Staff at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) are continuing to work closely with their colleagues at the Seismic Research Centre (SRC), following volcanic activity at La Soufrière in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. To date, six MVO staff members have been deployed to St Vincent and other scientists and technical experts are expected to go … Read More
St Augustine Catholic Primary School’s annual science fair provided an opportunity for the Grade 5 students to showcase all that they have learned about volcanoes and the cultural and creative impact of the Soufrière Hills volcanic eruption on Montserrat. Montserrat primary school students, grade 5 and 6, have been part of the Mountain Aglow Junior … Read More
Staff at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) are continuing to work closely with their colleagues at the Seismic Research Centre (SRC), following volcanic activity at La Soufrière in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. To date, five MVO staff members have been deployed to St Vincent and other scientists and technical experts are expected to go … Read More
MVO hazard and risk specialist Dr Victoria Miller hosted a volcanic hazard map workshop with key stakeholders in Montserrat on June 9th. We discussed the current volcanic hazard assessment program, what people expect and want to see included on different versions of hazard maps and how to convey information that is accessible and easy for … Read More
Staff at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) are continuing to work closely with their colleagues at the Seismic Research Centre (SRC), following activity at La Soufrière in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. To date, four MVO staff members have been deployed to St Vincent and other scientists and technical experts are expected to go in … Read More
On Friday May 7th, Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) took part in a careers talk with the third form students at Montserrat Secondary School. Alongside Dr. Gregory Julius, Director of Education (MoE), Ms Deonne Semple, Director, Policy & Planning (MFEM) and Mr Kurt DeFreitas Healthcare Development Manager (MoHSS), our education and outreach coordinator Kathleen Retourné spoke … Read More
As part of the Mountain Aglow project, Montserrat Volcano Observatory donated equipment to the three primary schools on Montserrat; Brades, Look Out and St Augustine. This is to support the Grade 5 & 6 students in designing material for their panels for the Mountain Aglow exhibit. Equipment included: Sketch books, pens, pencils, craft material (glitter, pipe … Read More
Montserrat Volcano Observatory teamed-up with Alliouagana Festival of the Word to launch a creative competition with Montserrat Residents. This year the theme was “unrest in Montserrat” and Montserrat residents were asked to submit either a poem, song, newspaper article or poster which covered how the Soufriere Hill Volcanic eruption caused or increased distresses and … Read More
As part of the Mountain Aglow junior project, MVO alongside their project partner Disaster Management Communication Agency (DMCA) ran a series of field trips with the grade 5 and 6 primary school students. In total we had 118 students and 12 teachers accompany us to Plymouth and Montserrat Springs Hotel. For many students this was … Read More
The University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) has been leading the response to the volcanic eruption at La Soufriere in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Staff at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) have been providing extensive scientific, technical and administrative support to their colleagues at the UWI-SRC since the beginning of the … Read More
