GHOTKI, Pakistan (AP) — An express train barreled into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. More than 100 were injured, and rescuers and villagers worked throughout the day to search crumpled cars for survivors and the dead. Cries for help pierced the night as passengers climbed out of overturned or crushed rail cars, and continued to echo throughout the day at the scene in the district of Ghotki, in the southern province of Sindh. Heavy machinery arrived to cut open some cars, and more than 15 hours after the crash,…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently. The designation applies to people who come from countries ravaged by war or disaster. It protects them from deportation and allows them to work legally. There are 400,000 people from 12 countries with TPS status. The outcome in…
As St Vincent and the Grenadines moves deeper into the hurricane season, lahars and mudflows continue to remain a great concern following the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. Lead scientist monitoring volcano, Llyod Lynch speaking on the ‘Eyeing La Soufriere’ says the weekend was busy in terms of secondary hazards at La Soufriere. While seismicity continues to show a declining trend, it was a busy weekend for lahars, with 11 lahar signals being recorded on both the east and west sides of the volcano. Lynch says a two-man team is on the ground with the primary focus on bolstering…
Barbados is preparing to welcome back cruise ships to its shores from Monday, with all passengers on board being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister Lisa Cummins on Saturday. “We are preparing… to welcome back for the first time in over 15 months cruise ships to Barbados. We have the Celebrity Millennium that will be making a transit call on Barbados on Monday. She will arrive in Barbados at approximately 11 (local time) in the morning.” “It has been over a year of discussions, negotiations, and engagement at the level of the Centre for Disease Control…
Eight (8) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and seventy-three (173)samples processed on Friday June 4th, 2021, resulting in a positivityrate of 4.6%. Cases are linkedto school hubs and evacuees in shelters.No new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Two hundred and nineteen (219) cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. Two thousand andseventy-six (2076) cases of COVID-19 and eighteen hundred and forty-five (1845) recoveries havebeen recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020.The public is urged to continue to use masks, sanitize, physically distance and get vaccinated toreduce…
The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Group of Insurances Companies Ltd. have joined the many corporate citizens here in contributing generously to the relief effort, occasioned by the series of eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano. On Friday 21st May, 2021, the Insurance grouping presented two donations to the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), towards assistance in the rolling out its relief programme. A sum of EC $46,600.00 was handed over to NEMO, which included EC$36,600.00 (US$13, 707.86) donated by GTM’s Head Office, Guyana, and EC$10,000.00 donated by GTM St. Vincent Branch. The local chapter of GTM, in a release related…
FORMER Minister of Entertainment Damion Crawford says local promoters and entertainers are being “unfairly” treated by the Government which, he believes, should be offering stimulus cheques to stakeholders in the industry that has been badly affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. It has been approximately 15 months since entertainment activities across the island have been banned, though scores of Jamaicans have breached the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) in this regard. Crawford, in an interview with the Jamaica Observer on Thursday, said that if the Government is of the view that reopening the sector is too risky then it must…
Three (3) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from two hundred and twenty-six (226) samples processed on Thursday June 3rd, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.3%. One (1) ofthe three (3) new cases is linked to a school hub. No new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Two hundred and eleven (211) cases arecurrently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. Two thousand and sixty-eight(2068) cases of COVID-19 and eighteen hundred and forty-five (1845) recoveries have beenrecorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. The public is urged to continue to use masks,…
Payments to the former employees of the Buccament Bay Resort will begin during the week of Monday June 7th, 2021.Payments will be made by cheque to be picked up at the Treasury Department, ground floor, Financial Complex, Kingstown. In order to limit the chances of overcrowding and to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols issued by the HealthServices Subcommittee of NEMO, payments will be spread over a period of three (3) to four (4) days in alphabetic order.Please note that further details will be announced on Monday June 7th, on the exact date payments will begin and in what order.All former…
PRESS RELEASE The clock tower at City of Brampton’s City Hall will be lit on World Environment Day in solidarity with the citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines after the devastation caused by the eruption of the Island’s La Soufriere volcano that occurred in April. The Clock Tower will be lit from sunset, June 5 to sunrise, June 6. World Environment Day reminds us how fragile the environment is and the need to protect it. Brampton is a Green City; sustainability is a key developmental pillar for the City as it is for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Erica…