US: Abuse in nursing homes unreported despite law
AP From Newsmax More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law requiring immediate…
Cricket: Vanuatu stun Italy to gain promotion with Jersey to Division Four
From ESPNcricinfo One day after an epic 57-ball hundred put his side into the semi-finals, Patrick Matautaava’s spectacular all-round show floored Italy in a six-wicket win for Vanuatu to secure promotion to WCL Division Four. Italy came into the match…
US: Bangor mother says daughter trapped in the Caribbean
From WGME BANGOR (WGME) — There are Mainers trapped in the Caribbean. One group rode out the storm on the island of Saint Maartin, which is now in ruins. Susanne Levassaur says her daughter Brittany and 18 friends traveled from…
Coordinated response in Caribbean to Hurricane Irma continues while supporting preparations in the U.S. mainland
Release date: September 9, 2017 Release Number: HQ-17-099 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners are actively coordinating the federal response to Hurricane Irma, a catastrophic storm that moved through…
Cayman Islands police officers and police helicopter deployed to Eastern Caribbean to provide law enforcement and humanitarian support
From RCIPS On Sat 9 September, a contingent of sixteen police officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service left the Cayman Islands for deployment to the British Virgin Islands to provide law enforcement and humanitarian support. The length of…
Days after Irma, still no word from some Caribbean islands
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND ALEX HARRIS From Miami Herald Days after Hurricane Irma roared through the Caribbean, leveling entire islands and claiming at least 20 lives, officials still haven’t heard from some areas hit by the storm or fully assessed…
Millions in Florida ordered to evacuate as Irma crashes past Cuba
By BILL CHAPPELL, SCOTT NEUMAN, COLIN DWYER, RICHARD GONZALES From NPR Updated at 6 a.m. ET Saturday (9) Hurricane Irma is again a Category 4 storm as it slowly moves along the Cuban coast. The storm made landfall on the…
Insurers’ ‘Nightmare’ Scenario: Irma damages may hit $200 billion, top Katrina
From Newsmax Hurricane Irma was strengthening ahead of an all-but-certain collision with southern Florida after devastating the Caribbean islands and threatening to become the most expensive storm in U.S. history. Irma strengthened and made landfall in Cuba on Friday as a Category…
Cruise lines send ships to Caribbean on Hurricane rescue mission
By Christopher Palmeri From Bloomberg Norwegian to scoop up tourists stranded in St. Thomas Royal Caribbean moving at least two vessels to Irma-hit areas Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. are sending some of their empty…
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