Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / is a country in the Lesser Antilles chain, specifically the southern part of the Windward Islands, which is located at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is located to the west of Barbados between the north of Saint Lucia and the south of Grenada in the Windward Islands from the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The country consists of Saint Vincent Island (344 km2 or 133 sq mi) and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines (45 km2 or 17 sq mi), which form a chain of small islands that extend south towards Grenada

The tourism sector has great potential for development over the next decade. The recent shooting of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series has also helped increase tourism and offer the country to the wider world. Recently stimulated growth through strong activity in the construction sector and improved tourism

The population of July 2009 was estimated at 104,574 people. The ethnic composition was as follows: two-thirds of black and one-fifth of mixed descent, 6% of East Indians, 4% of Caucasians (mainly Portuguese), 2% of Indians of the Caribbean and 3% of others, according to the CIA on October 9, 2008. Most of the country's population are descendants of African people who Brought to the island to work on farms

There are other ethnicities such as the Portuguese (from Madeira) and the East Indians who were brought to work on farms after the abolition of slavery by the British as some Syrians live on the island. There are also increasing numbers of Chinese and a large minority of mixed ethnicities. St. Vincent suffers from a high rate of reverse migration. The unemployment rate also increases, with a shortage of employment, and increasing population growth. All together, they present major challenges for the country

Agriculture, dominated by banana production, is the most important sector in this low-income middle economy. The service sector, based mostly on the growing tourism industry, is also important. The government was relatively unsuccessful in introducing new industries, and the unemployment rate remains high at 19.8% in the 1991 census to 15% in a year. 2001 Also, the continued dependence on a single crop represents the biggest obstacle to the islands' development and elimination of tropical storms from large portions of crops in several years

The tourism sector has great potential for development. Recent filming of Caribbean pirates has helped movies on the island to expose this country to more visitors and potential investors. Recent growth has been spurred by strong activity in the construction sector and an improvement in tourism

An international airport is currently under construction. There is a small and small manufacturing sector in the financial sector abroad who in particular have strict confidentiality laws that have caused some international concern. In addition, locals are allowed to hunt even 4 humpback whales per year under rations

Many Portuguese immigrants arrived in the island in the late forty years of the same century who came from Madeira Islands, and in Saint Vincent in the years 1861-1888 several ships full of workers who came from eastern India traveled. The conditions remained very difficult for both former slaves and agricultural workers because of the low sugar prices around the world, which kept the economy stagnant until the end of the century

Once in St. Vincent from 1763 until its independence in 1979, there were several stages of colonial rule under British rule. A representative body was delegated in 1776, established the government of the "crown colony" in 1877, a legislative council was formed in 1925, and the suffrage was granted in 1951. During the period of its rule over Saint Vincent, Britain made several unsuccessful attempts to attribute the island to the Windward Islands, which It would have been easier to control the area thanks to the unified administration

Some of the local islands in the 60 years of the 20th century, among which St. Vincent Island tried to unite with each other. It was planned to name this union, which was motivated by liberation from British rule, the Federation of the West Indies, but this attempt failed in 1962. Britain granted St. Vincent "Associated Independence" on 27. October 1969, in which the island won jurisprudence with complete control over its internal affairs, but it did not It was completely independent

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Wind Islands and received independence independence on October 27, 1979 after a referendum was held at the initiative of Prime Minister Milton Cato. Saint Vincent gained her independence in the tenth anniversary of her granting associate independence in the year 1969. The history of this country is replete with natural disasters. In the year 1902, the volcano “Soufriere” erupted, killing 2000 people. The outbreak caused severe damage to farmland, which weakened the economy

The same volcano erupted again in April 1975, causing the evacuation of thousands of residents and extensive damage to agricultural land. Hurricanes in 1980 and 1987 posed a major threat to banana and coconut plantations. The years 1998 and 1999 also witnessed a severe season of hurricanes, as Hurricane Linyi in 1999 severely damaged the western coast of the island

Conducted in the 25th. November 2009 a referendum to create a new constitution under which the state would have turned into a republic and replaced Queen Elizabeth with a president as head of state. He needed a two-thirds majority to vote for the referendum to succeed, but he failed, compared to 29,019 votes (55.64%) against him and 22,493 (43.13%) in his favor. Then, a celebration was held in the capital, Kingstown, with 10,000 people attending