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More than one month after the explosive eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano, residents who evacuated from the Orange Zone are returning to their homes

Social Share Six weeks after many areas in the north of St Vincent had to be evacuated owing to the volcanic eruption, persons evacuated from “Orange Zone” areas are being encouraged to return home. The call was made by Prime Minister Gonsalves after he was advised that, except for the still ash-covered communities of Fitzhughes and Chateaubelair on the Leeward coast, the other Orange Zone areas have been deemed fit for cleanup and reoccupation. Of course, there are persons whose homes have been destroyed and they will have to be relocated, temporarily at least. The conversati...

Article by A group of men making their way out of Chateaubelair after returning to salvage any agricultural produce left standing. (Picture by Sandy Pitt/FILE) Social Share Kingstown – The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says farmers, as well as other people, employed in the volcano Red Zone will get income support of either EC$500 or EC$400 per month for the rest of the year to help cope with loss of income as a result of the eruption of La Soufriere volcano. “Many of these individuals face lengthy periods of reduced or non-existent income before they can restore their ea...

$117.9M supplementary budget approved By: Dayle Da Silva• Parliament on May 11 approved EC$117.9 million towards providing immediate humanitarian aid and preliminary clean-up. Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves said that the amount quoted in the Supplementary Appropriation Bill is financed almost 100 percent by capital receipts.  "This EC$117.9 million budget is financed by money in hand or imminently on hand in the case of commitments from international financing entities that are completing their own bureaucratic processes,” Gonsalves explained.  Among the contributing sources a...

Temporary schools for E.T. Joshua runway While the terminal building at the decommissioned E.T. Joshua Airport has taken on a modified use, the runway and its fringes remain for all intents, open for use. By: Gloriah• A gradual return to interactions between teachers and students here has been mounted by the Ministry of Education (MOE). A MOE release indicated that psychosocial support and some l formal instruction have commenced with students housed in shelters.   This is a precursor to the return of formal instruction, beginning with Form 5 and Grade 6 students on May 17, to be followe...