Ralph Gonsalves
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Blocked in Parliament, Brushed Off in New York: Questions on PM’s Son Go Unanswered
Erlin Richards asked why the Prime Minister’s son sits in his office with access to confidential documents. Friday did not answer and the room…
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Gonsalves calls US hostility toward Cuba ‘unnatural and unnecessary’ in Washington keynote
Months after leaving office, Ralph Gonsalves took a Washington stage to dismantle the case for the US blockade of Cuba and propose a path…
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SVG on a “Slippery Slope,” Former ULP Senator Says After Nine Months of NDP Rule
Former ULP senator Shackell Bobb says SVG is on a “slippery slope” nine months into NDP government. VPN tests her charges against the record,…
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Young Resigns as Invest SVG Head Amid South Korea Mission Fallout
Anna Young has resigned as Executive Director of Invest SVG with immediate effect. Nadine Agard-Juillerat steps in as acting head, two days after a…
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WikiLeaks Cable Reopens the Chatham Bay Valuation Question
A leaked 2007 US diplomatic cable shows Chatham Bay was already a multimillion-dollar dispute nearly two decades before the EC$52.7 million sale. It is…
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Government Books $52.7 Million From Chatham Bay Sale as Deficit Narrows
The government has confirmed selling Chatham Bay on Union Island for $52.7 million, the main reason its mid-year deficit fell from $125M to $58M.…
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Opposition presses Friday government on borrowing, deficits and fuel debts
The Opposition has lined up a battery of questions on borrowing, deficits and fuel-related debts for Thursday’s House sitting, with the Delta route cut,…
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DEVCO, the Development Bank, and the History SVG Should Remember Before Creating Another One
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has travelled this road before. A Vincypowa News review of records from the IMF, IFAD, the Auditor General and…
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North Canouan belongs to the people, not to a billionaire’s balance sheet
ION Group missed rent across three continents while carrying billions in debt, and it controls two-thirds of North Canouan. The buyback question deserves daylight,…
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When Politics Reaches Into An 89-Year-Old’s Pocket, Something Has Gone Wrong
Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has accused the NDP government of removing two elderly women, aged 89 and 82, from the public assistance list, calling it…