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…
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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…
Introduction The year 2020 has undoubtedly been the most challenging year this country has experienced in a very long time. Indeed, the entire globe continues to bemoan the cruelty of a year that seemed to have very little mercy on humankind. As it draws to a close, many may feel a sense of relief in the thought that 2020 will be finally behind, looking forward with tempered expectations to 2021. Truth be told, the symbolism of “2020” ignited much positivity as citizens looked forward to this year, that seemed to offer so much promise through unlimited opportunities that would present…
After burglarizing the home of Colonarie resident Nadia Lawrence on Christmas Day, Shaffique Williams will now have to make prison his home for the New Year. Williams, a resident of Sandy Bay, was sentenced to nine months in prison on Monday for entering Lawrence’s home on December 25, 2020, and stealing a Samsung cellular phone valued at $1,084. Williams, who was unrepresented, had pleaded guilty when he appeared at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Monday. He indicated that he was a minibus conductor. Before imposing the penalty, Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett informed Williams that he would have to pay the…
Steel Expressions 2020, the ninth edition, was held for the first time at Victoria Park last Saturday, Boxing Night, and according to Rodney Small founder and director of RS Productions – the show’s producer/promoter – the event went beyond expectations. Faced with the challenges of a new venue and its acoustic nuances, Small disclosed that a great deal of effort was put into the production, in order to ensure that it maintained its high standard. “It was really challenging, as you know Victoria Park … when you hear Victoria Park, you hear Carnival and the event (Steel Expressions) has always…
AIM: The safe conduct of mass gatherings with or without amplified music in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in a manner that reduces the risk of the transmission of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.OBJECTIVES: Minimize the potential for creating a COVID-19 super-spreader event.Reduce the exposure of congregants/attendees/patrons of mass gatherings in SVG toSARS-CoV-2.Early identification of congregants/attendees/patrons of mass gatherings suspected ofhaving COVID-19.Facilitate contact tracing and the early containment of COVID-19 in the event of exposure during a mass gathering.The managed conduct of mass gatherings with or without amplified music is the responsibility of the Environmental Health Services Department…