In a heated exchange on social media, Eloise Gonsalves, wife of St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, vehemently denied allegations of corruption surrounding the purchase of three apartment properties at the HDC’s Victoria Keyes housing development in Diego Martin. The accusations, initially raised by Housing Minister Anil Roberts, have sparked a political firestorm ahead of the November 25 general election. In a video posted on the Unity Labour Party’s (ULP) Facebook page on November 13, Eloise dismissed the claims as ‘political malice’ orchestrated by the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP). She emphasized that her family received no preferential treatment in the property transactions, attributing the purchases to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which destroyed her mother’s property in Trinidad. Roberts, however, countered her defense, questioning how Eloise’s daughter, Soleil, secured a rent-to-own property just two days after the April 28 general election, at a significantly reduced rent of $2,750 for an apartment valued at $1.3 million. Roberts challenged the Gonsalves family to provide evidence of their declared income and Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) file number, asserting his readiness to face any legal action with documented proof. The escalating dispute underscores the intense political rivalry as the ULP and NDP vie for electoral dominance.