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Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams is hosting a Press Conference today to provide a COVID-19 update and National Clean-up update.
Abrahams will be joined by Minister of Tourism Lisa Cummins; Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic; Director of The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, Erouscilla Joseph; and Senior Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Trotman. (PR)
Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams
Most massive emergency cleaning campaign in the history of Barbados.
Trying to open up major installations to try to get country back up and running.
Trying to get airport and seaport open because they are closed, Barbados is cut off and cannot get basic supplies into the country.
UWI Seismic Research Centre gets financial boost Social Share THE UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) has received a grant from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) to support its monitoring efforts during the ongoing eruption of La Soufrière volcano.
The $US 17,150 grant will fund equipment to strengthen the network, rebuild existing monitoring sites and provide back-up equipment for this ongoing event. As a result of this investment, new communication and ground deformation equipment will now be added to those already deployed, increasing the UWI-SRC’s capacity to understand the volcano’s eruptive processes and provide advanced warning of hazardous activity to the Vincentian population in the future. The UWI-SRC Director Dr. Erouscilla Joseph says the additional equipment will help scientists to “better monitor the volcano” La Soufrière began erupting effusively in late December 2020, with little detectable precursory activity. S
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Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams will host a Press Conference at 4 p.m. today to provide a COVID-19 Update and National Clean-up Update.
Abrahams will be joined by Minister of Tourism Lisa Cummins; Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic; Director of The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, Erouscilla Joseph; and Senior Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Trotman. (PR)
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