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“No new taxes” in St Lucia’s 2021/22 $1.6B fiscal budget: CARICOM BUSINESS
Saint Lucian Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has presented a EC$1.12 B revenue estimate for fiscal year 2021/22. The fiscal package, which contains “no new taxes,” represents a 21.3% increase over the revised estimate for the last fiscal year. However this is lower than pre-pandemic years of 2018-19 and 2019-20 in which revenue was recorded at EC$1.20 billion and EC$1.19 billion…
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#La Soufriere – Monday’s update
Following is the Monday 19 April update from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) which is monitoring La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Today’s update follows the latest explosive eruption which took place on Sunday at 4:49 pm. That eruption came 52 hours after the previous explosive event. There have now been at least 30 explosive events…
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International girls in ICT Day 2021
DATE: Thursday – Friday, 22 – 23 April 2021 VENUE Thursday: Zoom and Facebook Live (CARICOM page); 10 am – 2pmFriday: Zoom; 10am – 12noonSee also: ITU Girls in ICT FEATURE SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENT Moderator Mrs. Erica Simmons, SMIEE, SMEErica.Simmons@ieee.org+1 876 819 3995 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIST / INNOVATOR / CATALYST / PHILANTHROPIST A global technologist, innovator, catalyst and philanthropist with…
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PRESS STATEMENT: On the Fourteenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Special Emergency session on Thursday 15 April to discuss the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines caused by the on-going volcanic eruptions of La Soufriere. They committed to continue providing extensive support to St Vincent and the Grenadines and pledged solidarity with that Member State as it strives to…
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#La Soufriere – Thursday update
The following is the Thursday morning Scientific Update from the UWI Seismic Research Centre which is monitoring La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1. Seismic activity at La Soufrière continued to follow the established pattern with bands of tremor about between 13 and 15 hours apart separated by swarms of small long-period earthquakes. 2. The latest band…
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Barbados to relax quarantine requirements effective May 8: CARICOM BUSINESS
Effective May 8, vaccinated persons entering Barbados will only be made to quarantine pending the results of one locally administered COVID-19 PCR test. This could result in a quarantine period as little as 24 hours. According to Prime Minister Mia Mottley, a vaccinated person is defined as someone who in a two-dose regime had received both doses plus 14 days,…
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#La Soufriere – Wednesday Update: Another Overnight Explosion
La Soufriere recorded another explosive eruption Tuesday night. The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (SRC) reported that the ‘large explosion’ began around 10:48 p.m. and the local emergency management organisation (NEMO) said there were pyroclastic flows down the eastern side of the volcano. Pyroclastic flows or currents are fast moving collections of solidified lava, ash and hot…
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#LaSoufriere – Tuesday morning update: Another explosion
Vincentians awoke to another explosive eruption of La Soufriere volcano, Tuesday morning. The UWI Seismic Research Centre reported that the explosion occurred at 6:30 a.m. Huge ash clouds could be seen rising in the early morning skies. La Soufriere moved into an explosive phase last Friday, depositing large quantities of ash across most of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Neighbouring…
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Monday morning update #LaSoufriere Volcano
The UWI Seismic Research Centre Team has reported a large explosion at La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Monday morning. The explosion took place at about 4:15 a.m. and dangerous pyroclastic density currents (flows) were observed on the eastern and western flanks of the volcano, the SRC Team said. Pyroclastic flows are fast moving flows of lava,…
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Sunday morning update #LaSoufriere volcano
UWI Seismic Research Centre – La Soufriere Eruption Scientific Update: 11/04/21 9am 1. In the last twelve hours episodes of tremor normally lasting up to 20 minutes have continued to be recorded. 2. The intervals between the tremors have been between 1.5 to 3 hours. 3. Based on visual observations and satellite imagery, the intervals are associated with periods of…
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