Saint Lucia helps 139 Stranded Agricultural Workers in the wake of La Soufriere Volcano explosion
Channel: Saint Lucia Government
Date: 2021-04-12

The Government of Saint Lucia is providing assistance to one hundred and thirty-nine (139) OECS citizens, who are part of the seasonal agricultural workers’ programme, as they were stranded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as a result of the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano. 

The agricultural workers, 98 Vincentians, 18 Saint Lucians and 23 Grenadians, were en route to Canada for employment on the seasonal agricultural workers’ programme when their flight from St. Vincent to Canada was cancelled. The workers arrived via Cruise Ship “Serenade of the Seas” on Saturday 10 April, and will remain in Saint Lucia for a few days until they can board a flight to Canada.