Press Release
July 31, 2026
THE OFFICE of the Prime Minister has categorized as “misleading and erroneous” information circulating in the media regarding the performance of prime ministerial duties.
The Office of the Prime Minister has clarified in a release that Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Godwin Friday is currently performing the full duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Prime Minister and all ministerial portfolios assigned to him.
The release affirms that the functions of the Office of the Prime Minister are delegated only when the Prime Minister is outside the State. On those occasions, it says, Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Major St. Clair Leacock has exercised the functions of the Prime Minister in an acting capacity.
The release also stated that the Hon. Daniel Cummings has also exercised the functions of Acting Prime Minister during periods when both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister were out of State.
The release affirmed that The Prime Minister is currently in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and continues to perform the full functions of his Office.
