The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) in collaboration with several local businesses and service organizations will, later today dispatch a 40…
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Antigua and Barbuda commits to hosting 250 Vincentians
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By Carlena Knight
Local disaster officials could be gearing up to receive at least 250 evacuees from St Vincent and the Grenadines, after an explosive eruption at the La Soufriere volcano on Friday morning.
According to this week’s post-Cabinet report, the government has offered to accommodate 250 persons at the Jolly Beach Resort, if off-island evacuation is ordered.
A plan was said to be worked out in Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, which would include activating LIAT to fly the evacuees to Antigua. However, there is no concrete timeline for when this would take place.
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NODS making final preparations to receive Vincentian evacuees antiguaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from antiguaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.