St Vincent News – Caribbean Life

Then St. Vincent and the Grenadines Opposition Leader, now Prime Minister, Dr. Godwin Friday addresses a New Democratic Party town hall meeting at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn in October 2023.

St. Vincent to sell golden passports and citizenship

By Bert Wilkinson

Pamella Ferrari-Easter receives an award, flanked by Wayne Raggeutte, left, Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, fourth from left, Consul General Rondy "Luta" McIntosh, right, and his wife, Semone, third from left.

VINCI honors Pamella Ferrari-Easter with Sylvia Wilson Humanitarian Award

By Nelson A. King

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Consul General to the US Rondy "Luta" McIntosh and his wife, Semone, at head table.

McIntosh gives first public speech on behalf of new prime minister at VINCI pre-Christmas annual gala

By Nelson A. King

SPOONY President Stephen "Scombo" John makes opening remarks as SPOONYUSA pays special tribute to mothers in June 2024.

SPOONYUSA welcomes ‘new chapter’ for SVG

By Nelson A. King

Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 78th session.

St Lucia

St. Lucia voters deliver decisive win for SLP

By Bert Wilkinson

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves.

St Lucia

Ralph Gonsalves suffers humiliating defeat

By Bert Wilkinson

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves.

Antigua

St. Vincent applies for visa-free access to the US

By Bert Wilkinson

Vincentian academic and community leader Sherill-Ann Mason-Haywood at the Head Table during a Gala Luncheon and Scholarship Awards ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 26, at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens, marking St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ 46th Anniversary of Political Independence from Great Britain.

People

Vincentian academic and community leader urges nationals to do more for nation-building

By Nelson A. King

St Lucia

Two more elections in CARICOM bloc

By Bert Wilkinson

Laniya Simmons, center, receives scholarship award, flanked by, L-R: Consul General to the US Rondy "Luta" McIntosh; his wife, Semone; Scholarship Committee Chairperson Celia Bramble; and Featured Speaker Sherrill-Ann Mason-Haywood.

Two Vincentian college students receive inaugural Independence Scholarships

By Nelson A. King

Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister and Minister for National Security, Legal Affairs and Information of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 80th session.

SVG PM wants nationals to ‘own the future’

By Nelson A. King

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Consul General to the US Rondy "Luta" McIntosh addresses Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving in Brooklyn on Sunday, Oct. 19, commemorating St. Vincent and the Grenadines 46th Anniversary of Political Independence from Great Britain.

‘Keep the Caribbean a Zone of Peace’: Vincentian diplomat warns amid U.S. Military buildup

By Nelson A. King

Ambassador Lou-Anne Gilchrist addresses Vincentians during Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving, at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Canarsie, Brooklyn, marking St. Vincent and the Grenadines 46th Anniversary of Independence.

Envoy urges celebration of SVG’s new identity

By Nelson A. King

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City.

Barbados

Borders open, but not for crime: Caribbean leaders warn as free movement kicks in

By Bert Wilkinson

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 80th session on Sept. 26, 2025.

Antigua

T&T begs to differ with CARICOM on military build up in region

By Bert Wilkinson

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it "notes with great interest and anticipation" the recent presentation of a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on further security assistance, as requested by Haiti and recommended by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

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