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1958 |
Colin Tennant (1926-2010), Scottish noble and later Lord Glenconner, acquired the island of Mustique and turned it into a luxury playground for his friends. Links: Scotland, St. Vincent, Holiday 
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1967 1981 |
The group of territorial islands in the West Indies in association with the United Kingdom. The original members included Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and adjacent islands. All the member islands became independent except Anguilla. Links: Dominica, West Indies, Antigua, Grenada, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis
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1979 Oct 26 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from Britain. Links: Britain, St. Vincent
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1996 Oct 6 |
In St. Vincent Jerome "Jolly" Joseph, a taxi boat driver in Bequia, was killed. An American couple, James and Penny Fletcher from West Virginia, were accused of the murder. They were later acquitted. Links: Murder, St. Vincent, West Virginia
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1997 Jun 18 |
It was reported that Japan was paying 5 Caribbean nations extensive aid and investment in order to gain support to block protections for endangered species. Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica were all reported to have been bribed. Links: Dominica, Japan, West Indies, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis, Leeward Islands
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1997 Aug 8 |
On St. Vincent James and Penny Fletcher were acquitted of the murder of Jerome Joseph after 9 months of incarceration. Links: Murder, St. Vincent
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2001 |
UNESCO proclaimed the Garifuna language, music and dance Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible heritage of Humanity. Links: UN, St. Vincent, Dance, Language, Garifuna
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2002 Sep 24 |
Tropical Storm Lili unleashed a mudslide that buried a woman and three of her children in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Links: St. Vincent
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2004 Sep 8 |
Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada, killing at least three people. The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean in 10 years also damaged homes in Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Vincent, just days after Hurricane Frances rampaged through. Links: Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Hurricane
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2005 Sep 6 |
Nine countries: Antigua, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Dominica, Suriname, St. Kitts, St. Vincent and the Dominican Republic, signed oil deals with Venezuela in Jamaica. Cuba and Jamaica had previously signed. Chavez urged Caribbean governments to consider Cuba-style socialism as an alternative to capitalism. Links: Dominica, Belize, Venezuela, Cuba, Suriname, Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominican Rep.
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2005 Nov 14 |
Mudslides killed two fishermen and destroyed seven homes as heavy rains brought by a tropical depression overflowed river banks and made roads impassable in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Links: St. Vincent
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2006 Dec 12 |
In St. Vincent Sean Samuel beheaded Stacy Wilson, a 21-year-old woman, in front of horrified onlookers at a bus terminal in Kingstown. Links: Mayhem, Murder, St. Vincent
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2008 Aug |
St. Vincent and Iran established ties after PM Gonsalves visited Iran for a summit of the Nonaligned Movement, an organization of 120 developing nations. St. Vincent later announced that it would receive US$7 million in aid from Iran. A portion of that will go toward construction of a US$200 million international airport. Links: Iran, St. Vincent
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2009 Feb 8 |
Sigurdur Helgason (b.1921), former Icelandic airline CEO (1974-1984), died on the Caribbean private island of Mustique. He pioneered cheap flights that carried legions of backpackers between Europe and the United States in the 1960s and '70s. Links: Aviation, St. Vincent, Iceland
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2009 Mar 26 |
Regulators in St. Vincent and the Grenadines took control of an island bank linked to an alleged Ponzi scheme. A complaint alleged that William Wise of Raleigh, NC, and Kristi Hoegel of Napa, Ca., orchestrated the scheme through Millennium Bank and its Geneva-based parent United Trust of Switzerland SA, as well as US affiliates of both organizations. Links: California, Switzerland, North Carolina, St. Vincent, Banking, Fraud
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2009 Nov 25 |
Voters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines rejected a referendum on whether or not to break their ties with Britain's monarchy, even as Queen Elizabeth II is made a rare visit to the region. Links: Britain, St. Vincent
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2010 Oct 30 |
Hurricane Tomas, the 12th of the Atlantic season, hit a cluster of Caribbean islands including St. Vincent and St. Lucia and moved toward Jamaica. 3 deaths were reported on St. Vincent. Links: St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Hurricane
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2010 Dec 13 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines PM Ralph Gonsalves, who has led the Caribbean nation into an alliance with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, won a narrow victory in parliamentary elections to keep his party in power for another five years. Links: St. Vincent
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2013 Sep 16 |
Representatives from 15 Caribbean nations gathered in St. Vincent to seek slavery reparations from Britain, France and the Netherlands. Links: Britain, France, Netherlands, St. Vincent, Slavery
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2015 Dec 10 |
Preliminary results said the ruling party in the eastern Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has won a narrow election victory that gives it a fourth term in office. The Unity Labor Party led by Ralph Gonsalves obtained a one-seat majority in the House of Assembly. Links: St. Vincent
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2016 Aug 12 |
Lawmakers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines passed a bill allowing defamation on the internet to be punished by prison sentences of up to two years. Links: St. Vincent
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2021 Apr 9 |
In the eastern Caribbean the La Soufriere volcano erupted on St. Vincent following evacuation orders for some 16,000 people living in the red zone near the volcano. Links: St. Vincent
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2021 Apr 12 |
In the eastern Caribbean the La Soufriere volcano erupted again on St. Vincent. Links: St. Vincent
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2021 Apr 13 |
Leaders of volcano-wracked St. Vincent said that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies. Links: Volcano, St. Vincent
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2021 Apr 19 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines' PM Ralph Gonsalves made a heartfelt plea to the international community to help his country recover from a volcanic eruption that has displaced 20,000 people. Links: Volcano, St. Vincent
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2021 Apr 20 |
The UN announced that it is seeking $29.2 million to help St. Vincent recover from ongoing volcanic eruptions. Links: UN, St. Vincent
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2021 Apr 28 |
The UN General Assembly approved a resolution expressing solidarity and support for St. Vincent and urging continued financial help for the eastern Caribbean island as it deals with volcanic eruptions. Links: UN, St. Vincent
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2021 Jul 2 |
Elsa, the 1st hurricane of the Atlantic season, hit Barbados and then St. Vincent and the Grenadines as it headed for Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Florida. Links: Barbados, St. Vincent
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2021 Aug 11 |
The US government said it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations. The Bahamas will receive 397,000 doses; Trinidad & Tobago will receive more than 305,000 doses; Barbados will receive 70,200, doses; St. Vincent and the Grenadines will get 35,100; Antigua will get 17,550; St. Kitts & Nevis will get 11,700. Links: Bahamas, USA, Trinidad&Tobago, Barbados, Antigua, St. Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis, COVID-19
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