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Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves delivering his Independence Address to the Nation on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.

Higher income tax threshold, debt waiver for farmers, vendors among PM’s Independence goodies

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is today (Friday) celebrating its 44th anniversary of independence from Britain, with Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announcing that the income tax threshold will be moved…

27 Oct 2023 10:12AM

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Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, left, greets his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau in Ottawa.

Major issues affecting SVG still unresolved after CARICOM-Canada summit

23 Oct 2023 6:53AM

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, far left, and other CARICOM leaders at the Canada-CARICOM summit in Ottawa last week.

Gonsalves says he had to leave Canada after summit, couldn’t meet with Vincies

22 Oct 2023 2:50PM

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, right, greets his Canadian counterpart in Ottawa. (Photo: Agency for Public Information, SVG)

PM Gonsalves makes first visit to Canada in 15 years

19 Oct 2023 4:37AM

Opposition Leader Godwin Friday in an Oct. 15, 2023 photo by Simone Matthews/Sim Matt Photography)

Opposition Leader says he sometimes feels unsafe in SVG

17 Oct 2023 7:48PM

Opposition Senator Shevern John speaks at the NDP’s. “Home For Home” town hall meeting in Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (Photo: Simone Matthews/Sim Matt Photography)

ULP created ‘a handout-dependent society’ in SVG — John

The ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) has created “a handout-dependent society” in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, New Democratic Party (NDP) senator, Shevern John has told Vincentians in Canada. “This…

17 Oct 2023 7:28PM

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