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The 16th anniversary of Indian Heritage Day will be celebrated in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, October 7.

The Indian community of SVG and in the Diaspora, will, on Saturday October 7th 2023, commemorate the 16th anniversary, since the recognition of INDIAN HERITAGE DAY, by an Act of Parliament on March 26th 2007.   After the abolition of slavery in 1838, there was a shortage of labour, as many of the newly freed…

After an absence of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the St Vincent and the Grenadines Indian Heritage Foundation, (SVGIHF), will mark the 161st anniversary of the arrival of 2,474 Indians from India to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), during the years 1861 to 1880. Each year, the SVG Indian Heritage Foundation (SVGIHF), commemorates Indian Arrival Day on June 1 with a package of activities including a re-enactment …

The artist, speaker, author and environmental activist for Indigenous peoples worldwide is being recognized for his contributions. ‘He is a great mentor to many throughout Indian Country’

Prominent Vincentian historian, Dr Adrian Fraser is of the view that the pattern set by the book, “Stories from our Indian Elders, authored by D.Lenroy Thomas should be followed by others to reflect the true history of the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). In concluding his overview and analysis of the book, at its launch on November 28 2021, he said, “The pattern set by stories of …

Prominent Vincentian historian, Dr Adrian Fraser is of the view that the pattern set by the book, “Stories from our Indian Elders, authored by D.Lenroy Thomas should be followed by others to reflect the true history of the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). In concluding his overview and analysis of the book, at its launch on November 28 2021, he said, “The pattern set by stories of …