Ralph Gonsalves

St. Vincent prime minister injured in anti-vaccine protest

August 6, 2021 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was hospitalized after a demonstrator threw a rock at his head during an anti-vaccine protest led by nurses and other workers in the eastern Caribbean island, officials said late Thursday.

Elsa strengthens into season’s 1st hurricane in Caribbean

By DÁNICA COTOJuly 3, 2021 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it blew off roofs, snapped trees and destroyed crops in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports.

UN seeks $29M for St. Vincent amid new volcanic threats

By DÁNICA COTOApril 20, 2021 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is seeking $29.2 million to help St...

St. Vincent seeks water, funds as volcano keeps erupting

By KRISTIN DEANE and DÁNICA COTOApril 13, 2021 GMT

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — Leaders of volcano-wracked St. Vincent said Tuesday that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies, and they estimated that the eastern Caribbean island will need hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from the eruption of La Soufriere...