Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, paid a visit to the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, during his four day official visit in the South American nation.
Nearly 20 years after Caribbean islanders sued the French government for the banana industry's extended use of a banned pesticide in Martinique and Guadeloupe, a panel of judges dismissed their case, ruling that it's too hard to determine who's to blame for acts so long ago.
With the government’s financial injections into Guyana’s economy yielding major growth and transformation across the country, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, sees a major shift coming in Guyana’s economic viability on a regional and international scale.
‘Guyana more influential in Latin America and Caribbean’ . Guyana is promoting food security programs and seeks to prove that the country can pursue low-carbon growth while generating oil. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and an eminent Caribbean leader, believes that Guyana's influence in Latin America and the Caribbean is expanding as a result of these ambitious initiatives.
SVG secures loan for purchase of wooden houses from Guyana. HOMES PURCHASED FOR RED ZONE RESIDENTS TO ARRIVE SOON. Funding for the houses will be provided by Demerara Bank of Guyana at a cost of 6 million EC dollars (2.2US) at 7 years at 5 per cent interest rate on the declining balance. “We are bearing the cost as a nation,” Dr. Gonsalves said.