Prime Minister Andrew Holness (File photo)
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica is ready to provide assistance to St Vincent and the Grenadines as it faces eruption of the La Soufriere volcano.
The volcano has been effusively erupting since December 2020, but on Thursday, it showed clearer signs of an explosive eruption occurring shortly, which occurred on Friday morning.
As a result, an evacuation order of the immediate area surrounding the volcano was issued by Prime Minister of the country, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, on Thursday afternoon.
In a statement from Jamaica s Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Holness was said to have spoken with Gonsalves on Thursday to express solidarity with the government and people of St Vincent and the Grenadines during this challenging time, and to assure him of Jamaica s readiness to provide assistance.