Caracas, October 26, 2024 – The Ambassador of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines accredited in Venezuela, Gareth Bynoe, accompanied by the Venezuelan Deputy Minister for the Caribbean from the People’s Power Ministry for Foreign Affairs and President of the Bank of ALBA, Raúl Li Causi, along with Edith Peraza, General Director of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), presented an offering to the Liberator Simón Bolívar on Friday to mark the 45th anniversary of the Caribbean nation’s independence.

At the National Pantheon Monument Complex, the Mausoleum of the Liberator in Caracas, both diplomats reaffirmed the bonds of brotherhood and cooperation between their nations as the national anthems resounded.

The path to independence for this island nation was gradual; among several milestones, the British granted associated state status, enabling self-governance for internal affairs. This was followed by the dissolution of the PPP party, with leadership assumed by the Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP). Full independence from Great Britain was finally achieved on October 27, 1979, after a referendum.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has since become a strategic ally in defending the sovereignty of nations, with a categorical rejection of unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States.

As a member of regional integration mechanisms such as the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC in Spanish), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is firmly committed to these ideals.

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