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La Guardia Costera reabrió los puertos de Arecibo, Ceiba, Culebra, Fajardo, San Juan y Vieques, luego del paso del huracán Fiona.
El resto de los puertos se mantienen cerrados por el momento.
Pendiente a nuestras redes sociales para la actualización de esta nota.
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The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recently hosted the newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Caribbean Countries, Ms. Lilia Burun-ciuc, on her first visit to the country.
Ms. Burun-ciuc, who arrived in-state on August 31, was accompanied by the Deputy Country Director for Caribbean Countries and Country Management Unit Operations Manager, Gail Richardson, and Senior Country Officer for OECS Countries (Latin America and Caribbean Region) Mr. Denis Bosh-kov-ski.
The team made several site visits to projects that are funded by the World Bank, and also attended meetings with ministries, departments and implementing agencies to discuss the progress of these projects.
After participating in a presentation of concept designs for the new city at Arnos Vale, the team visited the intended site of the Arnos Vale Acute Care Hospital, which is located at the northern end of the decommissioned E.T Joshua Airport.
The team also visited the coastal defence works at San Souci and Georgetown and the sites for installation of temporary Bailey Bridges in the North Windward communities of Overland, Noel and London, which is a component of the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project (VEEP).
Ms. Burun-ciuc and her team also visited the housing development at Orange Hill, although this was not funded by the World Bank. Several families from Sandy Bay were re-located there after losing their houses during the April 2021 volcanic eruptions.
During their visit, the World Bank team also met with the Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves to discuss matter relating to several projects; and also met with the Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James, and his team to discuss planned renovations to the Fort Charlotte historical site.
Ms. Burun-ciuc took up her post as World Bank Country Director for Caribbean Countries on July 1, 2021.
She is based in Kingston, Jamaica, and leads the implementation of the World Bank’s programme – which includes an active portfolio of 75 projects in thirteen (13) countries, financed by the International Development Association (IDA), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and various trust funds.
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The National Emergency Management Organisation NEMO, is today carrying out assessments of damage done on the weekend from the impact of the tail end of Hurricane Fiona.
Director of NEMO, Michelle Forbes says the organisation received reports of flooding and landslides in some areas.
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The SVG Meteorological Service says improvement in weather conditions are likely today, as the Atlantic high pressure system seeks to regain its dominance.
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There are now only two active cases of Covid 19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as the downward trend continues, in relation to persons contracting the virus
That is according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment.
Rawdica Stephen tells us more in NBC’s Covid-19 update.
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A Prayer Breakfast was held on Saturday at the official Residence of the Prime Minister, for the relatives and friends of the men who died in the tragic accident in Sandy Bay on Sunday September 11th.
Word of this came from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves as he spoke on the issue on radio yesterday.
The Prime Minister said a large gathering attended the very moving event.
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The Prime Minister said a date has already been arrived at for the funeral of those who died in the accident.
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News Americas, MADRID, Spain, Mon. Sept. 19, 2022: The prestigious online training school, Structuralia, together with the Organization of American States (OAS), have recently opened their last 2022 call for applications for 50% master’s degrees scholarships available to engineering professionals in the Caribbean region.
As a matter of fact, the demand for STEM professionals in the Caribbean has significantly increased, hence the need for greater support for specialized education and training opportunities in the industry to find highly qualified professionals.
The Organization of American States (OAS) and Structuralia are greatly committed to strengthen the capacities of Caribbean professionals by means of highly specialized education in different fields and have been doing so in the region for the past 12 years.
For instance, in 2022, 2,500 scholarships covering 50% of the total cost of specialized master’s degrees have been made available to citizens of OAS Member States
All those interested may find the necessary information on this scholarship programme by entering the website http://oasscholarships.structuralia.com, where all the requirements are clearly explained to encourage anyone who wishes to further their education to apply; all applicants must be residents of OAS member states.
The application deadline for these limited scholarships is October 7th, 2022. All interested applicants may complete their application at https://oasscholarships.structuralia.com, and attach their CV along with their university degree.
Special benefits for women and youths
In order to contribute to the higher participation of women in highly specialized STEM education, the OAS / Structuralia scholarship program offers an additional 5% aid to all female students who successfully obtain their degrees in 2022. This initiative is aimed at reducing the wage gap for similar occupations in the field that will generate the most employment opportunities in the coming years.
Likewise, the OAS / Structuralia scholarship program aims at the internalization of the talent of young students between the age of 20 and 30. All those who successfully complete their master’s degrees will receive the Hague Apostille for their Diplomas at no additional cost, so that they may further their professional development anywhere in the world.
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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has announced that construction work on the original St. Jude Hospital will begin in November this year.
“The first phase of the construction will be the fencing of the original site and external exterior works,” Pierre told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of a meeting of the Cabinet.
The Castries East MP disclosed that ‘full construction’ of the remaining buildings will continue in the new year.
He expressed confidence that the reconstruction on the original site would be a relief to Saint Lucians and the people of the South.
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“We are in the process. As I said I always want to comment when I get (it) from the experts,” was Pierre’s response when asked about the project cost.
“Right now the costing is at the Ministry of Infrastructure. Until they verify it I am not going to say anything,” he told reporters.
And regarding a project timeline, Pierre repeated that construction would start on the external part in November this year.
He recalled that after the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won July 26, 2021, general elections, the party indicated that its first order of business would have been St. Jude Hospital.
Cabinet then appointed a committee that included architects, engineers and medical personnel to advise on the way forward.
According to the Prime Minister, the report indicated that it would be folly to continue work on the new building which was only 30 percent complete and on which over $100 million had been spent.
“If it had been completed it would only be one floor. So it didn’t make any sense to have a hospital on one floor and construction works going on on the other floor,” he stated.
And Pierre explained that the time would come when there would be ‘full ventilation’ of the facts regarding St Jude in the public domain.
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El economista y planificador Raúl Santiago invitó a la población a reflexionar y cuestionar el panorama futuro del país ante posibles emergencias, si se les retira a los municipios la capacidad de manejar dichos eventos con la eliminación del Fondo de Equiparación, propuesto por la Junta de Control Fiscal (JCF).
“Los municipios están atravesando un régimen de austeridad que procura dejar muchos de ellos ineficientes e inoperantes para un periodo de tiempo tan próximo como el 2024. Y si eso es así, pues, tenemos que plantearnos qué herramientas tenemos para responder a estos desastres y procurar una reconstrucción más inclusiva”, indicó Santiago.
Ante el hecho de que eventos atmosféricos como los huracanes, en realidad, son beneficiosos para la naturaleza debido al rol que juegan en la limpieza y restauración del espacio, explicó que el problema, en realidad, es la planificación y decisión gubernamental.
“Los huracanes no es tanto lo que causa el desastre. lo que causa el desastre es cómo reproducimos vulnerabilidades sociales entre la población”, expresó al destacar que el romper las reglas de la planificación lleva a dichas poblaciones a la necesidad cuando surgen tales eventos.
Asimismo, expresó que serán más recurrentes los efectos del cambio climático mientras se sume la falta de capacidad institucional para atender los problemas.
“Además de los problemas que venimos arrastrando a través de décadas, que mucho del público conoce, la forma en que, muchas veces, estamos en contra de nuestros propios reglamentos y leyes otorgando permisos, aprobando desarrollos en áreas que son altamente vulnerables o altamente susceptibles a riesgos, también están las decisiones de inversión publica y abandono de comunidades que han sido marginadas históricamente”, finalizó Santiago
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Las telecomunicaciones están funcionando a un 75 por ciento, informó el lunes el gobernador, Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia.
“La información que tengo es que el 75 por ciento de la infraestructura de telecomunicaciones está en funciones”, dijo el gobernador en conferencia de prensa.
“La industria de las telecomunicaciones ha hecho una inversión significativa en lo que viene siendo sus ‘cell sites’, principales. También, se ha hecho una inversión significativa en generadores y están supuesto a correr varios días sin problemas. Tan pronto como la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica y LUMA comiencen a energizar, nosotros somos prioridad dentro del plan de ellos”, expresó el comisionado de Telecomunicaciones, Waldo Acevedo.
De otra parte, Luis Romero, presidente de la Alianza Puertorriqueña de Telecomunicaciones (APT), ofreció sus números.
“Según han informado nuestros socios tenemos aproximadamente 80 por ciento de la red inalámbrica y un 70 por ciento en la fija en funcionamiento. Hay que hacer una distinción entre interrupciones de servicio por fallas o averías en la red y las que son por falta de energía en los hogares o comercios. Asimismo, la energía es esencial para transmitir y recibir señales de internet o telefonía móvil desde diversas instalaciones de las empresas. De modo que, en la medida que se vaya restableciendo el servicio eléctrico, más personas podrán acceder a sus servicios de internet, cable y telefonía”, explicó Romero.
Luego de que se energicen los hospitales, las telecomunicaciones son los segundos en línea en el plan de energizar de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica y LUMA Energy.
Hasta el momento, hay solamente 100 mil clientes con servicio de energía eléctrica.
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Las autoridades encontraron sin vida el cuerpo de un hombre de más de 50 años que fue arrastrado por el río La Plata en Comerío luego de caer en el mencionado cuerpo de agua.
Según la información preliminar, los hechos ocurrieron a eso de la 1:10 PM en la carretera PR-781, km. 3.1 en el Barrio Cedrito sector La Prieta. El hombre se encontraba en la parte posterior de su casa cuando resbaló y cayó al agua del río que estaba crecido a causa del huracán Fiona.
Esta es la primera muerte asociada directamente al ciclón tropical.
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