 The National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, on Monday briefed the Cabinet of Ministers on the La Souffre Volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as St. Lucia stands ready to assist our sister island. Monitoring scientists from the U.S. Seismic Research Center have recently noted a change in seismic activity associated with the ongoing eruption of the La Souffre Volcano. Reports are that the volcanic tectonic earthquakes continue with the numbers of events fluctuating. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, SEDEMA, is closely monitoring the ongoing situation. Due to our close proximity, St. Lucia is preparing for various scenarios. During the situation overview to Cabinet, Director of NEMO, Ms. Doreen Gustav, spoke about St. Lucia's preparations, including meetings of the various disaster district committees. In that presentation, we're able to inform them of the capacity of NEMO to deal with evacuees from one point to the next, from the danger zone to the safe zone, and the possible spill-off where we will need to accept or receive evacuees locally in St. Lucia. I would like to inform that an evacuation order has not been issued by St. Vincent. And so we are not saying that it is something that will happen. We're saying that we have to prepare in the event that it happens. We're asking St. Lucia to remain calm. It is no need. There is no need to panic. It is NEMO now working to put all of our various plans in place. NEMO is set to begin an aggressive public education and sensitization campaign within local communities. Prime Minister Hon. Alan Shasne called on citizens to remain vigilant and reiterated that St. Lucia stands ready to assist and will continue to monitor the progress of this volcanic event. Reporting for the Office of the Prime Minister, I am Nicole MacDonald.