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THE CARIBBEAN Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA) thinks the situation in which the eruption of the Soufriere volcano has placed St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is far from over. Superintendent Sylvan McIntyre, a member of the CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST) of CDEMA made the pronouncement on episode 59 of Round Table Talk on VC3 on May 12. He said currently, there are threats existing in the red and orange …

SUPERINTENDENT Sylvan McIntyre, a member of the CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST) of CDEMA Social Share THE CARIBBEAN Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA) thinks the situation in which the eruption of the Soufriere volcano has placed St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is far from over. Superintendent Sylvan McIntyre, a member of the CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST) of CDEMA made the pronouncement on episode 59 of Round Table Talk on VC3 on May 12. He said currently, t...

Social Share Seismic activity at La Soufrière remains low since the last explosion on April 22; while gas measurements continue to show a presence of Sulphur dioxide (SO2).    Speaking on the Round Table Talk on Wednesday, May 12, volcanologist, and gas specialist Dr Thomas Christopher indicated that “La Soufrière has been very quiet since the 22nd (April), it hasn’t really given us much to speak about which is definitely a good thing.”    They have recorded the odd ...

La Soufriere alert level moves down to orange Rodreick Stewart Social Share The decision on May 5 to move the alert level for La Soufriere from red to orange was made after discussion and consultation about monitoring techniques, data, and the current state of the volcano.  Volcano-seismologist Roderick Stewart of the University of the West Indies (UWI)-Seismic Research Centre (SRC), who was a guest on the Round Table Talk programme on VC3 on Wednesday said that the main reason t...

Sion Hill Euphonium receives kudos for its longevit Left to Right: CARLOS JAMES Minister of Culture, RICARDO ADAMS - CDC chair & WAYNE HULL- Manager of FLOW SVG Social Share THE ATTAINMENT of 40 years of existence by Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra Inc. has been lauded by stakeholders and persons closely associated with culture in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This was expressed by all speakers who addressed last Tuesday’s press conference at the Peace Memorial Hall, as th...

NBC SVG Search for: In light of the ongoing activity at the La Soufriere Volcano, Vincentians are being strongly advised to get vaccinated Dr. Gonsalves made the point, during the Round Table Talk programme last night. He noted that if there is an explosive eruption of La Soufriere, large segments of the population would be forced to relocate, which would present some challenges, in relation to the control of Covid 19.

NEMO director urges residents of volcano danger zones to get vaccinated MICHELLE FORBES Social Share THE DIRECTOr of the National Emergency Management Organization- NEMO- Michelle Forbes is strongly recommending that persons who live in the red and orange volcano hazard zones get vaccinated. “..If you are living in the red and orange zones now and you know that you have to be evacuated, I will strongly recommend that you take the vaccine,” Forbes said on the ‘Round Table Tal...

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ALTHOUGH IT is still too early to say how long the protection given by Covid-19 vaccines will last, some studies show that protection given by the Covid-19 vaccine should last for many years. A panel of experts on last Wednesday’s ‘Round Table Talk’, among the number of issues dealt with, tackled a question on whether Covid-19 vaccines will have to be taken annually. “I don’t think so. Right now is …

Adjusted COVID-19 protocol for ‘yachties’ Dr. Roger Duncan, MOH, ‘clears’ the air regarding the COVID-19 protocols for ‘yachties’. According to Dr. Roger Duncan, Medical Officer of Health, the COVID-19 related protocols for yachties’ are "not that different from those that arrive by air.” He made the disclosure on a episode of the Roundtable Talk programme aired on VC3 TV. Dr. Duncan explained that the crews and passengers of the yachts are tested upon arrival and enter the man...