Regional News

Published 13 April, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by Anesta Henry

Livestock and crop farmers reported Monday the early impact of the La Soufriere volcanic eruption’s fallout, hoping that the long-term effects will not be significant.

Farmers in the north of the island were more seriously affected by heavy ashfall over three days. Anselm Greene, a farmer on the Spring Hall Land Lease project said the ashfall has been catastrophic to his crops, fearing the long-term effect on crops as plants cannot produce when stifled by dust.

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Published 13 April, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by Anesta Henry

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) which is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic is now fighting against volcanic ash which has led to a major cleanup at the facility.

QEH’s Executive Chairman Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland told Barbados TODAY that the hospital has been heavily impacted by the ash which Barbadians woke up to on Saturday following the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent.

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Published 12 April, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

There large numbers of bus drivers in Dominica who embark on protest action. However the Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has made it clear to them that neither he, nor his government, will be extorted.

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Dominica News Online

Published 12 April, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Dominica News Online 

As bus drivers around Dominica embark on protest action, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has made it clear to them that neither he, nor his government, will be extorted.

Several bus drivers began protest action this morning, refusing to ply their their regular route and leaving large numbers of commuters stranded. The bus operators say they are protesting to force the government to provide  “much-needed assistance” because of the financial impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent rise in the price of fuel on their trade.

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Published 12 April, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

by Linda Straker

• Possible for minute ash particles to deposit over Grenada because of low-level winds
• Fair amount of Saharan dust in and around Lesser Antilles including Grenada
• Marine advisory issued for people venturing out at sea

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