Press Release - The European Union (EU) has mobilized €740,000 (EC$2.4 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to support those affected by the extremely damaging consequences of the La Soufrière volcano´s protracted eruption in the small Caribbean island and developing state of Saint Vincent and the
UN News - COVID-19 infections are approaching their highest rates since the pandemic began just over a year ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. “Around the world, cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has released on Thursday its updated numbers on its displaced residents. A total of 7,411 people have been registered in the displaced list, with 4,136 of them staying at the 89 public shelters provided
The Queen has returned to royal duties, just a few days after the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, to mark the retirement of the Earl Peel, her household’s most senior official. Queen Elizabeth II held her first in-person ceremony yesterday, in which the Earl
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
With La Soufriere's eruptive phase expected to continue over the next few days and weeks, neighbouring islands like Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia are now preparing to accommodate Vincentian evacuees. Press Release - The Government and people of Dominica continue to stand in solidarity
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
His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Philip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will be laid to rest on Saturday next week, in a low-key ceremony. In an official announcement, the funeral will take place on Saturday 17 April 2021 at 3:00 pm in St George’s
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
The vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines administered have so far gone to wealthy nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. Although more than 700 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, richer countries have received more than 87 per cent, and low-income countries just
