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Vincentians in Edinboro wait with buckets to get water from a truck as the country grapples with dwindling water supplies due to contamination of watercourses and water treatment plants by ash-fall from La Soufriere volcano. PHOTO BY STEPHON NICHOLAS -
St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross youth liaison LaToya Creese believes the road to recovery for the island will be a long, challenging one, as the country is dealing with three disasters at the same time. We were not just coping with covid19 in St Vincent. We were coping with covid and dengue because we still have an ongoing outbreak.Now we are dealing with a volcanic eruption, and on top of that we are heading into the hurricane season, Creese, a Vincentian, said.
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Coast Guard boat to fetch stranded children from St Vincent
File photo: Coast Guard
THE three children left behind in volcano-hit St Vincent when 75 TT nationals were brought home by the Galleons Passage fast ferry will soon be brought back to Trinidad and Tobago, well-placed sources told Newsday on Friday. A plan is being finalised to bring them home in the near future, likely utilising one of our Coast Guard vessels, a source told Newsday speaking anonymously.
On Tuesday the ferry took Defence Force troops and relief supplies to St Vincent after the La Soufriere eruptions and on its return trip it evacuated TT nationals from the disaster zone.
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Paray, Rambharat pay tribute to Mayaro ‘homeboy’ Franklin Khan
Energy Minister Franklin Khan -
Mayaro MP Rushton Paray and Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat have paid tribute to Energy Minister Franklin Khan who died suddenly overnight Friday.
In a tribute to “hometown boy” Khan, Paray, on Saturday, joined with the constituency in expressing condolences.
“Mr Khan was born in the Mayaro community and served as MP for the constituency. As a product of an oil district, he was attracted to the industry and studied geology. His subsequent ministerial portfolios included Energy and Energy Industries.
“Throughout his years in public service, he retained great affinity to the communities of Mayaro, Guayaguayare and surrounding areas.”