Protest broke out in the capital Kingstown, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines where citizens marched through the city to voice their displeasure at government’s proposed changes to the Public Health Act that would make the covid-19 vaccine mandatory.
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was left bloody after he was struck in the head with a while trying to make his way back to the Parliament building.
More in this report from Bria King reporter for Searchlight newspaper.
PM Gonsalves is reportedly being flown to Barbados for an MRI head scan.
Speaking in Parliament, Finance Minister, Camillo Gonsalves, who is also the son of the Prime Minister condemned the violence and expressed disappointment with the opposition