St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cultural Society of BC

 

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 369 km2 (142 sq mi) 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—BequiaMustiqueUnion IslandCanouanPetit Saint VincentPalm IslandMayreauYoung Island—while others are not: Tobago CaysBaliceauxBattowiaQuatrePetite MustiqueSavan 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.), with approximately 104,332 total inhabitants.

Kingstown is the capital and main port. Saint Vincent has a British colonial history, and is now part of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean StatesCARICOM, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States (CELAC).

In April 2021, the La Soufrière volcano erupted several times with "explosive events" continuing. By 12 April, 16,000 residents had evacuated the areas of their homes. Assistance and emergency financial support was being provided by several nearby islands, the United Kingdom and agencies such as the United Nations. The first significant offer of long-term funding, of US$20 million, was announced on 13 April 2021 by the World Bank.

 

 

Executive Members


● President: Yolande Gaymes   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
● Vice President: Vacant          
● Secretary: Flavia Gavrilovits  
● Treasurer: José Henderson
● Past President: Natalie King

● Member at Large: Auggnetha Quashie
● Member at Large: Sonia John

 

Membership Fees

 

Family membership: $30.00 per year
Single membership: $20.00 per year.

 

Meetings

 

Meetings are held on the third Sunday of each month.

Yearly Events
• Spring BBQ
• Vincy Carnival Dance
• Member Appreciation BBQ
• Independence Celebration
• Christmas Potluck Dinner

Contact Us

 


Phone: 604-498-4902
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