St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ government is eyeing the purchase of Baliceaux Island, priced at $30 million. This untouched island is significant for its history with the Garifuna people, descendants of African and Carib natives. They were forcibly taken there, never reaching their intended destination of Roatán, Honduras. Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister, has initiated […]
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