Flash Flood Watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines

The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) is urging residents and motorists in low lying areas, areas prone to flooding, lahars or mudflows and landslides to be vigilant and exercise caution. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for St. Vincent and the Grenadines until further notice. According to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services,…

St Vincent joins PAHO in observing Vaccination Week in the Americas

From April 23rd to 30th, 2022, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will participate in Vaccination Week in the Americas, organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The slogan for this year is “Are You Fully Vaccinated? Get All Your Shots”. Throughout the week, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment and the Nursing…

St. Vincent signs US $3.6 million grant agreement with World Bank

On Monday, 25 April, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed a grant agreement with the World Bank. Finance Minister Camilo Gonsalves and World Bank Caribbean country director Lilia Burunciuc inked the grant agreement for $3.65 million. The $3.65 million will be used to strengthen the management of marine ecosystems in the SVG. Source: https://www.stvincenttimes.com/st-vincent-signs-us-3-6-million-grant-agreement-with-world-bank/

Proposed Marketing Board must pay sooner than gov’t did for Love Boxes – farmers

Dasheen being prepared for export in Kingstown on April 10. 2022. Vincentian traders in agricultural produce to other Caribbean countries — known locally as “traffickers” — say that the government’s idea of re-establishing a marketing corporation can work. However, the government must be ready to pay farmers more promptly for their produce than it has done for those…

Petroglyphs get post-eruption cleaning

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) National Trust is working to mitigate the impact of the April 2021 eruption of La Soufrière volcano on the nation’s petroglyphs and other historical sites. Recently, the SVG National Trust led a number of community groups to clean 13 Stones Petroglyph, located on a ridge between Petit Bordel and…

Protesters use royal visit to call for reparations

The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Saturday, rolled out the red carpet in welcome to the British Monarchy, even as a small group of protesters registered their objection to the visit and called for reparation for African slavery. At Argyle International Airport, The Earl and Countess of Wessex — Prince Edward, 58,…

PM Gonsalves travels to Venezuela for medical attention

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves is travelling to Venezuela and possibly to Cuba for medical attention, after “an excruciating pain” on his right side kept him awake Thursday night. Gonsalves, 75, said he received medical attention locally on Friday — Good Friday — but was advised to do a full check up. He said his initial…

The CDC has upgraded St Vincent from Level 3 to Level 1 risk for COVID-19

On Monday, April 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States upgraded the Travel Health Notice for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) from Level 3 to Level 1. “Even if you have received your COVID-19 vaccines, you may still have a risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. In public…

Updated entry protocols for unvaccinated travellers to St Vincent

Travellers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines MUST ARRIVE WITH a negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR COVID-19 test result as per the following: A. High/Medium-Risk Countries: Anguilla, Aruba, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, South Africa, Colombia, Mexico, India, Panama, Argentina, Peru, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, including the United States…

Launch Event – Windrush schemes project

Public meeting to launch Windrush schemes project, The Atrium (formerly Ibis Club), Scours Lane, Reading RG30 6AY.