UPDATE: Press Conference on La Soufriere Volcano

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams, Director of The UWI Seismic Research Centre, Dr Erouscilla Joseph; and a representative of DEM will hosted a Press Conference today, Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. (PR)

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley

• Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley expressed gratitude to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre.
• Bajans have been asked not to panic.
• The effects of the La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent will be handled with common sense.
• This is a first for us as a nation dealing with the scale of ashfall.
• As bad as it is it can be worse.
• We are living in uncertain times.

Dr Erouscilla Joseph

• This eruption while similar to 1979 eruption, is different because of jetting and height of ash columns not seen in 1902 or 1979 eruptions
• That is why we are getting so much ash.

Keithroy Halliday

• Barbaos’ water quality is sound.

• The Barbados Water Authority network is not vulnerable to the ashfall.
• We are in a drought.
• Minimise use of water.