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UN seeks nearly US$30 million in volcano aid for St Vincent
This Apr 11, 2021 image shows the view from the Belmont Observatory in Saint Vincent as the La Soufriere eruption continues. (Photo: AFP)
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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations launched an appeal on Tuesday (Apr 20) for donations of more than US$29 million to help Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following several devastating volcanic eruptions that have turned the landscape of the Caribbean nation apocalyptic .
The La Soufriere volcano erupted for the first time in 40 years on Apr 9. Eruptions have continued to occur daily, with ash clouds covering the country and reaching surrounding islands.
Online school option for SVG students
Article by April 20, 2021
KINGSTOWN – Thousands of children in St Vincent and the Grenadines could be out of school beyond September due to direct and indirect consequences of the pandemic.
The country’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has however declared that the country has received enough electronic devices to facilitate virtual learning across the board.
Furthermore, the UNICEF office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean has pledged to assist education officials with the rollout of virtual learning for hundreds of children in shelters.
The eruptions at the La Soufriere Volcano have resulted in a major dislocation for the educational system. Those schools closest to the volcano’s orange and red zones are blanketed in ash and therefore are not accessible while many learning institutions in the ‘safe’ zones are being used to house evacuees.
Reminiscences of 1979 eruptions Social Share
A few weeks ago I had begun a series centred on one of the great battles of our people to preserve democracy in SVG, the struggle against what became known as the “Dread Bills” of 1981. So far we have done six instalments in the series with a few more to come.
However, given the violent eruption of the Soufriere volcano and the fact that the vast majority of our population either have no knowledge of the events of 1979, as well as the obvious ignorance of previous eruptions, I crave the indulgence of my readers for this week and the next to bring some recollections of 1979 and to highlight excerpts from the eruptions of 1812 and 1902 instead of the Bills series. That series will recommence for the May Day issue, on April 30.
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