The SVG Consul General’s Office in Canada has joined the local relief efforts in the aftermath of the December 2013 floods. Today Consul General to Canada, Fitzgerald Huggins handed over a cheque valued at thirty eight thousand and seventy-eight Canadian dollars to the Lions Club St. Vincent South, which will be used to construct a… Continue Reading →
Residents of Basin Hole in Georgetown have been expressing gratitude to the relevant authorities for reopening the bridge which was damaged during the floods which occurred in the north of the country in April 2011. Many of the residents say some semblance of normal life has returned to the community since the bridge was reopened…. Continue Reading →
Five National Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Recovery Centres have been launched in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Centres are at the SVG Community College, Olliverre Maintenance Services; S.G. Defrietas and Company Limited, Trotman’s Electronics Services Limited. and Mustique Company. Assistant Ozone Officer Brenton Quammie says the Centres will enable Technicians to be better able… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is assuring Vincentians that the rebuilding exercise in the aftermath of the December 2013 floods, is being conducted without any form of political prejudice. He gave the assurance while addressing a range of issues of national interest, during a news conference last week. Dr. Gonsalves said every effort was made… Continue Reading →
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is making progress with the ongoing recovery effort in the wake of the floods of December 2013. Word of this came from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, as he addressed the gathering at a ceremony held in South Rivers last Thursday. Eight residents of South Rivers whose… Continue Reading →
Residents of Fitzhughes whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the December 2013 floods will receive keys to their new homes this afternoon. The keys will be handed over, during the second in a series of ceremonies being hosted by the Ministry of Housing. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at three this afternoon. Addresses… Continue Reading →
The Government of Australia will be making a contribution to the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, to support health-related recovery activities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia, in the wake of the floods of December 2013. The commitment was given by the Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, in letter to Prime… Continue Reading →