Ralph Gonsalves
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Jomo Thomas Has No Business Writing Carlos James’ Political Obituary
Jomo Thomas has declared Carlos James politically finished. Vincypowa News examines his own 2015 defeat, rise to Speaker, and the Opposition Senators’ parliamentary record.
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Gonsalves Endorses Tevin Andrews and Dickon Mitchell Ahead of Grenada Election
In a video message to Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, SVG Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves praises NDC MP Tevin Andrews and Prime Minister Dickon…
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Taiwan’s “Hook in the Gill”: What Gonsalves Actually Said and What the 2023 Headlines Left Out
Ralph Gonsalves’ 2023 “hook in the gill” warning about Taiwanese loans is being recycled as proof of ULP mismanagement. The full record, including his…
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Godwin Friday Flood Recovery: When Will SVG Hear the Plan?
As flooding displaces families and damages communities across St. Vincent, questions mount over the Friday government’s recovery plan, disaster financing and support for affected…
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‘The Government Broke’: Leacock Lays Bare SVG’s Deepening Cash-Flow Strain
Deputy Prime Minister St. Clair Leacock says “the government broke,” describing delayed creditors, cash-flow strain and difficulty finding counterpart funds.
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The Bridge That Joined the North: Rabacca’s Transformational Crossing, 19 Years On
Opened on March 28, 2007, Rabacca Bridge transformed travel for North Windward. Nineteen years later, its story highlights Taiwan’s contribution, the hazards of La…
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Before Friday and Bramble, NDP Demanded Sir Louis Straker Prove He Renounced U.S. Citizenship
The NDP once demanded proof that Louis Straker renounced U.S. citizenship. Now Friday and Bramble face a related constitutional challenge.
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Bishop’s Echoes in St. Vincent: Gonsalves, Mitchell and Two Visions of Caribbean Leadership
Neither man was another Maurice Bishop. But each carries a recognizable part of the Grenadian leader’s political inheritance, and each departs from it in…
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The Chair Is Not a Party Office
Twice this year, the Speaker has kept Opposition questions off the floor. On borrowing and fuel debts, the public is owed answers, not procedure.
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“My Spirit Is Not Defeated”: Gonsalves Says He Will Stay on the Platform
“To oppose, to propose, to expose and to depose.” At 80, Gonsalves says losing office has not ended his political life.