Senior management of the St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC), initiated dialogue with residents of Bequia on Saturday, March 23, 2024, to address questions about plans to build a new, modern power plant on the island. The meeting also served as a forum to disseminate the findings and recommendations from a recently completed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), that will positively influence the project and assist in alleviating public.
The government of Spain has been providing support to this country’s volcano recovery efforts, and during the period February 28, to March 4, more than two thousand Vincentians benefited from employment paid for by the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID). Following the volcanic eruptions which began on April 9, 2021, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its Crisis Response and Recovery Program for St. Vincent and the Grenadines …
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves will lead a delegation, which will include media practitioners to the proposed Richmond quarry today, Friday March 11 as government moves ahead with the project which will be operated by the St Lucia firm, Rayneau Quarrying. Gonsalves said on NBC Radio on Wednesday March 9, that his planned media visit is to answer frequently asked questions about the project. He made reference to a full …
Local Environmental Consultant, Dr Reynold Murray says a study with more recent information should have been used to inform the decision to establish quarry operations in the Richmond area. “I can’t see a planning authority accepting a document that is…12 years old; I can’t see a document that dated being accepted at this time, particularly after a catastrophic event on the island and without consultation with the people to see …