WASHINGTON — The World Bank has disbursed US$20 million to support the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ response to the crisis posed by the La Soufrière volcano eruption. Explosions are continuing, and the falling ash is causing air quality concerns and interruptions in electricity and water supply. “Our hearts are with the people […]
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Leaders of volcano-wracked St. Vincent said on Tuesday that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies and they estimated that the island will need hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from the eruption of La Soufriere. Between 16,000 to 20,000 people have been evacuated from the island’s northern […]
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Conditions worsened on Sunday [April 11] at the volcano in St. Vincent as loud rumbling, lightning and heavy ashfall were observed and residents reported power cuts. The eruption Friday of La Soufrière forced many residents to evacuate their homes, though some remained in place. The rumbling was heard in the capital […]
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Ash rained down across the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Saturday [ April 10] and a strong sulfur smell enveloped communities a day after a powerful explosion at La Soufriere volcano uprooted the lives of thousands of people who evacuated their homes under government orders. Some ash fell as […]
KINGSTOWN, ST. Vincent -La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent erupted today (Friday), sending nearly a six-mile high plume of ash into the air, hours after residents were ordered to evacuate the area, officials said. Emergency management officials said the ash column was headed east into the Atlantic Ocean. However, heavy ashfall also was reported in […]
KINGSTOWN – The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) in St Vincent and the Grenadines has warned residents of communities near the La Soufriere volcano to heighten their preparedness in the event that it becomes necessary for them to be evacuated at short notice. The warning from NEMO came this week as scientists have noted a […]
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent — The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will vote in General Elections on November 5. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made the announcement last week, The elections are expected to be a straight fight between Dr. Gonsalves’ Unity Labour Party (ULP), which will be seeking its fifth consecutive term in […]
Kingstown – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has described as “hilarious…like it’s Comedy Central”, the recent travel advisory issued by the United States telling its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “What is laughable though, is that the United States put out an advisory, the […]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to raise the issue of reparations for indigenous peoples and African slaves with their European counterparts as a priority, according to the New York-based Black group, Institute for Black World 21st Century (IBW21). Gonsalves said if those conversations do not […]
NEW YORK: The US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has charged a Trinidad-born justice with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. Geoffrey S Berman, attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on last weekend that the charges against Justice Sylvia Ash, who was born in […]
