- By Katrina King, #LOOPinSVG
The Barbadian public has rallied together to offer assistance and support for its neighbour St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The local response to offering assistance whether it be through tangible donations or monetary support has been nothing short of overwhelming says chief of staff of the Barbados Defence Force, Colonel Glyne Grannum.
Speaking to the media as a platoon of 30 from the Barbados Defence Force boarded the HMBS Trident and the HMBS Rudyard Lewis to depart for the island which is reeling from its latest eruption, Grannum indicated that locals promptly answered the call. The Barbarian public has heard the call sent out by Government and been touched by it and there has been a very meaningful overwhelming response in terms of the items donated. Everything from water to sanitary items to food stuff non-perishable, the response has been overwhelming, the BDF chief of staff disclosed.
St. Kitts and Nevis pledges $1 Million in for St. Vincent and the Grenadines following volcanic eruption
NATURAL DISASTER: The eruption of La Soufrière volcano, observed from Rillan Hill in Saint Vincent. The blast from the volcano, sent plumes of ash 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) into the air, the local emergency management agency said.
Photo by ZEN PUNNETT / Zen Punnett / AFP)
THE ISLAND of St. Kitts and Nevis has pledged financial and humanitarian support of up to $1 million for St. Vincent and the Grenadines following a volcanic eruption.
Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris made the announcement in the aftermath of a series of eruptions of the ‘La Soufriere’ volcano in the north-eastern part of St. Vincent.
UN passes resolution in solidarity with SVG
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Chair of the CARICOM Caucus Social Share
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, April 28 adopted a resolution in “Solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as neighbouring countries affected by the impact of the eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano.”
The resolution, which received overwhelming support, was introduced in the General Assembly by Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Chair of the CARICOM Caucus, with 174 of the 193 member States of the UN General Assembly co-sponsoring the resolution, which was adopted by consensus.
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