Photos of the day: April 15
3 Hrs Ago
Khalid Ferdinand, muadhin (caretaker) Sujud prayer position as he prays at the Queen street mosque, Queen street, Port of Spain on Wednesday evening. Photo by Vidya Thurab
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3 Trini children left behind in St Vincent
An Hour Ago
LUCKY ESCAPE: Carla Questelles with her daughter Cashany Forde on board the MV Galleons Passage which left St Vincent on Wednesday en route back home to Trinidad. Three other Trini children were not so fortunate and were left behind in the volcano-hit island. PHOTO BY STEPHON NICHOLAS -
THREE children – all TT citizens – who were seeking to leave volcano-hit St Vincent were prevented from boarding the vessel which left for Port of Spain on Wednesday evening.
The minors, between the ages of six and 17, were all travelling alone, but were blanked by Immigration officials after the Ministry of National Security raised concerns about lack of arrangements for parental supervision, while they were in state quarantine in Trinidad.
Vincentians suffering as water supplies dwindle
59 Minutes Ago
BUCKETS IN HAND: Vincentians in Edinboro wait with buckets in hand to get water from a truck as the country grabbles with dwindling water supplies due to contamination of the water courses and water treatment plants by ash-fall caused by the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. PHOTO BY STEPHON NICHOLAS - Stephon Nicholas
THE water crisis in St Vincent is reaching a level where some people are struggling to get potable water to cook with and drink.
The island s water management authority is trying to cope with the fallout of the La Soufriere volcano eruption which covered all of the island with volcanic ash, including its watercourses and water-treatment plants.
5 Hrs Ago
Supplies for St Vincent being loaded on board the MV Galleons Passage before it set sail for the island on Tuesday morning carrying aid and Defence Force troops to assist after the eruption on Friday of the La Soufriere volcano. Photo by Stephon Nicholas.
Tobago’s relief drive for volcano-hit St Vincent and the Grenadines amounts to more than $112,000 so far.
Providing an update on Thursday, Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) director Allan Stewart said the island has collected over 2,456 items, mostly comprising bottled water, non-perishable items and toiletries.
Stewart said corporate entities, religious bodies and non-governmental organisations are contributing to the effort.
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