The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will continue to provide temporary unemployment benefits and payouts to persons in the hospitality sector and to seafarers. Speaking on radio on January 10, the Prime Minister disclosed that some EC$8.4 million had already been paid out to 4,309 recipients, since the programme commenced in April 2020 and up to December 26, 2020. Of this amount, the National Insurance Services (NIS) paid out some EC$2.4 million with the government providing just over $6 million. Responding to a concern expressed by Anthony Regisford, Executive Director of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber…
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There is NO ‘explosive’ eruption at the La Soufrière volcano at this time. La Soufrière continues to have effusive eruptions, as hot magma reaches the surface at extreme temperatures. This appears in the night as fire or a bright red glow above the crater. As the dome gets higher and closer to the rim of the crater this phenomenon will continue to be visible on clear nights.Visual observations of the Volcano today were limited due to low cloud cover and frequent periods of rain throughout the day. This also did not allow for the completion of the monitoring station on…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed sixteen (16) new COVID-19 cases. All of the cases are nationals with no history of recent travel. Five (5) of the cases were detected during contact tracing, testing of persons with flu-like symptoms and general screening. Eleven (11) cases were detected during exit screening. There are now three hundred and fifty-eight (358) local cases under investigation. Cases range in age from four (4) to eighty-seven (87) years. Most cases are located on mainland St. Vincent, with the highest numbers in the Pembroke Health District. One hundred and eighteen (118) persons have recovered, three…
There is NO ‘explosive’ eruption at the La Soufrière volcano at this time. Neither has an evacuation order been issued. La Soufrière continues to have effusive eruptions, as hot magma reaches the surface at extreme temperatures. This appears in the night as fire or a bright red glow above the crater. As the dome gets higher and closer to the rim of the crater this phenomenon will continue to be visible on clear nights. The team of scientists continue to monitor activities at the volcano and will advise NEMO accordingly of any changes. Please continue to listen to official sources:…
Today, Saturday, January 16, 2021, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of 34 new cases of COVID-19. This is a batch of 253 COVID-19 tests with 34 positives and 219 negatives. This brings the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 611. All of the cases are Saint Lucian nationals ranging in age from 1 year to 64 years. They are from the Castries, Soufriere, Babonneau, Gros-Islet, Dennery, Anse La Raye and Vieux-Fort districts. Amongst these cases, Saint Lucia also recorded two new COVID-19 related deaths. The seventh COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old male from the…
Reasonably clear conditions in the summit area of the La Soufrière Volcano allowed for rock samples to be collected from the western part of the lava dome today.During the field sampling mission in the crater, photographs were also taken with a thermal camera by Dr. Adam Stinton recording temperatures of 590 °C on the actively growing front of the dome. It should be noted that the interior of the dome may be at much higher temperatures.Visual observations were completed in the afternoon and an aerial survey of the dome was conducted by Dr. Stinton. The aerial survey will be used…
1. Reasonably clear conditions in the summit area of the La Soufrière Volcano allowed for rock samples to be collected from the western part of the lava dome today. 2. During the field sampling mission in the crater, photographs were also taken with a thermal camera by Dr. Adam Stinton recording temperatures of 590 °C on the actively growing front of the dome. It should be noted that the interior of the dome may be at much higher temperatures. 3. Visual observations were completed in the afternoon and an aerial survey of the dome was conducted by Dr. Stinton. The…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded its first COVID-19 death. The fortynine (49) year old female with multiple pre-existing conditions, presented to the Hospital Services during the evening of January 14 with difficulty breathing. The patient, who was confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 on admission, rapidly deteriorated and died at 5 pm today, January 15, 2021. There are now twenty-four (24) persons admitted with COVID-19. There were an additional sixty-two (62) new COVID-19 cases confirmed overnight. One adult non-national arrived with a negative PCR test and tested positive on arrival. All of the other sixty-one (61) cases are…
Twenty-three people died in Norway within days of receiving their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, with 13 of those deaths — all nursing home patients — apparently related to the side effects of the shots, health officials said. Common reactions to the vaccine, including fever and nausea, “may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some frail patients,” Sigurd Hortemo, chief physician at the Norwegian Medicines Agency, said in a Friday statement. All 13 were nursing home patients and at least 80 years old. While officials aren’t expressing serious concern, they are adjusting their guidance on who should…
The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday morning to “protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains” of Covid, the PM has said. Anyone flying into the country from overseas will have to show proof of a negative Covid test before setting off. It comes as a ban on travellers from South America and Portugal came into force on Friday over concerns about a new variant identified in Brazil. Boris Johnson said the new rules would be in place until at least 15 February. A further 1,280 people with coronavirus have died in the UK…