KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — One of the scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano said on Monday that while there has been little seismic activity at the volcano in recent days, “we are not ready to say that the volcano has gone back to sleep as yet”. Speaking on the state-owned NBC Radio, Roderick Stewart said […]
Editorial The catastrophic threat of climate change Many in our Caribbean community in Toronto have been mumbling and grumbling lately about winter-like weather in Spring. It’s already April, in case you are not aware, and just a few days ago there was snow on the ground in the Greater Toronto Area and with the wicked […]
Complete cast for the virtual showcase to be announced soon! The Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is honoured to collaborate with the Oxygen with Nicole (O2N) Foundation and the Global Coalition to mount a phenomenal virtual showcase of Caribbean excellence, “Stronger Together….We are a global family”, in support of Saint Vincent and the […]
By Carlton Joseph United States President Joe Biden’s summit on climate change ended on Friday with the United States (promising to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and help other countries do the same. But Manish Bapna of World Resources Institute (WRI) expressed the view that the US promise of $5.7 billion in climate finance […]
Invitation to participate in the FREE Virtual Event on Thursday, April 29! As part of the events leading up to the highly-anticipated Sustainable Development Movement (SDM) 2021 Summit, the OECS Commission will host the Think Tank on April 29, 2021. The inaugural event will support the OECS Stronger Together Campaign – a fundraising initiative created on behalf […]
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — The lead scientist monitoring the La Soufriere volcano, Professor Richard Robertson Tuesday warned that the volcano could erupt explosively again over the next seven days or so, if the current activities continue. “As we’ve said before, the volcano seems, in a sense, to be trying to grow a dome and it […]
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 -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 […]
