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Six weeks after many areas in the north of St Vincent had to be evacuated owing to the volcanic eruption, persons evacuated from “Orange Zone” areas are being encouraged to return home.
The call was made by Prime Minister Gonsalves after he was advised that, except for the still ash-covered communities of Fitzhughes and Chateaubelair on the Leeward coast, the other Orange Zone areas have been deemed fit for cleanup and reoccupation. Of course, there are persons whose homes have been destroyed and they will have to be relocated, temporarily at least.
The conversation must now shift to a focus on the most challenging aspect of the entire exercise, that of resettlement and reconstruction. Side by side with this however, it must not be forgotten that there are still many persons from the “Red Zone” who are still out of their homes, either in evacuation centres or private homes, who will continue to need relief support, and those returning will need to
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The announcement was made by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, during the
Eyeing La Soufriere program on NBC Radio yesterday.
The Prime Minister Gonsalves said a pilot program is currently being rolled out by the Ministry of National Mobilization to distribute 300 food vouchers.
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It is very sad and yet another blot on our country that this week’s debate and passage of the supplementary budget following the volcanic eruption, should be marred by the completely unnecessary and preventable events of this Tuesday.
With the world demonstrating not only its humanitarian concerns about the fate of our people, but also its confidence in our ability to manage the relief and recovery, Parliament has let us down once again.
The posturing and refusal by Opposition leader Dr Godwin Friday to abide by the decision of the Speaker, caused her to take the drastic action of naming him and expelling him from the sitting. As is customary in such cases, this led to a walkout by the Opposition, so the budget debate was eviscerated and the Bill passed without Opposition scrutiny.