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Protesters in Kingstown on Aug. 5. (iWN photo)

NDP assures Christian Council of peaceful protest, invites clerics to attend

The opposition New Democratic Party has invited the Christian Council to take part in the Sept. 9 protest in Kingstown, having assured the religious leaders that the party is about…

29 Aug 2021 6:52AM

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Opposition Leader Godwn Friday. (File photo)

PM’s lawsuit threat ‘just another distraction’ — Friday

29 Aug 2021 6:46AM

Police officers and protesters outside. the Parliament compound on Aug. 5.

NDP, police hold ‘constructive and cordial’ talks about protest

26 Aug 2021 8:56PM

Opposition Leader Godwin Friday in conversation with protesters in Kingstown on Aug. 5, 2021. On Monday, March 13, 2023, he welcomed the High Court ruling that the government's vaccine mandate was illegal. (iWN photo)

Opposition calls for ‘robust and determined … peaceful and lawful’ protest on Sept. 9

26 Aug 2021 11:54AM

Jomo promises vigorous defence as PM threatens lawsuit

25 Aug 2021 3:49PM

Jomo Thomas, left, and Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in September 2013. (IWN photo)

PM seeking half a million dollars in damages from former Speaker

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) — Lawyers representing Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves are seeking half a million dollars in damages from the former speaker of the Parliament, Jomo Thomas, after claiming…

23 Aug 2021 11:01AM

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