The eruption of the La Soufriere volcano last week in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, our neighbouring island, has displaced 20% of the island’s population. With the entire Caribbean already reeling from the effects of the COVID crisis, this latest disaster is truly a crisis within a crisis. It is estimated that the overall damage […]
Over the past year, lockdowns have changed the way we interact with one another. Physical meetings have been replaced by video-conferencing, and social distancing measures have meant we cannot spend time with each other the way we used to. The absence of community has made us all realise just how important community life is. The […]
The best means of repaying our international friends and partners in the EU and IMF is to build long-term resilience into our economies, writes Adrian Fox. Tourist destinations need not wait for tourists to improve their economic fortunes. This month, the European Commission announced its intention to commit €17m in humanitarian aid to address the […]
