Kingstown, 7 November 2014. To mark the Official Visit of the Grand Prior, an institutional awards ceremony was held at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence on 7 November 2014. His Eminence Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino, on behalf of the Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Castro, formally invested His Excellency Sir Frederick Nathaniel Ballantyne, GCMG, Governor General of St Vincent and the Grenadines as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I.
Dr The Hon. Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines was also invested into the Constantinian Order as a Knight Grand Cross with Gold Star within the Special Category by His Eminence Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino, on behalf of the Grand Master. The Hon. Girlyn Miguel, Deputy Prime Minister was invested as a Dame of Merit with Star of the Constantinian Order.
An official dinner was hosted by the Prime Minister and Mrs Eloise Gonsalves in honour of the Constantinian Order delegation and speeches were delivered by the Governor General, the Prime Minister, Cardinal Martino and Anthony Bailey.
The Official Visit to St Vincent and the Grenadines was part of a wider regional visit to the Caribbean including St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Barbados.
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