Pres­i­dent Paula-Mae Weekes said she and the peo­ple of Trinidad and To­ba­go are stand­ing in sol­i­dar­i­ty with the peo­ple of St Vin­cent and the Grenadines.

In a mes­sage post­ed on the Face­book page of the Of­fice of the Pres­i­dent of Trinidad and To­ba­go yes­ter­day, Her Ex­cel­len­cy said she notes with con­cern the erup­tion of La Soufriere in St Vin­cent.

The mes­sage said, “On be­half of the peo­ple of Trinidad and To­ba­go, Her Ex­cel­len­cy ex­tends heart­felt wish­es for the best pos­si­ble out­come to Gov­er­nor Gen­er­al Dame Su­san Dougan and all cit­i­zens of St Vin­cent and the Grenadines”

The Pres­i­dent added, “Please be as­sured that we stand in sol­i­dar­i­ty with you, our Caribbean sis­ters and broth­ers at this try­ing time. May God be with you all.”