The East Indian Community in St Vincent
Left to Right: JUNIOR BACCHUS, CHERYL RODRIGUEZ & LENROY THOMAS
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By Dr Kumar Mahabir
ST. VINCENT in the Caribbean has a population of approximately 111,000 persons, consisting mainly of persons of African descent. There are small numbers of mixed persons of Carib and African origin, Europeans and East Indians (called Indians).
Indians form about 6,660 persons (or 6%) of the total population. Although Indians in St. Vincent are scattered in several villages, there are distinct areas where they are concentrated, namely Richland Park, Calder and Rosebank as well as Akers, Georgetown, Park Hill and Orange Hill.