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East Kingstown
East Kingstown (EK) is a Parliamentary Constituency in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is represented by the former Prime Minister Arnhim Eustace and has been represented by Eustace Eustace, also rendered Eustis, ( ) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names: *Εὔσταχυς (''Eústachys'') meaning "fruitful", "fecund"; literally "abundant in grain"; its Latin equivalents are ''Fæcundus/Fe ... since 1998. Election Election 2015 References Parliamentary constituencies in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {{SaintVincent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the 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 of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean. Its territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and, south of that, two-thirds of the northern part of the Grenadines, a chain of 32 smaller islands. Some of the Grenadines are inhabited— Bequia, Mustique, Union Island, Canouan, Petit Saint Vincent, Palm Island, Mayreau, Young Island—while others are not: Tobago Cays, Baliceaux, Battowia, Quatre, Petite Mustique, Savan and Petit Nevis. Most of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lies within the Hurricane Alley. To the north of Saint Vincent lies Saint Lucia, to the east is Barbados, and Grenada lies to the south. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population density of over 300 inhabitants/km2 (700 per sq. mi.), wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnhim Eustace
Arnhim Ulric Eustace (born 5 October 1944) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vincentian retired politician and economics, economist. He served as the List of Prime Ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is the former Leader of the Opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent), New Democratic Party (NDP) after resigning in 2016. Eustace was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Electoral district, constituency of East Kingstown in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1998 until his retirement in 2020. On 27 October 2000, Eustace, then a political neophyte, succeeded James Fitz-Allen Mitchell as the leader of the NDP, and on 28 March 2001, the NDP was defeated in the 2001 Vincentian general election, 2001 general election. The party was reduced from 8 to 3 seats, producing a majority government for the Unity Labour Party. In the 2005 Saint Vincent and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincentian General Election, 2015
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 2015. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party, which retained its one seat majority. However, the NDP has challenged the results in two constituencies, North Windward, and Central Leeward. Electoral system The 15 elected members of the House of Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. Campaign A total of 43 candidates contested the elections. The two biggest parties were the incumbent Unity Labor Party of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and the opposition New Democratic Party of Arnhim Eustace, both of which ran candidates in all the 15 constituencies. Smaller parties included the Green Party and the Democratic Republican Party, who only competed in seven and six constituencies respectively. As 11,902 registered voters were first-time voters, both major parties looked to woo young voters. Gonsalves emphasised the importance of the youth as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent)
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a moderate conservative political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The party is led by Godwin Friday, New Democratic Party Caribbean Elections and is currently the in the . History The New Democratic Party was founded in Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines on 3 December 1975. The then leader was[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity Labour Party
The Unity Labour Party (ULP) is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. Unity Labour Party The party is an observer of and an affiliate of . From 1994 to 2014, the party was a member of . History The party was formed in 1994 from the merger of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Browne (Vincentian Politician)
Robert Browne may refer to: Politicians * Robert Browne (died 1568/69), in 1554 Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester * Robert Browne (died 1558), MP for Dunwich * Robert Browne (by 1533 – 1565 or later), MP for Newport * Robert Browne (died 1623), MP for Lichfield in 1601 * Robert Browne (1695–1757), Member of Parliament for Dorchester * Robert Browne (of Frampton) (1588–?), English lawyer and politician * Robert Browne (Vincentian politician), Minister of Health, Welness and The Environment of Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Sports * Bobby Browne (footballer, born 1912) (1912–1994), Irish footballer * Bobby Browne (footballer, born 1962), Irish footballer * Robert Browne (cricketer) (born 1863), Barbadian cricketer Actors * Robert Alan Browne (1932–2018), American actor * Robert Browne (Elizabethan actor) (died 1603), English actor of the Elizabethan era; owner and manager of the Boar's Head Theatre * Robert Browne (Jacobean actor) (1563–?), English actor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
