FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
VOLUME 119, No.30
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The Massy Store/Supermarket at Arnos vale is considered it flagship operation here
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves left no stone unturned in drawing Massy Stores’ attention to shortcomings in their operations PRIME MINISTER OF ST. VINCENT AND THE Grenadines Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on July 11, 2025, during a media briefing, issued a sharp call for improvement at Massy Supermarkets here. The Prime Minister cited concerns about poor product variety and what he described as subpar appearance. This, he said, paled in significance and attraction to what obtains in Massy’s branches in other regional countries. In a tone of pure indication, the Prime Minister declared, “Right in St. Vincent, we have the worst Massy supermarket in the Caribbean. Go to Barbados and St. Lucia; you will see them. What do you think? We aren’t good enough to have a supermarket of that quality?” The Vincentian leader was cautious though,
explaining that his comments were not directed at store/supermarket employees but rather at the company’s “overall operations and management standards in the country.” Since that indictment of sorts, the Prime Minister said he has meet and raised the issue of disparities with a former high-ranking official from Massy. That former official, the Prime Minister said, has since informed him that he had reached out to the Chief Executive in Trinidad, “who indicated that they would dispatch someone to investigate the nature of the complaints and endeavour to address the issues in St. Vincent.” Continue on page 3
Attention was drawn to the lack of variety in Massy’s product lines and appearance.