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More than one month after the explosive eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano, residents who evacuated from the Orange Zone are returning to their homes

Social Share Six weeks after many areas in the north of St Vincent had to be evacuated owing to the volcanic eruption, persons evacuated from “Orange Zone” areas are being encouraged to return home. The call was made by Prime Minister Gonsalves after he was advised that, except for the still ash-covered communities of Fitzhughes and Chateaubelair on the Leeward coast, the other Orange Zone areas have been deemed fit for cleanup and reoccupation. Of course, there are persons whos...

Article by A group of men making their way out of Chateaubelair after returning to salvage any agricultural produce left standing. (Picture by Sandy Pitt/FILE) Social Share Kingstown – The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says farmers, as well as other people, employed in the volcano Red Zone will get income support of either EC$500 or EC$400 per month for the rest of the year to help cope with loss of income as a result of the eruption of La Soufriere volcano. “Many of these...

$117.9M supplementary budget approved By: Dayle Da Silva• Parliament on May 11 approved EC$117.9 million towards providing immediate humanitarian aid and preliminary clean-up. Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves said that the amount quoted in the Supplementary Appropriation Bill is financed almost 100 percent by capital receipts.  "This EC$117.9 million budget is financed by money in hand or imminently on hand in the case of commitments from international financing entities that are com...

Temporary schools for E.T. Joshua runway While the terminal building at the decommissioned E.T. Joshua Airport has taken on a modified use, the runway and its fringes remain for all intents, open for use. By: Gloriah• A gradual return to interactions between teachers and students here has been mounted by the Ministry of Education (MOE). A MOE release indicated that psychosocial support and some l formal instruction have commenced with students housed in shelters.   This is a precursor to t...

Article by Geologist and lead scientist, Professor Richard Robertson (left) and volcano-seismologist, Roderick Stewart at the Belmont Observatory. (Searchlight Newspaper) Social Share Kingstown – The government has moved the alert at the La Soufriere volcano from Red, the highest, to Orange, the third-highest on the four-level scale. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said on the state-owned NBC Radio on Thursday that the Cabinet made the decision a day earlier. The alert level was rai...

Social Share KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Wednesday said Cabinet is to decide soon whether it will accept a recommendation from scientists to lower the alert level for some parts of the island as the seismic activity at the La Soufriere volcano remained low for yet another day. But Gonsalves, speaking on the state-owned NBC Radio, also warned nationals to brace themselves for possible floods and landslides as the Meteorological Office was predicting inclemen...

The Allen County Health Department reports 2 new cases of COVID-19 WBKO News Staff © Provided by Bowling Green WBKO Allen County Health Department ALLEN CO., Ky. (WBKO) - The Allen County Health Department is making appointments for those wishing to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Health Department is currently offering the Moderna vaccine at this time in which you have to be 18 years of age or older. The Moderna vaccine is a 2 shot series with at least 4 weeks be...

Article by Social Share Kingstown – Seismic activity at the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent has remained low since the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting three days ago. Additionally, scientists monitoring the volcano have indicated that over the last 24 hours only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes were recorded, with no further tremor. The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) said in its latest update th...

Explosive eruption at la Soufrière volcano, St. Vincent - Situation report No. 10 as of 9:00 pm on 11 April, 2021 Format •Explosive events continue with significant venting of ash. •Ashfall occurred in most areas of the island overnight and in the Grenadines, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Grenada. •Rainfall has added to the weight of ash on buildings and the remobilization of material in streams, valleys and on hills. •Scientists informed of possible pyroclastic flows on the eastern side o...