{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Asberth News Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/annsvg.com","author_name":"Maurice John","author_url":"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/index.php\/author\/mauricejohn\/","title":"Local Vincentians just can't afford homes - Asberth News Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rw6FHQv5Xv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/local-vincentians-just-cant-afford-homes\/\">Local Vincentians just can&#8217;t afford homes<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/local-vincentians-just-cant-afford-homes\/embed\/#?secret=rw6FHQv5Xv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Local Vincentians just can&#8217;t afford homes&#8221; &#8212; Asberth News Network\" data-secret=\"rw6FHQv5Xv\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/annsvg.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/the-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/young-dark-skinned-woman-feeling-stressed-holding-head-despair.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1276,"description":"Opinion | By Maurice John Vincentians love a big house. It&#8217;s cultural. It&#8217;s aspirational. For generations, the measure of progress in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been tied to the land you own and the home you build. But that dream is quietly becoming a fantasy for the average working Vincentian, and we may"}