COVID-19 Update for May 14th 2021
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said the protocols put in place for minibuses with regards to Covid 19 are still in full effect.
The Prime Minister was responding to concerns expressed in relation to omnibuses allegedly not adhering to the Covid-19 protocols since the explosive volcanic eruption at La Soufriere.
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All Financial donations given to the government are deposited into the Accountant General’s Disaster Relief Fund said Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves
Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said Volcano relief financial donations made directly to the Government are being deposited into the Accountant General’s Disaster Relief Fund at the Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
He made the disclosure, as he responded to a question at Tuesday’s Sitting of Parliament, relating to donations being made to the Volcano Relief Effort.
The Prime Minister said the return to some sense of normalcy after the explosive volcanic eruption of La Soufriere volcano will cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
United States Announces US$3.8 Million Relief Package for St. Vincent
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U.S. Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Linda Taglialatela announced in Kingstown an additional US$3.8 million in humanitarian assistance for people affected by the eruption of La Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent. This additional support through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide thousands of people in Saint Vincent with emergency food assistance, access to safe drinking water, hygiene supplies, essential household items, and hygiene promotion activities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases in shelters and communities. The funds will also provide essential medical supplies and support for health facilities, as well as support for logistics to move, store, and distribute emergency items where they are needed.
Heidi Badenock, Barrister at Law and Solicitor Social Share
Despite the mixed feelings following the most recent string of disasters that have impacted St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it can be agreed by all that there were lessons to be learned throughout. A few weeks ago, during a public awareness broadcast on the needs of the people following the 9th April 2021 explosive eruption of La Soufriere, a young gentleman quite accurately reminded that panel that in addition to 1979 being the year of the last explosive eruptions in St. Vincent, 1979 was also a year of rebirth for our nation. Notably in 1979 we saw our multi-island nation gaining independence from Britain and we also saw a revolution albeit short-lived, where the people of Union Island sought to remove themselves from under the umbrella of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Both examples, although on the face are juxtaposed against each other, point towards the spirit of our people from Fancy in the north to U
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Kingstown – The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says farmers, as well as other people, employed in the volcano Red Zone will get income support of either EC$500 or EC$400 per month for the rest of the year to help cope with loss of income as a result of the eruption of La Soufriere volcano.
“Many of these individuals face lengthy periods of reduced or non-existent income before they can restore their earning capacity, or their ability to independently support their families,” Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves told parliament.