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She was expressing her gratitude to the Government of Chile whose ongoing commitment to assist The UWI-SRC with strengthening its monitoring capabilities was again demonstrated with the donation of a pair of seismic recording digitisers. This equipment will be added to the Centre’s seismic network, joining the high precision GPS receivers which Chile donated to the Centre last year. The UWI-SRC monitors earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis for the English-speaking Eastern Caribbean. Ambassador of Chile, His Excellency Fernando Ayala, highlighted his country’s commitment to the region. “Chile has always been strongly committed to this region and has developed a very active cooperation agenda,” said His Excellency. “We are convinced that through South-South and trilateral cooperation with developed countries, we can advance together towards a better standard of living for our nations,” added the Ambassador. In keeping with the spirit of collaboration, the Ambassador also announced the visit of the President of the University of Chile later in 2013. A technical cooperation agreement between the University of Chile and The University of the West Indies is expected to be signed during this visit. |
“We can never overstate the geological hazards, to which our region is vulnerable and the necessity to properly monitor the primary indicators of unrest,” said Dr. Joan Latchman, Ag Director and Seismologist at The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC).