Dr Ralph Gonsalves
Prime Minister Social Share
As the Soufriere volcano continues to erupt, there are conversations taking place about future life in the red zone, particularly villages above the rabacca dry river, which have so far borne the brunt of the volcano’s fury.
And, among the suggestions which have emerged publicly, is that the Government should take the tough decision to have residents relocate, and even to start life again in another country in the region.
However, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has made it clear that he has no intentions to declare the red zone a disaster area, and allow residents to go back only to farm and raise animals.
1st National Bank St Lucia donates to SVG relief efforts
1st National Bank St. Lucia Limited donated 50 eight-hundred-gallon tanks (pictured above) and 2000 cases of water (pictured below), to the People of St Vincent and the Grenadines via NEMO, on Wednesday. Social Share
1st National Bank St. Lucia Limited on Wednesday, April 28, made a significant donation of drinking water and water storage tanks to the families most affected by the eruptions of La Soufriere Volcano in sister island of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
A total of 2000 cases of drinking water, plus 50 eight hundred water storage tanks were placed on boats and shipped, along with other relief supplies, to the residents that were displaced from their homes and for general distribution where the supplies are most needed.
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UN passes resolution in solidarity with SVG
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Chair of the CARICOM Caucus Social Share
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, April 28 adopted a resolution in “Solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as neighbouring countries affected by the impact of the eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano.”
The resolution, which received overwhelming support, was introduced in the General Assembly by Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Chair of the CARICOM Caucus, with 174 of the 193 member States of the UN General Assembly co-sponsoring the resolution, which was adopted by consensus.
Soufriere volcano quiet, lahars remain a threat
Lahars flowing under the Rabacca Bridge Social Share
The activity level has remained very quiet at La Soufrière for a week now, but a dangerous hazard associated with the volcano, mud flows, are carrying material down the valleys as the rains pour down.
“The volcano itself has been quiet, we had very few of the volcanic earthquakes that we were used to, no tremor is taking place; so, the volcano remains quiet which is good.” volcano seismologist Roderick Stewart of the University of the West Indies(UWI)-Seismic Research Centre(SRC), and Montserrat Volcano Observatory(MVO) said yesterday, April 29.