Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has denounced US attempts to "destabilise" the Caribbean island nation's left-wing government by encouraging wealthy foreign businessmen to bankroll an opposition party prior to national elections.
Mr Gonsalves, who leads the Unity Labour Party and has been criticised by the right-wing opposition New Democratic Party for his close ties to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, warned of a smear campaign against his government and revealed that two US businessmen had been financing the attacks.
Pointing out that the opposition's Save Democracy campaign for the December elections had been mounted by US multimillionaires Dave Copps and Blake Burns, the PM declared that "this is not merely an exercise by an opposition party hiring consultants to assist them in mounting an electoral campaign - this has gone much further.
"It involves defaming the good name of St Vincent and the Grenadines, attempting to destabilise a democratically elected government and seeking to exercise foreign control of our country."
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