al investors and tourists.Social services, such as health and education, have been improving. The people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are fairly well educated compared to other third world countries. One major problem facing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the difficulties associated with the increasing numbers of women as the head of single-parent families. Another major problem is the supply of potable water to they outlying communities. Many of these communities are laying pipelines for potable water from Kingstown and Mesopotamia.A third major problem is the lack of an adequate sewage disposal system. Inherent problems associated with the pit latrine and septic tank system is the possible contamination of fresh water sources.The economic condition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines needs more diversification. The continuing dependence upon agriculture, especially banana production, makes it difficult for the whole economy of the islands in bad years. In both 1994 and 1995, tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of the banana crops. This represents the biggest obstacle to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’s development....
