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Volcanic eruption in Caribbean forces thousands of evacuations Caribbean volcano eruption forces evacuations Replay Video UP NEXT The La Soufriere Volcano, located on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of over 16,000 people from nearby homes. Scientists had been monitoring the volcano’s activity for years and were able to alert the islands that make up the Grenadines island chain on Thursday that a major eruption would occur imminently via the National Emergency Management Organization of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. © Roberts...

NBC SVG Oxford/AstraZaneca Covid 19 vaccine, which is currently being administered here. The assurance came from Chief Medical Officer Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, as she responded to a question from the media, during yesterday’s media briefing, hosted by the Ministry of Health at the Argyle International Airport.

A supply of Sputnik V vaccines to fully inoculate 700 Vincentians were donated to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) last weekend. Dr Simone Keizer-Beache, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) told SEARCHLIGHT that the vaccines were donated on Saturday by “a friend of SVG”. Keizer-Beache said that the vaccines will be used generally to vaccinate persons who had registered some months ago and indicated an interest in getting the Russian …

Schools reopening to be discussed St. Martin’s Secondary School remained closed. It is credited with having one of the better platforms in SVG for facilitating online classes. By: Dayle Da Silva• A date for the re-opening of schools seems imminent. This is the expectation on the heels of a meeting of health and education officials that was expected to be held on March 10, last Wednesday, to discuss the issue of the resumption of schools across the country.   THE VINCENTIAN is not privy to any decisions of that meeting, not for the want of trying. According to Prime Minister Dr Ralph G...

The ministry of health’s drive to vaccinate over 50,000 Vincentians against COVID-19 over the next six weeks began in full this Wednesday and will continue in Georgetown, Chateaubelair, Pembroke and Calliaqua this weekend. [caption id=