Volcano Eruption Emergency Programme News Today

SOME PERSONS WHO were employed on the road cleaning programme last August, are yet to be paid. The recent road works were done under the Volcano Eruption Emergency Programme (VEEP) which is funded by the World Bank. Acting Prime Minister, Montgomery Daniel told listeners to NBC Radio on Wednesday, that Cabinet had approved $3 million for road cleaning. The road cleaning work was done for just over one week in …

Government’s assistance to the poor and vulnerable in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is receiving the attention of Vincentians living abroad. So much so that some of them have been making requests for assistance, or even for government to sponsor their return ticket to SVG. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves raised the issue on Wednesday, August 17 as he spoke on NBC Radio. Effective July 1, some residents of …

Recently there has been more than one attempt to compromise the nation’s telecommunications system, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has indicated. “Several weeks ago and subsequently to several weeks ago, evidence has come to the attention of the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG) that there has been more than one attempt to compromise our telecommunications system, including data,” he said on Tuesday, August 16. “Don’t ask me a …

A new Lewis Punnett Geriatric Facility is to be constructed to better meet the needs of the residents. Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves said when completed, this new Geriatric Care facility will be better equipped and configured to meet modern requirements and standards in the field of care for the elderly. The finance minister, while speaking at a press briefing on August 9, said this is yet another significant investment …

The present roll out of road cleaning works across St Vincent and the Grenadines is being done as another phase of the Volcano Eruption Emergency Programme (VEEP). Therefore, cleaners who are now on the roads will be paid via bank cards, instead of having to line up for their payment. Acting Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel spoke of this on Wednesday August 10 on NBC Radio. Additionally, under the VEEP, road …

Residents of the red, orange and yellow volcano hazard zones are now beneficiaries of an award-winning EC$133 million Volcano Eruption Emergency Programme (VEEP) which has been put in place by the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The VEEP project won the World Bank’s Vice President’s award, even as it seeks to cushion the impact of the 2021 volcanic eruptions on vulnerable communities across the country. Disclosure of the …

PERSONNEL FROM the Ministry of National Mobilisation were at the Revenue Office in Bequia yesterday, June 27 to begin the process of registering people to receive assistance under the Covid-19 payment programme. Under this programme, funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), more than 700 families in the green zone will get support. Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves said on radio that the numbers might get to 1000 families. Payment …