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St Vincent & the Grenadines proposing referendum on keeping the Queen of England
By Sherrica Thompson
Staff Writer
#St.VincentandtheGrenadines, August 5, 2022 – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has proposed a single-item referendum asking the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to decide whether to replace the Queen of England with a non-executive, home-grown president as head of state.
Gonsalves said he would only pursue the referendum if there was bipartisan support.
He noted that if there is bipartisan support for the referendum a committee will be set up to establish national honours, calling further for a simultaneous establishment of a body “to carry out a process of decolonization in names.
The Prime Minister also suggested that St. Vincent and the Grenadines would go forward with the recommendation to name other national heroes. As of now the twin island only has one national hero.
This proposal follows Barbados’s decision to remove the Queen as its head of state, on November 30 last year becoming a republic.