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St. Vincent and the Grenadines Minister of Health, Luke Browne, addresses
the gathering. Photo by Nelson A. King
Gonsalves: SVG has experienced
socio-economic transformation
By Nelson A. King
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime
Minister, Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves says the
multi-island nation has, over the decades
of political independence, and particularly
over the last 20 years, experienced
“a deep and far-reaching socio-economic
transformation, which has resulted in
vast improvements to the standard of living
and the quality of life” of nationals.
“The policies, which have driven this
strategic and well-conceptualised transformation,
are rooted in social inclusiveness,
equitable access to state resources
and services, poverty alleviation and gender
equality,” said Gonsalves in a message
to nationals, published Sunday in
the souvenir journal of the Brooklynbased
Vincentian-American Independent
National Charities, Inc. (VINCI) during
its 36th Annual Gala and Awards Ceremony
and 40th Independence Anniversary
celebration at El Caribe Country Club in
Brooklyn.
“Further, these policies have fostered
the participation of all Vincentians,
including youth, women and girls, the
elderly, the disabled, the working class,
and individuals from all ethnic and socioeconomic
sub-groupings,” he added.
“Many of our citizens who originate
from social groupings, which had previously
suffered discrimination and marginalisation
as a result of prejudices
perpetuated by colonial, patriarchal and
other types of pernicious discourse, have
been supported in achieving success in
a vast range of disciplines and endeavours,”
the prime minister continued. “As
a result, they now occupy their chosen
spaces with well-earned confidence, commanding
the attention of the region and
the world.”
He said this is, perhaps, best reflected
and symbolised in the country’s election
to a non-permanent seat on the United
Nations Security Council, “proving that,
as a people, we refuse to be circumscribed
by size, limited natural resources, vulnerabilities
to multiple and diverse threats,
and the legacies of a history significantly
shaped by slavery and colonialism.
“Our spirits are buoyed by our successes
to date, and remain undaunted
by the current threats facing us and the
huge tasks, which lie ahead, as we forge
ahead with focus, renewed vigour and
commitment to the development of St.
Vincent and the Grenadines and its people,”
Gonsalves said.
But, overall, he said the country’s myriad
achievements all flow from God’s
grace and favour, “generously bestowed
upon this nation and its people.
“While we are not always faithful on
our service to Him, He remains everfaithful
to us,” the Vincentian leader said.
“He has spared us from disasters and
catastrophes, naturally occurring and
otherwise, and has given us the means
to rise above adversities, setbacks and
limitations.
“We are grateful!” he stressed.
Luke Browne, the Rhodes scholar and
minister of health, told patrons Sunday
that St. Vincent and the Grenadines
40th anniversary of political independence
from Great Britain, which is actually
commemorated on Oct. 27, encompasses
40 years of “going strong.”
“It’s been 40 years of progress, 40 years
of development,” he said in his keynote
address. “We have been able to open an
international airport.
“Right now, many things are happening,
including construction of hotels,”
said Browne, citing, among other things,
the recent launch of the Marriott hotel,
the pioneering of the medical marijuana
industry and the establishment of a geothermal
site.
“And the cream of the crop has to
do with St. Vincent and the Grenadines
as the smallest nation to join the United
Nations Security Council,” he added.
“This is monumental. Almost all of the
countries commended St. Vincent and
the Grenadines and its achievement.”
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