Assistance request from Government of SVG
Article by April 10, 2021
Arising from the ongoing discussions between authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados, Barbadian businesses and individuals are being asked to contribute items to a list of urgently needed supplies for the people of that nation.
Since yesterday, emergency agencies there have been grappling with the effects of La Soufriere volcano’s eruptions, which have so far resulted in the evacuation of thousands of householders from residence near the explosions and the disruption of the everyday lives of tens of thousands more across the country.
The requested items are (H = high priority; M = medium priority; L = low priority):
NDB Board of Governors held its 6th Annual Meeting online
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NDB Board of Governors held its 6th Annual Meeting online
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Even though temperatures are expected to warm in the coming days, there are still hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston area who are without power and clean, potable water. Others have been displaced from their homes after frozen pipes caused water damage, and the city’s unhoused population remains especially vulnerable to the cold.
To be sure, there is a great deal of need for hot, nutritious meals in Houston right now. Fortunately, a number of mutual aid collectives, community fridges, and hunger relief organizations are working around the clock to ensure that people get enough to eat and they could use some financial support.