Kingstown, St. Vincent, Thursday, August 12, 2021 — The Human Development Service Delivery (HDSD) Project is announcing the launch of the Youth & Adult Training for Employment (YATE) programme for residents of Union Island. For the first time, residents of the Grenadine Island will be able to gain training in two (2) CVQ Level 2 courses: Bar Service – Bartending, and Food & Beverage Service – Restaurant Service, to help residents, improve individual skills leading to level 2 certification. Training begins Monday 23rd August 2021. All Covid 19 protocols will be observed, and the all-media houses are invited to attend the ceremony. YATE is a Technical and Vocational training programme under the HDSD Project. YATE is currently undergoing the training of Cohort 4 which officially started June 3rd 2021. Four hundred and seventy-nine (479) persons were trained and two-hundred and twenty-seven (227) youths were certified in different technical and vocational areas. About The Human Development Service Delivery (HDSD) ProjectThe Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GoSVG) has received funding from the World Bank (WB) for the implementation of the HDSD Project. The project is designed to strengthen the quality-of-service delivery in education, improve the efficiency of social protection systems, and improve the effectiveness of labour market systems.
The design of this project was driven by areas of need and by a range of agencies involved in the development of human capital and the improvement of the delivery of social services to vulnerable citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Project is aligned with the specific sectors, national strategies, and policy direction of the GoSVG in the areas of education, improvements to the delivery of social protection services and ensuring effective labour market systems. President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr. Gene Leon (second right) and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, (centre) display symbolic agreement. On hand for the announcement were Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology, Camilo Gonsalves, (far left) who serves as CDB Governor for SVG, CDB’s Vice President, Operations, Isaac Solomon (second left) and Dorla Humes, Advisor to the CDB President. The CDB team are on an official visit to SVG which is scheduled to run until Sunday July 25, 2021. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – July 23, 2021: The Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) has approved financing of US$5.3 million (mn) for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to support the response to the La Soufriere volcanic eruption which ravaged parts of the country in April 2021. CDB President, Dr. Gene Leon, who is in the country on an official visit, today announced that the Bank has approved an Immediate Response Loan of US$ 5 million as well as an Emergency Assistance Grant of US$300,000.
Speaking at a press conference which was held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingstown, St. Vincent, Dr. Leon said the Bank will also be accelerating the disbursement of funds for its development projects currently being implemented in the country. “While we are supporting the recovery, CDB will also be bolstering the country’s development agenda by financing high priority projects that have transformative value,” the CDB President said. Among the interventions is a US$142.5 million initiative to modernise the Kingstown Port. The project, which is being partially financed by the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) will entail the construction of a new cargo port in the capital and upgrading of associated roadways to improve traffic flow in the central business district of Kingstown. Construction work is expected to commence in 2022. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is also set to benefit from the 10th cycle of CDB’s Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) which will finance projects designed to increase access to education and improve conditions in low-income and vulnerable communities. Another initiative is the US $13.6 million School Improvement Project which will see nine schools being rehabilitated to enhance early childhood education. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said, “From the time CDB became operational in 1970, it has had a tremendous impact on the development of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and as we face the current challenges, I am impressed with the programmatic elements of the solutions the new team is providing and I appreciate their approach to partnership.” Dr. Leon and a delegation from CDB are currently in St Vincent and the Grenadines for an outreach visit which is scheduled to run until Sunday July 25, 2021. President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Gene Leon has proposed the formation of a regional action group, combining the strengths and capacity of key regional institutions to drive the Caribbean’s economic and social development agenda. “We can benefit from combining our strengths to provide leadership, advice and influence that can drive the agenda. I see this as a key element that we need to move the region forward,” Leon said. Mapping out a pathway for progress during the inaugural hosting of The President’s Chat at CDB’s 51st Annual Meeting, Dr Leon spoke of the region as an ecosystem where collaboration and integration are required elements. The action group, he argued, should include CARICOM because of its reach and the trade dimension; CDB with its focus on development policy and financing; the OECS because of its broader political mandate for economic cooperation among its members; UWI to provide the educational element that will bridge the skills set required for future growth; and the Central Banks as financing institutions and because of the payment systems. The CDB President also said it was important to include representatives from the private sector in the action group. Advocating for increased collaboration in the region, Leon said: “We have to embrace the Share To Grow mentality. We cannot continue to behave as little atoms. We have to see the integration of the region as an essential element for moving forward.” Former CDB President Professor Compton Bourne, who also participated in the discussion, noted that both resilience and integration are essential to overcoming external economic shocks and those deriving from natural disaster. He said, although such events cannot be prevented, the economic structures can be built to moderate the impact of these occurrences and the region should refocus from relief and recovery to building structures that minimise vulnerability to shocks.
Bourne also cited the need for budgetary resources to contain provisions for ameliorating the harmful effects of hazards on vulnerable people. The President’s Chat was moderated by Professor Andrew Downes, Professor Emeritus Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. I found this article written by Ian Birrell of Microsoft News about an hour ago... As I read it, the story broke me. Today, I am sharing it with you so you can somewhere, somehow, help make a difference. She is just 24 years of age however in the course of recent years, this splendid young lady has been held in isolation, synthetically coshed with drugs and savagely limited by gatherings of grown-ups.
Dannielle Attree has consumed half of her time on earth being exposed to state-endorsed abuse. Dannielle has been locked up in 18 distinctive psychological establishments, compelled to sleep on the floor, developed horrible dietary issues, been sexually attacked by a staff member and become so despondent over her future that she has habitually attempted to commit suicide. All because she has a chemical imbalance, known as autism in a country that couldn't care less. A week ago, after each one of those long stretches of agonizing treatment, she was moved interestingly to an expert community for individuals with autism. It is many miles from her Kent home, yet her mom Andrea felt just help as she went back from settling her little girl into a spot that at long last comprehends her condition. She is, nonetheless, under no fantasies about the scale of the challenge in attempting to help move Dannielle back into society in the wake of spending so much time separated under psychological well-being laws in unsatisfactory mental establishments. "She is barely existing now," said Andrea, a retail labourer. "They have utterly broken my daughter." Ian, the author of the article expressed that he "remains stunned by the brutality, lack of compassion and flagrant denial of human rights in these disturbing stories, even after campaigning on this issue for three years and being contacted by so many desperate families left distraught by abusive treatment in the NHS." It is time for the world to stop treating persons who are differently-abled as if they are diseased! I continued research and found similar articles written by daily mail and other's regarding these stories. The equalities watchdog is ready to indict the US Government and health controller for allowing the denial of basic freedoms of individuals with autism and learning disabilities. So what kind of society deems it acceptable to break citizens simply because they have autism? What kind of health and care system allows such abuse to carry on unabated rather than providing decent support so people can live fulfilling lives in their communities? What kind of dismal medics, hopeless bureaucrats and pathetic politicians keep saying they know this is wrong but fail to end the misery? And what kind of nation is so bigoted that it averts its gaze from grotesque mistreatment of a minority? BBC broke the news on the BBC’s Panorama exposé of abuse and neglect at Winterbourne View. Attree is also a poet and her writings can be found on rightfullives.net Dancehall artiste Beenie Man has joined the crowd of Jamaicans who are communicating their shock at the Jamaican government after recordings arose of the seven-day party arrangement, Mocha Fest, being held in Negril.
Jamaicans are insulted by what they see to be a twofold norm in media outlets after pictures and recordings of the new Mocha Fest Party Series arose via online media on Thursday, May 27. Obviously, people, in general, is sharing their fury via online media, as Jamaicans have been enduring a lockdown of media outlets that denies them from facilitating or assembling at shows and gatherings. Persons took to web-based media to impact the public authority's twofold norm in permitting a traveller just occasion to be held even though the nearby media outlet has been under lockdown since March a year ago. Partners have been supporting a staged returning of the area however the public authority has been determined that it can't work with this at this point. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for St. Vincent and the Grenadines with activity expected to intensify from tomorrow into Sunday as a result Residents and motorists in areas prone to flash-flooding and land-slides, or near rivers and streams should be prepared. 72 HOURS OUTLOOKAs additional moisture crosses the islands, moderate to heavy showers accompanied by thunderstorms, gusty winds and periods of rain are forecast for Saturday. A flash-flood watch is in effect for SVG . Residents and motorists in areas prone to flash-flooding and land-slides, or near rivers and streams should be prepared. Latest Weather Forecast - Friday 7th May 2021 (6 Am)Forecast Period:
6:00 am 7th May 2021 to 12:00 pm 7th May 2021 Synopsis: Unstable conditions are affecting the islands Forecast: Occasionally cloudy and breezy at times with isolated light to moderate showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms Weather Advisory: A flash flood watch is in effect for SVG. Residents and motorists in areas prone to flash-flooding and land-slides, or near rivers and streams should be prepared. Winds: ENE – E at 20 – 35 km/h (12 – 22 mph) Sea Conditions: Slight to moderate in open water; with swells from 1.0 – 2.0 m Marine Advisory/Warning: None Upcoming Tides: High: ********* 3:20 pm Low: 8:48 am 10:36 am Background
2020/2021 Eruption Timeline
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Lava Dome/Coulee Dimensions (estimated) as of March 19, 2021*
Height: 105m* Length: 912m* Width: 243m* Total volume extruded: 13.13 million m3. *Last values calculated prior to destruction at the onset of the explosive phase. Scientific Monitoring
Volcanic Alert Level – ORANGE The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) in collaboration with University of the West Indies's scientists decided to lower the Volcanic Alert Level from "red" to "orange" as a significant decrease of volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded. In addition, no explosions occurred at the volcano since 22 April. NEMO bulletin cites further: An orange Volcano Alert Level means that the volcano may resume explosions with less than twenty-four hours'notice. As a result of this, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have also taken the decision that residents of communities in the orange zone from Petit Bordel to Gordon Yard on the Leeward side of the island and up to Mt. Young near the RUBIS Gas Station on the Windward side of the island, can return home and carry out normal activities." Lahars (mud flows) could continue to occur if heavy rainfalls remobilise the fresh ash deposits in valleys including Wallibou and Rabacca valleys. Source: The University of the West Indies volcano activity update volcano activity update 7 May 2021
Fri, 7 May 2021, 07:29 07:29 AM | BY: MARTIN https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/ Over 1 Million Euros Mobilised in Emergency and Humanitarian AidTuesday, May 4, 2021 — Brussels, Belgium — The Eastern Caribbean States Embassy to Belgium and Mission to the European Union continues to proactively engage stakeholders in Europe to support the OECS Commission’s efforts to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the Government and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following ongoing explosive eruptions at the La Soufriere Volcano, which began on 09 April 2021. Mindful of the magnitude of the disaster, which has affected the daily livelihoods of an estimated one-fifth of the island’s population (approximately 20,000 persons), the Mission acted swiftly to engage the EU, other European States, and selected Missions in Brussels, with an urgent appeal for emergency humanitarian assistance. The Mission’s appeal was well-received by the EU, which moved quickly to provide the Government and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines with a timely aid package through the EU aid agencies, namely the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and its Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC). Given the gravity of the fast-changing situation on the ground in St Vincent and the Grenadines, ECHO-ERCC expedited the Mission’s request for assistance through an immediate appeal to the EU’s twenty-seven (27) Member States and six other European States. This led to a commitment to provide the Government and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines with an emergency humanitarian aid package totaling Euro €740,000 to support the most pressing needs, including shelter, food and health needs. Furthermore, the European Union activated its Copernicus system – its emergency satellite mapping service to support visual and air quality assessments in, and around the La Soufriere Volcano. It is expected that the EU aid package would be channeled through its traditional implementing partners. The combined emergency humanitarian package would be made up of a Euro €500,000 allocation from the EU Acute Large Emergency Response Tool (ALERT), and an additional Euro €190,000 that would go towards the current Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Crescent Societies (IFRC), which was established in 1985 to provide immediate financial support to National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Head of the EU Mission in Barbados, Malgorzata Wasilewska stated: “Our thoughts are with those who have been displaced, including those who have been left without clean water or electricity, due to the La Soufriere volcanic eruption. We announce this emergency funding that will support St. Vincent and the Grenadines in their efforts to overcome this disaster, in the context of the challenging COVID-19 pandemic, which will target in particular support to the evacuees, access to clean water and sanitation. The EU stands ready to step up humanitarian support for those in need in this crisis.” On behalf of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, I wish to share our solidarity and unreserved support to the Government and people of St. Vincent & the Grenadines whose lives and livelihoods are being so severely impacted by the ongoing eruptions of La Soufriere volcano.
We applaud the solidarity demonstrated by the entire Caribbean and partners with St Vincent and the Grenadines at this difficult time and salute the resilience of its people. St Vincent and the Grenadines has to now cope with another disaster in addition to the shock of the coronavirus pandemic. We at the Caribbean Export Development Agency pledge our commitment to assisting St Vincent and the Grenadines during these challenging and difficult times as well as during the recovery period to follow. Deodate Maharaj – Executive Director, Caribbean Export For more information about La Soufriere volcano eruptions please visit: National Emergency Management Organisation University of the west Indies Seismic Research Centre International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) How to help St. Vincent and the Grenadines – List of places to donate |
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