Thank you Mr. Philippe A. May (Honorary Consulate of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Singapore) for inviting me to St. Vincent and the Grenadines 37th Independence Day.
GOH Mr. Edwin Tong, MP Marine Parade GRC and Ms. Ellen Lee , ex MP Sembawang GRC was also here with many ambassadors gracing the occasion. I’m honoured to be invited to this important diplomat event.
Info from Wikepedia:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (
i/seɪnt ˈvɪnsənt ænd ðə ɡrɛnəˈdiːnz/) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean. The country is also known simply as Saint Vincent.
Its 344 km2 (133 sq mi) territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, which are a chain of smaller islands stretching south from Saint Vincent Island to Grenada. Most of Saint Vincent lies within the Hurricane Belt.
To the north of Saint Vincent lies Saint Lucia, to the east Barbados. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a densely populated country (over 300 inhabitants/km2) with approximately 102,000 inhabitants.
Its capital is Kingstown, also its main port. Saint Vincent has a French and British colonial history and is now part of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, CARICOM, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
