Bodies to be exhumed
Ministry of The Family, Gender Affairs, Laverne Gibson-Velox
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February 20, 2026

Bodies to be exhumed

Funds have been allocated in the 2026 Budget for over 100 bodies to be exhumed and reburied across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).

This was announced by Minister Laverne Gibson-Velox on Thursday, February 12, 2026 as she made her contribution to the 2026 National Budget debate in the House of Assembly.

She said this will be done under the Cemetery Relocation Project, for which the sum of EC$342,000 dollars has been allocated in the Budget.

Minister Gibson Velox is responsible for the Ministry of The Family, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities, Local Government and Labour.

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