Alert level remains at Orange. The Volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and steam can still be observed from the Belmont Observatory. Persons living in areas close to the volcano which include communities from Fancy to Georgetown and Belle Isle to Richmond are asked to remain alert and listen to all advisories from the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO).The three-person team from The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus (UWI-SRC) began work today having arrived in St. Vincent yesterday, to provide scientific support for the ongoing eruption at La Soufriѐre volcano. Led by Vincentian Geologist Prof.…
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Amplified music in public places has been banned with immediate effect in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Police issued a released dated today, December 31 which said that the decision was taken by the Commissioner of Police on the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer and the Health Services Subcommittee. “This recommendation is to allow for the required intensive contact tracing, testing and isolation/quarantining needed to contain the evolving cluster of local spread of COVID-19 cases in St Vincent and the Grenadines,” it said. Amplified music has also been banned in private places which the public may have access to,…
1. A three-person team from The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus (UWI-SRC) arrived in St. Vincent this morning on board the Regional Security System (RSS) aircraft to provide scientific support for the ongoing eruption at La Soufriѐre volcano. They are Geologist Prof. Richard Robertson, Instrumentation Engineer Lloyd Lynch and Engineering Technician Ian Juman. 2. Two Aerial reconnaissance were done today. The first was done by the group of scientists on board the Regional Security System (RSS) aircraft while en route to St. Vincent and the Grenadines for a first- hand view of activities at the La Soufriere…
The Health Services Subcommittee today confirmed another COVID-19 case related to the recent cluster of local spread, bringing the total to six (6). Intensive contact tracing has identified in excess of one hundred and twenty-five (125) contacts of these positive cases. Aggressive testing and quarantining by the COVID-19 Taskforce team are ongoing aimed at the containment of the local spread of COVID19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.The second new case is an adult who arrived from the UK on December 27th, tested negative on arrival but tested positive on December 29th. All positive cases are isolated until cleared by…
The Cabinet of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer today announced that all employees of the State are required to wear appropriate masks or facial coverings while they’re at work. This new measure will take effect on Monday January 4th, 2021. The advisory strongly advises Public officers to wear masks while in public, including on public transportation, and in situations where social/safe distancing is not possible. Further, effective Monday January 4th, 2021 persons visiting government offices must also wear masks or facial coverings. The mask must cover the individual’s nose and mouth and…
Grenada has joined other countries in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), in pledging support for the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, amidst signs of increased activity recorded at the La Soufriere volcano. The alert level for the volcano was raised to orange this week, the third highest of four levels, following signs of an effusive eruption – slow emission of magma. The increased activity prompted OECS leaders to meet in emergency session on Thursday and several pledges of support for St. Vincent were forthcoming. Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell who attended…
A strengthening Atlantic High Pressure System is expected to generate strong surface winds and above normal north-easterly swells across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines into late Sunday. During this time period, strong winds with speeds of 25 to 33 knots (47 to 61 km/h) with higher gusts, and rough seas with swells peaking to 3.0 meters (10 feet) are anticipated. As a result, a High-Wind Advisory and Small-craft Warning will be in effect for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and its coastal waters from today 6:00 p.m., Thursday, 31st December, 2020 until 6:00 pm Sunday 3rd January, 2021. A High-Wind…
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) wishes to advise the citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to be extra vigilant with their personal safety and security. As we come to the end of 2020 and look forward to the dawn of 2021, Vincentians all over the country will be partaking in several activities of varying kinds to usher in the new year. Accordingly, all persons/promoters who have received permission to play amplified music must comply with ALL of the protocols relating to the prevention/containment of the spread of the COVID -19 virus; including the “Recommendations for the Managed Conduct of Mass…
There has been no explosive eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano overnight. La Soufriere continues to have effusive eruptions and magma continues to reach the surface at high temperatures. When the magma interacts with the surface temperature, especially at mornings when the air is cool, it appears as steam which can then be seen above the crater. Similar activities may continue for weeks or months.The group of Scientists from the Seismic Research Centre, University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus led by Vincentian Professor Richard Robertson has departed Port of Spain for St Vincent on board the Regional Security…
DENVER (AP) — The first person in the U.S. known to be infected with a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus was identified Wednesday as a Colorado National Guardsman who had been sent to help out at a nursing home struggling with an outbreak. And health officials said a second Guard member may have it, too. The cases have triggered a host of questions about how the mutant version circulating in England arrived in the U.S. and whether it is too late to stop it now, with top experts saying it is probably already spreading elsewhere in…