KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC - Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace Monday said a bill asking Parliament to approve EC$208 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) in further loans to help finance the EC$652 million Argyle International Airport “nearly shocked the life out of me”. Eustace expects the bill for the loans to be approved when it goes before the Finance Committee, which comprises government and opposition legislators on Tuesday. “Of course, the Finance Committee is majority government.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC -- Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says implementing a fast ferry service in the southern Caribbean is a risk the private sector must take, with government assistance.
“This is not as easy as some people think. It is a lot of money which is involved. In fact, the reason why you haven’t had it, despite all sort of efforts, is because it is a difficult proposition,” Gonsalves said at the 43rd special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) that ended here late on Wednesday.

(CARICOM News Network) St. John’s, Antigua- Prime Minister of St Vincent & the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves has offered his home nation as a possible location to host a meeting of an exploratory committee on reparations. “I am suggesting a special regional conference on reparations, including governments NGOs and distinguished personalities of relevance,” he said. “This conference ought to be convened and I am offering St Vincent and the Grenadines to host it,” he added.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, have agreed to provide a summary of a legal opinion to Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar regarding the "unfair” subsidy given to the state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL), Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said here Tuesday.