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Customs and Excise Department not seizing canned foods – PM Social Share
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has described as political mischief, information in the public domain stating that the Customs and Excise Department was seizing imported canned meats and fish products from barrels.
Last weekend, social media was ablaze with questions relating to seizures of the above mentioned goods after a news item aired on local television last Friday, April 30.
In the piece, the presenter read that Dr Gonsalves had said that containers coming into the country with canned foods such as tuna, corned beef, sardine and sausages will be seized or confiscated at the port so that they can be tested under the Public Health Act.
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) is advising the public to be vigilant and exercise caution in areas close to valleys, rivers, streams, low-lying areas and areas prone to flooding and landslides.
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services says pockets of light to moderate showers are expected between now and early Tuesday morning. The stations at Jennings Valley, South Rivers and Majorca recorded over an inch of rainfall over a six (6) hour period today and soils are still saturated from the heavy rainfall event on Thursday April 29th, 2021.
More showers may result in flooding and landslides. There is also a heavy accumulation of volcanic ash especially in valleys close to the La Soufriere Volcano which can result in Lahars or mud flows in rainy conditions.
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Statement Regarding Social Media Accusations
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) is aware of statements circulating on social media in which accusations of the hoarding of bed mattresses have been leveled at the organization.
This follows the visit by the Governor General Her Excellency Dame Susan Dougan to the NEMO Warehouse at Campden Park on Monday, 3rd May, 2021. During her visit, photographs of mattresses being stored at the warehouse were taken and disseminated by local media who had accompanied Her Excellency on her tour of the facility. This display has resulted in widespread social media allegations that NEMO is engaging in the hoarding of bed mattresses and supplies meant for evacuees throughout Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.