UN News - Last week’s eruption of La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has left the entire population of the main island without clean water and electricity, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday. Citing reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
The National Emergency Management Organisation has confirmed that there was a large explosion at the La Soufriere Volcano at approximately 4:15 am. The explosion was seen on the Martinique radar. La Soufriere's dome has since collapsed and pyroclastic flows along the valleys on the eastern and
La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent has entered an explosive eruptive phase with tremors continuously experienced overnight. The country’s National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) confirmed that the 4,049-foot volcano had erupted on Friday morning. "La Soufriere Volcano erupted the second Friday in April (Friday, April 13) in 1979, four
Media Release - World Health Day will be observed today, 7 April 2021, under the theme “Together for a fairer, healthier world”. It is a call for urgent action to eliminate health inequities and mobilise action to attain better health for all and leave no
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced that it will control re-entry for International Ferry Passengers through the Road Town Jetty Seaport as it re-opens on April 15. A press release from the BVIPA said there will be only ONE daily round trip ferry service during
Press Release - Grenada Airports Authority (GAA) wishes to advise the general public, that kite flying within the vicinity of the airport is prohibited. Prohibited areas include but are not limited to Calliste, Frequente, Fort Jeudy, St Paul’s, Mt Parnassus and Mt Moritz and the vicinity
Belize and Trinidad & Tobago have respectively received 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. PAHO’s Revolving Fund, which is responsible for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the countries of the Americas under the COVAX Mechanism, sent the doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine,
A number of citizens of Trinidad and Tobago in Barbados are finding themselves in a tough spot after their local government remained steadfast in closing its borders to incoming travelers, both citizens and tourists. In a report by Barbados Today, Trinidadians who have been out of
In commemoration of the International Transgender Day of Visibility last March 31, the United Caribbean Trans Network (UCTRANS) released a new study about the plight of transgender and gender diverse communities in the Caribbean. Challenges such as the "inability to change their gender marker, employment discrimination
The new EC$5 polymer banknotes are now available in the Commonwealth of Dominica and Grenada. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has issued the new notes to all commercial banks in the Commonwealth of Dominica and the following banks in Grenada: CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) LtdGrenada
