GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) said on Monday that it would be paying out an estimated US$2.2 million for relief and recovery efforts following the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The volcano first erupted on April 9, forcing the evacuation of […]
EDITORIAL Remembering our brothers and sisters in St.Vincent and the Grenadines As we go to press, we are keeping a close watch on the disastrous news coming from St. Vincent. Although the scientists who are monitoring volcanic activity on the island are telling us that the eruptions which started last week may continue for some […]
By Carlton Joseph Conditions in St. Vincent have worsened, as La Soufriere volcano continues to push ash and debris into the atmosphere. The National Weather Service in the United States has warned pilots that volcanic ash is a significant hazard to aviation and scientists at the University of the West Indies say that eruptions could […]
Vincentians in Toronto have sprung into action, donating emergency relief supplies for shipment ” back home,” as well as cash, following the news of the eruption of La Soufriere last Friday. After decades of inactivity, the volcano erupted, forcing thousands of people from surrounding villages to evacuate. Fitzgerald Huggins, the Toronto-based consul general for St. […]
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 […]
