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ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

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Ministry of Finance Ministry of Tourism , Sports and Culture
2nd Floor Administrative Building 2nd Floor NIS Building
Bay Street, Kingstown Upper Bay Street
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown, St. Vincent
Tel: (784) 457-1343 Tel: (784) 457-1502
Fax: (784) 457-2943 Fax: (784) 451-2425
Email: office.finance@mail.gov.vc E-mail: tourism@gov.vc

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade Ministry of Transport, Works, Urban
Development and Local Government
and Commerce Halifax Street
3rd Floor Administrative Centre Kingstown, St. Vincent
Bay Street, Kingstown Tel: (784) 457-2031
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Fax: (784) 456-1111
Tel: (784) 456-2060 Email: office.mtw@gov.vc
Fax: (784) 456-2610
Email: office.foreignaffairs@mail. EDUCATION
gov.vc The St. Vincent and the Grenadines educational
system is modeled on the British system. School
Ministry of Health, Wellness and is compulsory up to age 15 and government
the Environment schools are free at the primary and secondary
Government Buildings, levels. Post secondary education is provided
Kingstown, St. Vincent through polytechnics and Kingstown Medical
College, a campus of St. George’s University
Tel: (784) 457-2586 (Grenada), located near Kingstown. The
Fax: (784) 457-2684 University maintains affiliations with hospitals
E-mail: mohesvg@gov.vc for clinical programmes in the United States, the
United Kingdom, and the Caribbean.
Ministry of Housing, Informal
Human Settlements, Physical The Government of St. Vincent and the
Planning and Lands and Surveys Grenadines has taken the initiative in ensuring
Grenville Street, P.O. Box 838 the availability of trained individuals in the
Kingstown, St. Vincent information technology sector. Through
Tel: (784) 456-2050 the National Institute of Technology, higher
Fax: (784) 451-2479 education in Information Technology is being
E-mail: office.housing@mail.gov.vc made available to increasing numbers of
nationals. The institutional framework for
MINISTRIES Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney education in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries General strengthened by the passage of the Education
and Rural Transformation Government Buildings, Act and the Further and Higher Education
Richmond Hill Kingstown, St. Vincent Accreditation Act in 2006.
Kingstown, St. Vincent Tel: (784) 456-1111
Tel: (784) 456-1410 Fax: (784) 457-2898 INFRASTRUCTURE
Fax: (784) 457-1688 The government of St. Vincent and the
Email: agriculture@gov.vc Email: ag@gov.vc Grenadines has invested millions of dollars to
improve and expand the infrastructure of the
Ministry of Economic Planning Sustainable Ministry of National Mobilisation, Social country. Existing facilities and services are
Development, Industry, Information and Development, Local Government,Gender reliable and adhere to internationally acceptable
Labour Affairs, Family Affairs, Persons with standards.
Disabilities and Non Governmental
1st Floor Administrative Building Organisations
Kingstown 2nd and 3rd Floors, DMG Building TRANSPORTATION
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Halifax Street LAND
Tel: (784) 457-1746 Railroads: None.
Fax: (784) 456-2430 Kingstown, St. Vincent Highways: St. Vincent and the Grenadines has
E-mail: cenplan@svgcpd.com Tel: (784) 456-1111 a total of 1033km/64 miles of road.
Fax: (784) 457-2476
Ministry of Education, Reconciliation and E-mail: office.socialdevelopment@mail.gov.vc SEA
Ecclesiastical Affairs Ministry of National Security, Air and Sea Seaports: The Major sea ports are located at
Halifax Street Port Development Kingstown and Campden Park. The Kingstown
Port consists of a Deepwater Pier, Cruise
Kingstown Government Buildings, Terminal and Ferry Terminal. The Deepwater
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown, St. Vincent Pier is 900 ft (274 meters) in length with
Tel: (784) 457-1104 9.75-metres depth alongside. It is used for
Fax: (784) 457-1114 Tel: (784) 456-1111 handling bananas, fresh produce, containers and
E-mail: office.education@mail.gov.vc Fax: (784) 457-2152
Email: office.natsec@mail.gov.vc general cargo.

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