Place in News: St Vincent and the Grenadines

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 10, Aug 2021

• Why in news:  Attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

About the Country

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a southern Caribbean nation comprising a main island, St. Vincent, and a chain of smaller islands
• It is known for its major sailing destinations such as reef-lined Bequia Island off Admiralty Bay, bordered by white-sand beaches like Princess Margaret. 
• Capital: Kingstown
• Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar
• Continent: North America
• Sea: Caribbean  Sea
• Ocean: North Atlantic Ocean