest players to play and to score for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 May 1989. The result was a landslide victory for the centrist New Democratic Party, which won all fifteen seats, returning James Mitchell to a second term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 72.4%.
Windward Caribbean Creole English may refer to:
Vincentians or Vincentians, are residents of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines whose ancestry lies within Africa, especially West Africa. Most Vincentians are the descendants of African people brought to the island as slaves to work on plantations.
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.
Miles Cameron Bascombe is a Vincentian cricketer who played a single Twenty20 International for the West Indies in 2011. In West Indian domestic cricket, he has played for the Windward Islands and the Combined Campuses and Colleges.
Keron Julius Cottoy is a Vincentian cricketer who has played for several teams in West Indian domestic cricket. He has also represented the St Lucia Zouks franchise in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Alston Brenton Winston Bobb is a Vincentian cricketer who has played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
Lindon Omrick Dinsley James is a Vincentian cricketer who has played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He plays as a wicket-keeper and bats right-handed.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii occurred on November 8, 2016. The electorate chose two candidates to act in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two districts. Hawaii is one of 14 states that employ an open primary system, meaning voters do not have to state a party affiliation in the election. The primaries were held on August 13.
Gidron Dameon Pope is a Vincentian cricketer who plays for the Windward Islands and the St Lucia Zouks in West Indian domestic cricket. He plays as an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off-spin and batting left-handed.
Atticus Jeremy Browne is a Vincentian cricketer who has played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a left-handed opening batsman.
Diel Reon Spring is a Vincentian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vincentian side Fitz Hughes Predators and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.
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