Mother of two, Claudie-May Thomas, 24, was looking forward to attending church yesterday with her two children – five-year-old Gabrielle and three-year-old Arielle Thomas – instead she is fighting back tears and trying to cope with the reality of their untimely death mere hours earlier.

Regional carrier LIAT’s maintenance bill is said to have topped US $2 million in the last six months alone – as it continues to bleed from damage suffered in the June 10 blaze.

A sudden fire that gutted one vehicle and severely damaged another on High Street forced Carnival’s vibrant opening parade to be diverted to ensure revellers’ safety.

In a case of suspected attempted arson, the quick thinking of security personnel and the response of firefighters averted the spread of a fire at Ottos Comprehensive School.

A sizable cash injection of eight million dollars will be pumped into regional carrier LIAT, half of which is expected to be delivered this week.

The future of LIAT’s headquarters is yet to be determined after Sunday’s fire that destroyed the airline’s main hangar containing a Dash 8 passenger aircraft, buildings, copies of records, tools and equipment.

The Prime Minister of St Vincent & the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves said LIAT shareholders have banded together behind the company as the regional carrier begins to rebuild from the ashes.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire that destroyed four vehicles on New Year’s Day, all of which belonged to Caribbean Developers Limited (CDL) that manages operations of Jolly Harbour.

Two Villa residents are in police custody after an illegal electrical power connection is suspected to have sparked a Saturday night fire that destroyed the structure.