22 April 2021
SVG reports eight new Covid-19 cases

SVG reports eight new Covid-19 cases


Eight new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 73  samples processed on April 19, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 11%, a release from t...
20 April 2021
Mud flows from volcano may become more frequent

Mud flows from volcano may become more frequent


A volcano hazard that may become more frequent with the approach of the rainy season is the presence of lahars or mud flows, like the one recorded thi...
18 April 2021
Woman births baby on hospital floor

Woman births baby on hospital floor


Local health authorities are conducting investigations into the events surrounding an incident that allegedly resulted in a woman giving birth to her ...
13 April 2021
La Soufriere brings in 42nd anniversary of April 13, 1979 eruption with classic explosion

La Soufriere brings in 42nd anniversary of April 13, 1979 eruption with classic explosion


by Katherine Renton La Soufrière brought in her 42nd anniversary since erupting on April 13, 1979, with a classic vulcanian explosion this mornin...
No Covid-19 detected to date among persons in emergency shelters

No Covid-19 detected to date among persons in emergency shelters


      Up to the morning of April 12, the fourth day following the evacuation order from the danger zones around the volcano, n...
12 April 2021
CWSA trying to get system back up to 50% by tomorrow

CWSA trying to get system back up to 50% by tomorrow


The Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) is trying its best to get their system back up to “about 50 per cent” by tomorrow, and have water ...
11 April 2021
Ongoing eruption at La Soufriere more like 1902 than 1979

Ongoing eruption at La Soufriere more like 1902 than 1979


The ongoing volcanic activity at La Soufriere is showing no sign that the explosive eruptions are nearing an end. Scientists monitoring this year...
Pyroclastic flows begin at La Soufriere

Pyroclastic flows begin at La Soufriere


Pyroclastic flows, which are extremely fast “moving masses of destruction” containing hot gas, ash and rocks, and which kill and destroy everythin...
10 April 2021
New dome in crater of La Soufriere blown away

New dome in crater of La Soufriere blown away


The new dome that had been forming in the crater of La Soufriere for months has been blown off in the explosive eruptions, sending at least 13 million...
09 April 2021
Persons in south of St Vincent are safe and likely only to experience ash falls

Persons in south of St Vincent are safe and likely only to experience ash falls


Residents of the southern half of St Vincent and those who have evacuated out of the danger zones are safe and expected to mainly be affected by ash f...