United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State
Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1994 - St Vincent and
the Grenadines, 30 January 1995, available at:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aa4a20.html [accessed 23 May
2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible
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expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not
necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its
Member States. A member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines is a parliamentary democracy. Prime Minister James F.
Mitchell and his New Democratic Party (NDP) returned to power
for an unprecedented third term in free and fair elections held
in February. The Royal St. Vincent Police, the only security
force in the country, includes a Coast Guard and a small Special
Services Unit with some paramilitary training. The force is
controlled by and responsive to the G