St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has ruled out providing solidarity to any of the five Organization of Eastern Caribbean States countries that operate citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes.
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Kitts-Nevis operate CBI programmes under which foreign investors are granted citizenship in return for making a substantial investment in the socioeconomic development of these countries.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the only OECS country without a CBI programme, with Prime Minister Gonsalves insising that "The highest office in the land [citizenship] can’t be for sale."
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