· August, 2009

Stories about St. Vincent & the Grenadines from August, 2009

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Tackling Domestic Violence

  31 August 2009

“I am still having a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that yet another woman has been the victim of appalling domestic violence,” writes Abeni, adding: “I can only hope that Debbie's biggest impact will be to mobilise Vincentian women into meaningful action…we simply cannot afford to pay...

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: New Constitution Vote

  24 August 2009

The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines are about to vote on whether or not to adopt a new constitution – Numalali finds it unfortunate that “the entire process is mired in controversy and partisan bickering…as some observers have noted, the referendum will be a mock election.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Inter-Island Ferry

  19 August 2009

From St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Abeni reports, along with Repeating Islands, that come this October, “an inter island ferry service based in Grenada will be officially launched”, adding: “Given our disgust with LIAT [a regional air carrier] it should be interesting to see the response.”