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Haitian PM Ariel Henry resigns, says regional bloc | #AJshorts

See the moment the resignation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry was announced at an emergency meeting of Caribbean leaders, after gang leaders prevented Henry from returning after an overseas trip. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Green energy: Guyana’s newfound wealth funding solar projects

Guyana is undergoing an energy boom after huge oilfields were discovered off its Atlantic coast. Now it is using that newfound wealth to fund solar projects benefitting isolated, mainly Indigenous communities. Al Jazeera’s @JohnHendren reports from Georgetown, Guyana. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Guyana #Greenenergy

Al Jazeera speaks to Guyana’s President Ali over oil boom

Guyana is a sparsely populated nation that never had economically viable amounts of oil. That all changed with a significant discovery in 2015. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren travelled to Guyana’s capital to interview the nation’s president, Irfaan Ali. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Guyana #Oil #Gas #SouthAmerica #America #Economy #sustainability #economic

St Vincent warns of water shortages as volcano eruptions continue

The Caribbean island of St Vincent has been rocked by another eruption as volcanic activity threatens crops, water and food supplies. The La Soufriere volcano began spewing ash and gas clouds last week, but Monday’s fresh eruption is thought to be the biggest yet. Some 16,000 residents have been evacuated, with experts saying the explosions could continue for weeks. Aid from neighbouring countries is slowly making its way to this island of 100,000 people, but the prime minister told Al Jazeera the road to recovery will be hard. Al Jazeera’ Andy Gallacher reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: […]

St Vincent’s volcano covers the island’s north with ash

Some experts are warning that the volcanic eruption on the Caribbean island of St Vincent could leave 20,000 people displaced for months. The La Soufriere volcano first erupted on Friday and is expected to continue for weeks. Rescue efforts have been hampered after another eruption caused widespread power and water outages The government says most crops and livestock will be destroyed. Niasha Mofford, a volunteer helping to collect and distribute relief aid in St Vincent, says the scale of the operation is overwhelming. She joins via skype for the latest updates and analysis. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: […]

St Vincent volcano: New ‘explosive event’ causes power cuts

The La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines has had a new “explosive event”. The volcano erupted on Friday, shaking the ground and blanketing the island in a layer of fine volcanic rock after decades of inactivity, prompting an evacuation of residents nearby. On Saturday, eruptions and rumbling emanating from La Soufriere continued as Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves ordered the evacuation of residents close to the activity. The country’s National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) noted “another explosive event” early on Sunday morning with the “majority of the country out of power and covered in ash”. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our […]

Saint Vincent awaits more volcanic eruptions as help offered

Ash from a volcanic eruption on the Caribbean island of St Vincent is now falling on the island of Barbados, nearly 200 kilometres (124 miles) away. Thousands of people have been forced to flee the eruptions, which authorities say could go on for weeks. Countries including Antigua, Cuba, Guyana, Venezuela and the United States are sending aid to the island nation, home to 100,000 people. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #2021LaSoufriereEruption #LaSoufriereEruption #SVGeruption2021