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The Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, is calling on tourism leaders in the region to meet to discuss the impact of the recent volcanic explosion on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) which is located in the Eastern Caribbean. Thousands of residents have been sleeping in emergency shelters since Friday [April 9, 2021] following evacuations. Emergency officials have described the landscape as a “battle zone” and said more damage and destruction is likely The Global Travel and Tourism Resilience council in the process of mobilizing support for SVG through its international network of partners. Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said: “A disruption of this magnitude calls for an urgent discussion with regional tourism leaders to examine the implications for Caribbean tourism given the negative impact this is having on lives, livelihoods and ultimately tourism,” said Minister Bartlett.

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