When Britain happily sucked up the Caribbean's natural resources in the first half of this century, they did not compensate these islands for what they had taken, in the same way that they did not compensate Malaysia for the thousands of acres of deforestation for which they were responsible. They simply took what they wanted - and half a century later, when it suited them, they complained when those countries continued with Britain's traditions. In my view, it makes no sense to boycott the islands. In order to bring a halt to whaling here, two things need to happen. Firstly, the young people of St Vincent and the Grenadines need to be educated about the importance of their marine resources.
Education costs money.
Let tourists boycott this country by all means. But the effect will be quite opposite to what is being sought. Revenues will fall, unemployment will rise - and more whales will die. If people genuinely care about whales, do something positive to halt whaling, not something that will end up making the problem even worse. Let's face it - this is all about money.