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.
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).
E.T. Joshua Airport,formerly known as Arnos Vale Airport,was an airport located in Arnos Vale,near Kingstown,on the island of Saint Vincent. The airport was named for Ebenezer Theodore Joshua,the first chief minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The airport was a hub for Grenadine Airways,Mustique Airways and SVG Air.
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.
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 15 June 1998. Although the Unity Labour Party (ULP) received a majority of the public vote,the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a majority of seats,the first time the party receiving a majority of the vote had failed to win the elections since 1966. Voter turnout was 67%.
This is a list of foreign ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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.
Inga Rhonda King is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines accountant,teacher and publisher who has served as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since September 2013.
The Ministry of Legal Affairs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines oversees the legal system in the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. There were instances in the past in which the Minister of Legal Affairs simultaneously served as the Attorney General or Minister of Information and Justice. Other titles have included Minister of Justice and Minister of Grenadine Affairs and Legal Affairs.
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.
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.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Turkey.
La Soufrière,a stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,began an effusive eruption on 27 December 2020. On 9 April 2021 there was an explosive eruption,and the volcano "continued to erupt explosively" over the following days,with pyroclastic flows. The activity pattern of the eruption was comparable to that of the event that occurred in 1902,which had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 4. The volcano is known to have erupted 23 times in the last 4,000 years,and had been dormant since 1979.
Minister of Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,responsible for public finances of the country. The portfolio includes currently also economic planning and information technology.
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.
Benarva Browne is a Vincentian politician. On July 12,2023,she was sworn in as Senator and Minister of Urban Development,Energy,Seaports Administration &Development,Grenadines Affairs and Local Government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Senator Browne is by profession a Town and Country Planner.
