Researchers at the Colorado State University (CSU) in the US have predicted that the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be above-average. CSU cited the likely absence of El Niño as a primary factor. “Tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are near their long-term averages, while subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are much warmer than their long-term … Continued
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations said last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has left the entire population of the main island without clean water and electricity. Citing reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Stéphane Dujarric, said that about 20,000 people … Continued
LIAT has suspended all flights in the Southern part of its network as of Friday April 9th, 2021 due to the volcanic activity in St. Vincent. The suspension, which affects all flights south of Dominica, has been caused by the explosive eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent. This eruption as expected has … Continued
A large explosive eruption has occurred overnight at the La Soufriere volcano. The eruption was seen on the Martinique radar at approximately 4.15 am. According to NEMO the islands disaster agency “dome collapse and pyroclastic flow along the valleys on the eastern and western coast” have occurred. On Monday morning, the island’s government said that … Continued
The National Emergency Management Organisation in St Vincent has confirmed that there has been a massive power outage across the island. This follows another explosive event at La Soufriere. NEMO said there is a lot of lightning, thunder and rumblings. The Organisation also said: “The majority of the country is out of power and covered … Continued
A Guyanese employee in an unidentified bank in New York has been arrested for defrauding the bank to the tune of US$1.7 million. United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), … Continued
La Soufriere, which has been erupting effusively since December, can erupt explosively in hours or days, Professor Richard Robertson, the lead scientist monitoring the volcano, said on Thursday. Robertson noted at an emergency press conference hosted by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, that the heightened volcanic-tectonic (VT) earthquakes in March had suggested that fresh magma was … Continued
All staff working in the Tourism industry in Grenada is now required by law to take the Covid-19 if they are to remain employed. According to Leo Garbatt, head of Grenada’s Hotel & Tourism Association said it is now law. “It has been designated by the Prime Minister. It’s now policy. Therefore, anybody who works … Continued
VI Consortium The U.S. Virgin Islands is seeing on average twenty-nine new arrivals of the major airlines daily, with the split overwhelmingly favoring St. Thomas 24-5. That’s on average 2,500 people into the territory daily, most of them tourists as Americans have been traveling in large numbers during spring break, with passenger volume reaching its … Continued
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) suffered more health and economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic than any other region, although there is potential for significant transformation in key sectors as the region begins to rebound, according to a new World Bank Report. Because of the pandemic, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Latin America … Continued
