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  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent sovereign state of the Caribbean, part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Vincent and the Grenadines is a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth of Nations.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines   (934 words)

  
 The M/V Saiga (No. 2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, maintains that provisional registration continued in force during the period, notwithstanding the fact that the provisional certificate of registration had expired and the entry in the Ships Register stated that registration had ceased to be valid with effect from 12 September 1997.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines acknowledges that the provisional certificate of registration of the Saiga expired on 12 September 1997.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines supports its argumentation with the claim that, "when a vessel is registered under its flag, it remains so registered until it is deleted from the Registry".
www.oceanlaw.net /cases/saiga2so1.htm   (4016 words)

  
 flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is one of those rare Commonwealth countries that did not adopt the British ensign system and uses one national flag for all purposes.
The green diamonds are shaped in a V for St. Vincent, and reflect the plural nature of the many islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Grenadines consist of two groups, the Northern and the Southern Grenadines; the latter belong to Grenada, among which are Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Diamind island, Ronde island, Les Tantes, Caille island, London Bridge island, The Sisters, Green island, Bird island.
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/vc.html   (383 words)

  
 Comparative Criminology | North America - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will be compared with Japan (country with a low crime rate) and USA (country with a high crime rate).
Vincent and the Grenadines is the largest producer of marijuana in the Eastern Caribbean and the source for much of the marijuana used in the region.
Vincent and the Grenadines has also become a storage and transshipment point for narcotics, mostly cocaine, transferred from Trinidad and Tobago and South America on go-fast and inter-island cargo boats.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/namerica/stvincentgrenadines.html   (3079 words)

  
 The M/V Saiga (No. 2)
Vincent and the Grenadines argues that the M/V "SAIGA" had its nationality on the relevant date of 28 October 1997, because a vessel once registered under the flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines remains so registered until deleted from the Registry.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has produced evidence before the Tribunal to support its assertion that the Saiga was a ship entitled to fly its flag at the time of the incident-giving rise to the dispute.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines also argued that the Guinean laws could not be binding to her because they had not been communicated to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
www.oceanlaw.net /cases/saiga2do1.htm   (13948 words)

  
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The World Factbook. 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Disputed between France and the United Kingdom in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783.
Saint Vincent is home to a small offshore banking sector, but its restrictive secrecy laws have come under international review.
Saint Vincent is also the largest producer of marijuana in the Eastern Caribbean and is increasingly being used as a transshipment point for illegal narcotics from South America.
www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/151/vc.html   (878 words)

  
 St. Vincent & the Grenadines - St Vincent Flag
The registration of vessels under the Flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is governed by the
Vincent and the Grenadines was the first registry to intervene, with success, on behalf of owners/charterers, at the newly established International Tribunal for the laws of the Sea in Hamburg
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, member of the IMO, since 1980, is also a member of the Baltic Exchange.
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 First Judgment (Merits) of the International Law of the Sea Tribunal --Register IRI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintained that when a vessel is registered under its flag, it remains so registered until deleted from its registry and that, under its Merchant Shipping Act, a vessel does not lose Vincentian nationality merely because its provisional certificate of registration has expired.
In the Tribunal's view, these indications were reinforced by the conduct of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after the incident giving rise to the dispute, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines acting as the flag state of the SAIGA during all phases of the legal proceedings.
Third, Guinea argued that certain claims of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines could not be entertained by the Tribunal because they related to violations of the rights of natural juridical persons who are not nationals of the claimant.
www.register-iri.com /content/artspeeche/bekkerart.cfm   (1191 words)

  
 Erroneous flag depictions in official stamps of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A flag [different from the one in use] was erroneously shown on postage stamps and reported in a number of respected books to have been adopted.
It was a plain blue flag with the 1912 coat of arms in the centre.
The blue flag with the arms in the center was never introduced, but accidently printed on a postage stamp (many stamps show wrong flags, as some coins show wrong arms!).
flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/vc!stamp.html   (340 words)

  
 Saint vincent - vincy.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The multi-island country of St Vincent and the Grenadines is a land of contrasts.
St Vincent - the main population centre - is mountainous and lush.
Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
www.globalinfogroup.com /glig/saint-vincent.html   (416 words)

  
 IFFISO : Saint-vincent and the Grenadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The ?tail' of the comet of St Vincent (the Grenadines) is a string of islands and cays that splays south from Bequia (pronounced Beck-Way), Petit Nevis, Isle à Quatre and Pigeon Island to Battowia, Baliceaux, Mustique, Petit Mustique, Savan, Canouan, Petit Canouan, Mayreau and the Tobago Cays, Union Island, Palm Island and Petit St Vincent.
St Vincent and the Grenadines is poor by Eastern Caribbean standards, with agriculture the main source of income and export earnings.
St Vincent and the Grenadines is a constitutional monarchy in which executive power is vested in the British monarch, represented locally by a Governor General who appoints a prime minister and cabinet of ministers.
www.iffiso.com /stvincent.htm   (709 words)

  
 International Law In Brief: July 6-16,1999
Guinea claimed that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines did not have legal standing to bring claims because on the day of the arrest the Saiga was not validly registered under their flag.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines claimed that the arrest of the Saiga was illegal, stating that the ship did not violate Guinean importation law merely by providing fuel ("bunkering") to licensed fishing vessels in the Guinean exclusive economic zone.
Finally, the Tribunal held that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was entitled to reparations for damages suffered directly, as well as for other damages and losses by the ship and crew.
www.asil.org /ilib/ilib0221.htm   (1675 words)

  
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A slide presentation illustrating the effects of Tropical Storm Iris and Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn on the islands of the eastern Caribbean in 1995, including slides on St. Vincent and the Grenadines was put together in 1997 and distributed.
Vincent and the Grenadines) was completed and the corresponding report issued in 1996; a paper on the assessment was published in CSI papers 1.
A teacher from St. Vincent and the Grenadines participated in the ASPNet-CSI Sandwatch workshop in St. Lucia in May 2001 and schools from St. Vincent and the Grenadines are involved in the Sandwatch beach monitoring activities.
www.unesco.org /csi/act/other/stvin_gr.htm   (1396 words)

  
 Saint Vincent and Grenadines Flag - Nylon (5' x 8')
This 5' X 8' flag of Saint Vincent and Grenadines is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
Each flag is made with a heavy polyester heading and two brass grommets.
Saint Vincent and Grenadines Flag - Nylon (2' x 3')
www.njflags.com /saviandgrfln3.html   (194 words)

  
 The land (from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It consists of the island of Saint Vincent and of the northern Grenadine Islands, which stretch southward toward Grenada.
A constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth, St. Vincent and the Grenadines comprises the islands of St. Vincent and the northern Grenadines in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
The island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is part of the Windward Islands of the West Indies.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-55418?tocId=55418   (964 words)

  
 List of Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This page contains lists of Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and previously Lieutenant governors and Governors of Saint Vincent.
See also List of Prime Ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, lists of incumbents.
Governors-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (representing the British monarch as head of state)
www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_Governors-General_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines   (185 words)

  
 Saint Flag - Flag Of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
If you would like to use this flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this map of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this information for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
www.appliedlanguage.com /flags_of_the_world/flag_of_saint_vincent_and_the_grenadines.shtml   (265 words)

  
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines flag information at CaribbeanFlags.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Its blue, yellow, and green stripes were derived from the common colors of the flags assigned to the Associated States by the College of Arms.
Although this frist flag was designed by a local islander, the design did not please all the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and, in 1985, moves were made to secure a new design.
Explanation of Flag Colors: "The Gems", as the green lozenges and the flag itself are commonly called, is an abbreviation of "the Gems of the Antilles", whichis the islands' nickname.
www.caribbeanflags.com /flag_info.cfm?cid=VC   (385 words)

  
 Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
For more information, see the main article about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Political parties in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
List of political parties in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Category:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines   (151 words)

  
 Flag Grenadines Saint Vincent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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Erroneous flag depictions in official stamps of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Geographical and political facts, flags and ensigns of St. Vincent and the Grenadines...
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Vincent and the Grenadines is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
In March 2001 elections that were generally free and fair, the Unity Labor Party (ULP) won 12 of the 15 parliamentary seats, and ULP leader Ralph Gonsalves became the new Prime Minister.
The sole television station in St. Vincent was privately owned and operated without government interference.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27919.htm   (3618 words)

  
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Flag | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
The Saint Vincentian or Vincentian flag: three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag, Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, for information about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines patriotic emblem
www.travelblog.org /World/vc-flag.html   (109 words)

  
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The M/V Saiga Case: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v.
Background: A refueling vessel, flying the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was captured by Guinea-Bissau.
Initially, Guinea failed to release the tanker when Saint Vincent and the Grenadines posted a bond.
spider.georgetowncollege.edu /pos/MVSaiga.htm   (287 words)

  
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines map and information page by World Atlas
Vincent & The Grenadines are some 32 islands and cays stretching south (about 48 miles) to the country of Grenada.
The overall economy of the St. Vincent & The Grenadines revolves around agriculture, with bananas and coconut palms the major cash crops.
Tourism is a growing business (especially on St. Vincent), but on the outer islands, smaller crowds, isolated beaches and quiet days are the norm.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/vc.htm   (414 words)

  
 Saint Vincent and Grenadines Flag - Nylon (3' x 5')
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This 3' X 5' flag of Saint Vincent and Grenadines is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
Saint Vincent and Grenadines Flag - Nylon (5' x 8')
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Background: Disputed between France and the United Kingdom in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783.
Area: Total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km).
Independence: 27 October 1979 (from UK.) Geography - note: The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays.
www.paulnoll.com /Locations/visiting-Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines.html   (344 words)

  
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A Russian-owned vessel loaded with arms and chemicals, sailing under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a small Caribbean country, has been detained along with its nine-member Russian and Ukrainian crew by Indonesian immigration authorities since December.
The murky status of the vessel's ownership, a labor dispute with the crew, and various claims of indebtedness have imprisoned the crew on the ship.
Because Saint Vincent is such a small country, its interests around the world are represented by British consular establishments.
www.rferl.org /features/2002/06/28062002184242.asp   (1111 words)

  
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Information and Online Map - Map Town Ltd.
Background: Disputed between France and Great Britain in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783.
Natural hazards: hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
Geography - note: the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
www.maptown.com /geos/saintvincent.html   (1050 words)

  
 Games for learn Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Free and funny. Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Capital country flag Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Many exercice for learn Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Games for learn Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and other countries
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag - Peter's Flag Flash Cards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag Description: three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern.
CIA World Factbook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Entry
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