Following on the heels of increased seismic activity at the La Soufriere volcano and pursuant to the advice of the relevant authorities, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has issued an evacuation order. With immediate effect persons occupying premises in the Red Zone and in communities located in the North East and North West of Saint Vincent are being urged to leave these areas. These affected territories range from Georgetown and points continuing northwards up to Fancy and from Chateaubelair out to Richmond on the Leeward coast. “I want to urge all of our people to be calm. Do not panic,…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says officials will start vaccinating all those 16 years and older beginning Monday, prompting celebrations across a US territory facing a spike in coronavirus cases. Currently, only people 50 years and older as well as anyone 35 to 49 with chronic health conditions are authorized to receive a vaccine. Governor Pedro Pierluisi also announced Wednesday that he is implementing more stringent measures to fight a recent spike in coronavirus infections. A 10:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew will go into effect Friday, and businesses will be forced to close by 9:00…
The Volcano Monitoring Network continued to record small earthquakes associated with thegrowth of the lava dome. There were also several small Volcano-Tectonic (VT) earthquakeslocated beneath the volcano.The alert level remains at Orange. The National Emergency Management Organisation isreminding the public that no evacuation order or notice has been issued.The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) is also encouraging residents,especially persons living in communities close to the volcano, to be prepared in the event that itbecomes necessary to evacuate at short notice.-END
St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded eight (8) new positive cases from one hundred and seventy-four (174) samples received and tested on April 6th, 2021,resulting in a positivity rate of 4.6%. Two (2) new recoveries were reported, bringing the number of total recoveries to sixteen hundred and twenty-nine (1629). One hundred and thirty-five (135) cases are active and ten (10) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, seven hundred and seventy-four (1774) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent andthe Grenadines since March 2020.The public is urged to continue to use masks, sanitize, physically distance and get vaccinated…
The vaccination effort was being sponsored by the state and Centura Health. More than 600 people with appointments Wednesday were unable to receive their jabs. Thirteen people at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Colorado had adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday — shutting down operations for the day, a report said. Officials did not disclose the types of reactions suffered by less than 1 percent of the more than 1,700 people given shots at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, The Denver Gazette reported. The vaccination effort was being sponsored by the state and Centura…
India has reported a record-high 126,789 new COVID-19 cases, health ministry data showed on Thursday, with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections. Deaths rose by 685, the highest since November, taking the tally to 166,862, the data showed as India’s overall caseload reached 12.9 million, the third-highest globally, behind the United States and Brazil. The new cases reported by the health ministry overtook Wednesday’s 115,736 infections, with dozens of cities and towns imposing night curfews to try to contain infections. The western state of Maharashtra, the worst-hit in the country, accounted for nearly…
(CNN)The province of Ontario, including Canada’s most populous city, Toronto, will be under a stay-at-home order for at least four weeks beginning Thursday as a third wave of the pandemic threatens to overwhelm hospitals. “To boil it down as simple as possible, folks please, unless it’s for an essential reason, please stay home because the situation is extremely serious right now,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said during a news conference Wednesday, adding, “what we do before we start achieving mass immunization will be the difference between life and death for thousands of people.” Hospital admissions in the province increased by…
The La Soufriere volcano could erupt explosively now, in the coming days, in weeks, or it could go back quiet, leaving the country in a period of uncertainty. According to head of the Seismic Research Center of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Professor Richard Robertson, speaking at a press conference Thursday, activities at the volcano have entered a new period. He said that at around 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, low-level seismic tremors, with continuous vibration of the ground, were recorded by equipment at the summit of the volcano. He said there were three (3) separate episodes…
A good friend has gone to meet the ancestors. I became friends with Peter Campbell when I taught Saint Martin’s Secondary School from 1990 -1992. Peter was a young man who liked a discussion. We had many heated discussions in the staff room. Later on, we became even better friends when we both spent extended times in South Rivers where he eventually lived for a period of time. Peter’s girlfriend, Gailene, who later became Peter’s wife and mother of his children, was from that rural village.We had some good times in South Rivers and many weekends found us on river…
The SVGCA Inc. extends our prayers and sympathies to the family and friends of our fallen brother, cricketer, and friend, Mr. Peter Campbell. Peter for many years formed an important pillar in the success of the “Rivals” cricket team. His commitment to the sport he loved was unquestionable. Peter for many years after his days on the field were over, continued to labour in love for the development of young aspiring cricketers. Peter Campbell, may you rest in peace and may God walk with your family and friends in this time of bereavement.