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Member of Parliament for North Leeward, Roland “Patel” Matthews. (iWN file photo)

‘Get rid of this prohibitionist view’ of weed — Patel

Roland “Patel” Matthews, Member of Parliament for North Leeward, the hub of marijuana cultivation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Monday, called on Parliament to rid itself of the…

15 Dec 2018 6:07AM

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Opposition senator, Kay Bacchus-Baptiste has received an "honorary award as a "minister of the gospel". (iWN photo)

Petitions ‘the two most important matters’ before court — lawyer

15 Dec 2018 1:09AM

Marks said that his company is interested in using marijuana to cure illnesses. (Internet photo)

Parliament approves medical marijuana laws

13 Dec 2018 8:02AM

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves speaks at the ULP's convention last Sunday. (iWN photo)

PM questions financing of NDP’s China trip

12 Dec 2018 4:27PM

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, centre, in conversation with Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana, left, as Gonsalves’ wife, Eloise Gonsalves, looks on. (Photo: API)

Gonsalves proposes ‘ABCD Commission’

12 Dec 2018 4:17PM

Rastas protest outside Parliament on Monday. (iWN photo)

Govt obliges as Rastas reject religious weed law

As the debate was about to begin on Monday, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves told lawmakers members of the Rastafarian community made “very strong representation” at the select committee that the government…

12 Dec 2018 4:11PM

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