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Kingstown – Linking geothermal energy exploration to the eruption of La Soufriere is like expecting a skin-deep injection to puncture one’s heart, geologist Professor Richard Robertson has said in response to questions about whether the drilling on the volcano’s slopes last year could have resulted in the current eruptions.
“In the case of geothermal, both at this volcano and other volcanoes, there is no indication scientifically that they should affect each other in terms of getting a volcano going. And certainly, in this case, we don’t think it did,” he said.
In 2019, the government dug three wells as part of the geothermal energy project, but each failed to produce the required permeability. Then, in December 2020, after almost 42 years of inactivity, La Soufriere began erupting effusively, then exploded on April 9 – an eruption that continues to date.
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The UNDP has mobilised funding to assist the recovery effort in St Vincent and the Grenadines. (GP) Social Share
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean has mobilised US$300 000 from UNDP Core Funding towards the relief efforts for St Vincent and the Grenadines which is suffering the effects of explosive eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano there.
This initial funding will be channelled towards Pillar One and Two of The UNDP Crisis Response and Recovery Programme for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), a statement from UNDP said on Monday.
Pillar 1 prioritises the execution of Household and Building Damage Assessments (HBDA) which will allow for data driven and evidence-based decision-making processes. While Pillar 2 addresses more immediate needs of cleaning volcanic ash, clearing debris and supporting economic reactivation in the most affected areas while providing emergency employment to
Churches across SVG host National Day of Prayer
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CHURCHES ACROSS the state yesterday turned attention to repentance as one area of focus as they led the state in a national day of prayer and fasting.
Making remarks at the start of the event which involved periods of prayer, praise and worship, and messages from the word of God, President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Christian Council, Rev Adolf Davis said: “we will affirm God’s sovereignty, affirm that He is God over St Vincent and the Grenadines, celebrate God’s faithfulness and give him thanks for he has been at work…” Davis, who is also Superintendent Minister of the Methodist Church Kingstown/Chateaubelair Circuit, said that “God has been blessing us, but we will also spend time today recognizing where we need to make right with God, where we need to say ‘God I am sorry, we are sorry, God forgive me.”
Education ministry nearing decision about external exams
EDUCATION MINISTER, Curtis King during his appearance on Xtreme FM’s morning programme yesterday Social Share
THE MINISTRY of Education is on the brink of concluding discussions with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) that will determine the way forward for students scheduled to sit external examinations this year.
This is according to Education Minister Curtis King, who disclosed the three options being considered while speaking on radio yesterday, where he gave an update on the education situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The three major options, which are being considered for exams administered by CXC are: the extension of time to commence exams, a modified exam, or a deferral.
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