PM Ralph Gonsalves free to take legal action
In fact, in WhatsApp messages sent to Newsday on the evening of November 12, the Prime Minister said Gonsalves was free to do whatever he wanted, including pursuing legal action.On November 11, in his Doubles and Coffee social media blog, Roberts raised issue over the acquisition of three HDC apartments by Gonsalves' wife Eloise and their children – son Storm Gonsalves and daughter Soleil Gonsalves.
Roberts said his research led to documents showing the Gonsalves family purchasing three first floor apartments valued at $1.96m, $1.625m and $1.3m respectively.On November 12, Storm Gonsalves threatened to sue Roberts while his father went on state-owned radio in St Vincent and the Grenadines to stoutly deny all allegations and claims by Roberts in the Doubles and Coffee blog."Of particular concern, is the rent-to-own arrangement for one of the luxury apartments at Victoria Keyes that was entered into on April 30, 2025. This was rushed through two days after the General Election (in TT) and before the newly elected government was sworn in," she said.
The prime minister said, "It’s a legitimate concern being raised by Anil, that (while) thousands of citizens are waiting on accommodation from the HDC, one family gets three luxury high-rise apartments in Victoria Keyes. I think the rent-to-own arrangement entered into, two days after the 2025 general election, when no government was in place, is the most egregious."