In a bid to push for successful vaccination campaigns in the Caribbean, the region's public health agency has began meeting this week for the 65th Health Research Conference to tweak its communication messages about the vaccines, "hoping to win over those who are reluctant to
Reduced rainfall and river flows. These are just some of the effects of the drought in the region that are now causing significant water deficits to four eastern Caribbean territories, the chief executive officer of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) reported in his opinion
As a result of St. Vincent and the Grenadines' inability to deliver fresh produce due to the ongoing La Soufriere volcano eruption, its neighbor Grenada is in its initial stage of implementing a strategy that could make them a major supplier in their region. The eruption
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is on a vigorous monitoring after another explosive eruption of the La Soufrière volcano happened Thursday. According to a shared post by the NEMO SVG Facebook page, the gigantic plume of ash from the
UPDATED (4/16/2021)— In a bid to address the catastrophic situation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, top leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held a special emergency Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, who is also the current chair of the
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) recently gave caution to communities near the La Soufriere volcano to raise their preparedness in the event that a short-notice evacuation becomes absolutely compulsory. NEMO’s warning came as a change in seismic activity with the volcano’s
SEARCHLIGHT - Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has made a plea for greater inclusion of meteorological data in national planning in countries across the region. Dr Gonsalves made the plea as he addressed the two-day 60th Caribbean Meteorological
(Barbados GIS) - Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host a special conference on Friday, July 3, which will see Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley handing over the reins to incoming chairman, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) expressed its deep appreciation to the Republic of Cuba for the medical support provided to six (6) member countries of the Organisation to assist with efforts to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the
