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FRIDAY,

AUGUST 29, 2014

VOLUME 108, No.35

www.thevincentian.com

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ALL SMILES: L-R: Former Prime Minister James Mitchell; Governor General, Frederick Ballantyne; Prime Minister, Dr. Hon Ralph Gonsalves; Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Weber Shih, and Opposition Leader, Hon Arnhim Eustace.

by GLORIAH…

Prime Minister Dr. Gonsalves presents His Excellency Weber Shih with a parting gift, while his wife Eloise Gonsalves does likewise with Mrs. Shih (right).

Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Weber Shih, who in the opinion of many has served our two nations with honour, was last Wednesday, 20th August, treated to a reception hosted by Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Ralph Gonsalves at the official residence of the Prime Minister. The Taiwanese Ambassador, who has dutifully served his country for the past four years in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, will depart these shores on August 30th to take up duties, on promotion, in his home country. Ambassador Shih will commandeer the position of Secretary General of Taiwan’s International Development and Cooperation Fund (TaiwanIDCF). The farewell reception heard remarks from several speakers which paid tribute to the Ambassador and to the level of cooperation in which his country engaged SVG. Hon. Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Foreign Affairs, recalled that forging links with Taiwan was one of the first acts which SVG undertook as an independent nation. He said that Taiwan has touched the fabric of SVG in a number of ways. He went on to say that it was Taiwan’s own struggles that have informed its solidarity with St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Continued on Page 3.

Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Weber Shih delivering his remarks at the reception.


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