JANUARY 24, 2021 8:00 PM 1. Full advantage was taken of the general clear conditions at the summit today to achieve several tasks. 2. Aerial photographs and video of the volcano were taken, through the assistance of Drone Pilot Rommel De Freitas and Professor Robertson. 3. The electronics team led by Mr Ian Juman installed a camera and EDM reflector on the southern crater wall. The camera will be used to help track growth of the dome while the EDM reflector would be used to check for possible instability of the southern crater wall. 4. The other members of the…
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a man in St Vincent and the Grenadines last night. The victim has been identified as Corey Greaves, 27, a labourer of Arnos Vale. Preliminary investigations reveal that about 8:18 pm, the police were notified about the body of an unknown man lying on the ground at Villa in the vicinity of the gap leading to the Community College. Officers from the Calliaqua Police Station visited the scene and Greaves’ unresponsive body was found with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his head. He was pronounced dead at…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases. All of the cases are nationals detected during exit screening, contact tracing, testing at flu clinics and targeted screening. There are now five hundred and ninety- seven (597) local cases of COVID-19, the majority of whom are linked to various clusters. One hundred and thirty-four (134) persons have recovered, six hundred and two (602) cases remain active and two (2) persons with COVID-19 have died. Seven hundred and thirty-eight (738) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. All positive cases…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed thirty (30) new COVID-19 cases. Twenty-nine (29) of the cases are nationals detected during contact tracing, testing at flu clinics and targeted screening. One (1) import related case is a nonnational. There are now five hundred and seventy-nine (579) local cases of COVID-19, the majority of whom are linked to various clusters. One hundred and thirty-four (134) persons have recovered, five hundred and eighty- four (584) cases remain active and two (2) persons with COVID-19 have died. A total of seven hundred and twenty (720) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St.…
The Ministry of Health advised Thursday that Trinidad and Tobago has recorded its first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Variant of Concern (UK) – Variant B117. The patient is a returned national who travelled from the United Kingdom. As per existing quarantine protocols, the national provided a negative PCR test which was taken 72-hours prior to departure from the United Kingdom. Upon arrival in Trinidad and Tobago, the national was immediately placed in state quarantine, in a single room. The patient was transferred directly to an isolation area at the Couva Hospital and Multi-training Facility once the positive COVID-19 result…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the former president’s trial on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” of the deadly Capitol Jan. 6 riot. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced Pelosi’s intentions for a quick trial on the Senate floor Friday, rejecting Republicans’ proposal to push it to mid-February to give Trump more time to prepare his case. Schumer said there will be “a full trial,” and “it will be a fair trial.” Senate Republicans are arguing…
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday warned Canadians not to travel, saying further pandemic restrictions may be around the corner that would make it harder to fly home from trips abroad. The caution comes as public health officials are increasingly concerned about the spread of new COVID-19 variants, and provincial leaders are calling for stepped up federal restrictions including stricter quarantine enforcement. “People should not be planning on non-essential travel or vacation travel outside of the country, particularly because… we could be bringing in new measures that significantly impede your ability to return to Canada at any…
A mass of Saharan dust is creating slight/moderate haze, with associated dry air limiting shower activity across St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The haze is expected to thin-out to a film over the weekend, as a weak low-level trough approaches the islands. Few low-level cloud patches with isolated showers are likely, increasing on Monday as the trough crosses with a few showers. Moderate to occasionally fresh (‘~20 – 35 km/h) east north-easterly trades are expected across our islands.Slight to moderate sea-conditions with east north-easterly sea-swells are ranging 1.0 to 1.5 m on western coasts and 1.5 to 1.8 m…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed thirty-five (35) new COVID-19 cases. All of the cases are nationals detected during contact tracing, testing at flu clinics and targeted screening. There are now five hundred and fifty (550) local cases of COVID-19, the majority of whom are linked to various clusters. One hundred and twenty-six (126) persons have recovered, five hundred and sixty- two (562) cases remain active and two (2) persons with COVID-19 have died. Six hundred and ninety (690) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. All positive cases will remain…
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Jason Martin, a 47-year-old mason of Belmont that occurred on 20.01.2021. According to investigations, about 5:30pm on 20.01.21 Martin and another man also of Belmont got into an altercation and Martin received a single chop wound to his left foot. Martin later went to his home where he was subsequently discovered unresponsive by his niece in a pool of blood. Officers from the Calliaqua Police Station were alerted and they visited the scene at Martin’s home. Martin was rushed to the Levi Latham Health Centre to seek medical attention and; was later transferred to the Accident and Emergency Department of…