By Desmond BrownKINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jun 15 2014 (IPS) - A freak storm, followed by heavy floods in December 2013, will go down in history as the most destructive natural disaster to have hit the...
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Last Christmas Eve, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was pounded by 12 inches of rain in three hours, a deluge that caused...
On December 24 and 25, 2013, a tropical trough system produced excessively heavy rains in Saint Lucia—at a time normally considered outside of the hurricane season. The extreme rainfall led to rapid...
This week Cayman Islands Civil Servants donated almost $1,000 towards the continued relief of St Vincent and the Grenadines, whose people experienced traumatic loss of life and homes during...
Washington, March 21, 2014 – More than 30,000 people affected by the December 2013 flash floods in the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia will start recovering and regaining...
Residents of Saint Lucia—an island of steep, volcanic hills rising sharply above the waters of the Eastern Caribbean—are vulnerable to many hazards, including hurricanes, rainstorms, landslides,...
By: Rendal Allen St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society Communications Officer. On 24 December, 2013, Christmas eve, some of the islands of the Lesser Antilles; Dominica, St. Lucia and St...
OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, January 31st 2014–In response to the damage sustained by the agricultural and rural sectors as a result of the December 24th 2013 weather system that affected...
Flooding occurred on 24thDecember, 2013 as a result of 3.11 inches (79.22mm) at E.T. Joshua Airport, as reported by the Met Office. 9 persons have been confirmed dead and 3 are missing. 50,000 people...
Additional relief supplies are scheduled to arrive at the E.T. Joshua Airport today, Monday 27th January for persons affected by the December 2013 floods. The supplies will be transported by an...