Saint Vincent's new government readies a citizenship programme routed through a ring-fenced fund

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, under the new NDP government of Prime Minister Godwin Friday that ended a 25-year run by Ralph Gonsalves, is preparing to launch its first Citizenship by Investment programme by mid-2026. Friday frames it as a “sovereign capital mobilization strategy” for development and climate resilience, with all proceeds flowing through a legislatively established investment fund rather than recurrent spending. As the last OECS state to enter the market, Kingstown says it can adopt best practices and stricter standards. The plan arrives amid EU and UK scrutiny of Caribbean citizenship programmes.

Source: IMI Daily, citing St Vincent Times; iWitness News.