The Governor has announced that the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for residents of the Turks and Caicos on work permits. Persons who (by choice) elect not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine will not have annual work permits renewed and will be required to leave the islands. All resident adults in the Turks and Caicos … Continued
Virgin Atlantic has launched the first live trials of the IATA Travel Pass by a UK airline. Customers on flight VS131, travelling for permitted reasons from London Heathrow to Barbados, were invited to download the free smartphone app and participate in the successful first trial flight, which departed just ahead of schedule at 10.24 am today … Continued
Caribbean news now The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is on a vigorous monitoring after another explosive eruption of the La Soufriere volcano happened Thursday. According to a shared post by the NEMO SVG Facebook page, the gigantic plume of ash from the explosion reached an 8-kilometer mark into … Continued
VI CONSORITUM The V.I. Department of Tourism’s Division of Festivals will be offering residents and visitors what D.O.T. described as “one night to fête” safely during the 69th edition of Carnival Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, which kicks off on April 26 and ends on April 30, 2021. D.O.T. said as the territory continues … Continued
A retired government health inspector from Trinidad has died after his family said he suffered a blood clot and paralysis after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine for the coronavirus just over a week ago. Relatives of the 60 year- old man said he died at the San Fernando General Hospital, south of Port of Spain, Trinidad, … Continued
A vessel carrying relief supplies from Saint Lucia to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sank Saturday afternoon, Marine Police say. But another boat saved the three people on board the ‘Sunshine Angels’, according to the police. Law enforcement officials told St Lucia Times that the individuals on board at the time the boat sank were the Saint Lucian … Continued
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
