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Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. (iWN file photo)

PM defends installing GG on Emancipation Day

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has defended his government’s decision to install a new governor general on Emancipation Day, Aug. 1, a decade after his government sought to convince St. Vincent and…

22 Aug 2019 11:50AM

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Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves holds up the bid evaluation report at a press conference in Kingstown on Tuesday. (iWN photo)

Gov’t, Reliable Construction ‘blameless’ in misprocurement saga — Camillo

21 Aug 2019 10:12PM

Queen's Counsel Parnell Campbell. (iWN file photo)

Referendum vote ‘was a rejection of emancipation’ — Campbell

16 Aug 2019 2:36AM

Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Her Excellency Susan Dougan speaks after being installed on Aug. 1, 2019, Emancipation Day. (iWN photo)

MP wants gov’t to apologise for ‘embarrassing’ new GG

11 Aug 2019 7:50PM

SVG Ambassador to Taiwan, Andrea Bowman at Thursdays embassy opening. (Photo: Taiwan CNA)

SVG ‘is born anew in Taiwan’ — envoy

8 Aug 2019 8:32PM

Sir Vincent Beache at a Unity Labour Party event in April 2018. (iWN photo)

State funeral for Sir Vincent — ‘the best prime minister we never had’

Sir Vincent Ian Beache, the former minister of national security who died on Monday at age 87 will be accorded a state funeral, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has announced. “Sir…

8 Aug 2019 8:26PM

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