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Five people were fatally shot in the capital of St. Vincent as the eastern Caribbean island struggles with a rise in violent crime, authorities said Thursday. The victims were killed late ...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (/ ˌ ɡ r ɛ n. ə ˈ d iː n z / ⓘ GREN-ə-DEENZ), sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, [9] is an island country in the eastern Caribbean.It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the southern end of the eastern border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), [1] is the national police force of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it was founded in 1999. [2] The Commissioner of Police is Colin John, [1] who commands 691 police officers and civilian employees, [3] in 23 police stations, [4] who serve a resident population of 109,000.
La Soufrière, a stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, began an effusive eruption on 27 December 2020. On 9 April 2021 there was an explosive eruption, and the volcano "continued to erupt explosively" over the following days, with pyroclastic flows. [4]
By Robertson Henry. KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (Reuters) - Police from two countries in the eastern Caribbean are investigating the possible murder of two people believed to be U.S ...
Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Monday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou in Barbados and close to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, leaving a swath of destruction as it kept moving ...
Christopher Columbus named the island Saint Vincent, since it is said to have been discovered on 22 January, the feast day of the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia, Vincent of Saragossa. The Spanish conquistadors embarked on slaving expeditions in and around St. Vincent following royal sanction in 1511, driving the inhabitants to the rugged ...
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force receives training from the United States Southern Command. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The United States Armed Forces consider Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a partner nation in the Caribbean , along with St. Lucia .