Three dead as Hurricane Elsa speeds through Caribbean - The Hindu BusinessLine thehindubusinessline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindubusinessline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Jamaica, portions of the coastline of Haiti as well as the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, and Cienfuegos.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for the Cayman Islands, the Cuban provinces of Matanzas, Mayabeque, and Havana along with portions of the Florida Keys from Craig Key west to the Dry Tortugas.
Elsa battered the southern coast of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it sped through the Caribbean, killing at least three people.
Elsa Moving Toward Jamaica and Cuba, Florida Keys Under Tropical Storm Watch – NBC 6 South Florida nbcmiami.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcmiami.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Indian Heritage Foundation to mark 160th anniversary
INDIAN HERITAGE Foundation’s president Junior Bacchus (right) along with other members of the foundation doing a re-eneactment of Indian Arrival Day at the Indian Bay Beach Social Share THE SVG Indian Heritage Foundation will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indians to St Vincent (1861-1880) today, June 1.
The first ship, the TRAVANCORE, departed India with persons who made the journey to a country unknown, but which was to become their home. Between 1861 and 1880 eight (8) ships brought 2,474 Indians to SVG to work and live on 23 estates. Just over half of these Indians remained in SVG, while about 1,100 returned to India, a release from the Foundation’s president Junior Bacchus, stated.
St Vincent fears COVID-19 outbreak with volcano evacuations
by Kristin Deane And DáNica Coto, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 15, 2021 11:19 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 15, 2021 at 11:28 am EDT
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent Officials in St. Vincent said Thursday that they were extremely worried about a COVID-19 outbreak given the lack of water and more positive cases being reported as thousands of evacuees fleeing the erupting volcano crowd into shelters and private homes.
About a dozen cases have been reported in recent days, with at least five evacuees staying in two homes and one shelter testing positive, exposing at least 20 people to the virus, said Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, chief medical officer on the Caribbean island.