Lloyd Lynch, the lead scientist currently monitoring La Soufriere volcano said that he was not trying to sully any individual or department when he spoke on certain issues two days before. [caption id=
The threat of lahars now looms over parts of mainland St. Vincent and this will be so for a very long time. Scientists say that heavy rain, added to ash on hillsides can result in lahars, a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water. The material flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley, and …
Thirty-one new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 221 samples processed on Wednesday June 9, resulting in a positivity rate of 14.0 per cent, a release from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said.
Nineteen new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in persons residing on Bequia, which health authorities say is part of a second wave outbreak of COVID-19 in St Vincent and the Grenadines. As a result, two government offices, five schools and some pre-schools on Bequia have had to be closed to contain further spread of the virus. These 19 cases on the small Grenadine island are part of 31 cases reported …
The Central Water and Sewage Authority (CWSA) has cautioned the population to remain vigilant, given that the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season has begun. Last week Wednesday, during a press briefing at the CWSA’s offices at Old Montrose, Chief Executive Officer Garth Saunders, stressed that the hurricane season can be problematic for the CWSA. The Atlantic Hurricane Season began on June 1 and runs to November 30, and Saunders noted …