Vincy groups launch relief efforts
Renowned activist Verna Arthur now heads up the SVG Relief, Inc.
By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent•
As St. Vincent and the Grenadines is experiencing what has been described as "unprecedented circumstances” that have "uprooted the daily lives” of nationals, several Vincentian groups in the Diaspora have sprung into action to aid the homeland.
In this nexus, on Feb. 5, Consul General to the United States Howie Prince took the initiative in reviving the Brooklyn, New York-based SVG Relief, Inc., established in 2013 under the leadership of his predecessor, Selmon Walters, "to mobilize the USA Diaspora to prepare for and to respond to emergencies and disasters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”