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Expert: Caribbean everyday-living thrown off by climate change
From Antigua Observer Caribbean residents should brace themselves for the “era of the unfamiliar” weather and natural disaster patterns which have already being manifested in the form of catastrophic hurricanes. This message comes from climate change expert, Michael Taylor, Ph….
Caribbean Prime Ministers discuss the recent citizenship by investment prices after the Atlantic Hurricanes earlier this year
NEWS PROVIDED BY Beacon Events DUBAI, UAE, November 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Commonwealth of Dominica was impacted significantly by Hurricane Maria, a category 5 storm leaving behind a trail of devastation and over 50,000 people displaced. Earlier this month,…
Leaders, officials in New York for hurricane pledging conference
By Bert Wilkinson |From Amsterdam News Caribbean leaders and officials were in New York this week for a major international pledging conference aimed at raising more than $3 billion to help rebuild several islands nations that were pulverized by back-to-back…
Preferential Financing, Disaster Risk Insurance key to climate resiliency in Caribbean Region, Secretary-General tells Reconstruction Conference
REPORT from UN Secretary-General Published on 21 Nov 2017 — Following are UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres’ remarks to the HighLevel Conference for Reconstruction and Resilience of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Countries Affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, in New York…
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Prince Charles describes hurricane devastation as ‘utterly heartbreaking’ in Caribbean visit
By Martin Coulter From Evening Standard UK The Prince of Wales has described the devastation caused byhurricanes in the Caribbean as “utterly heartbreaking”. Speaking after meeting families made homeless by Hurricanes Irmaand Maria, Prince Charles said it was “painful beyond…
Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, addresses the Joint High Level Segment at COP23
Thursday, November 16, 2017 — Statement by Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, at the Joint High Level Segment (6th Meeting of the COP and 6th Meeting of the CMP, 12th Meeting of the CMA)…
Caribbean church leaders campaign for debt relief after hurricanes
From Catholic News Service Caribbean church leaders campaign for debt relief after hurricanes In the wake of one of the most disastrous hurricane seasons in history, the proposal to cancel or restructure debts for small islands has gained new traction,…
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Short to medium-term financial fallout expected in hurricane-impacted islands
By LK Hewlett From WINN FM St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN); With the initial estimate of damage in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union from hurricanes Irma and Maria at EC$4.2 billion, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is projecting a resultant…
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In Caribbean, church agencies help as process of rebuilding begins
By Ezra Fieser From Crux Now Thousands of families in the Caribbean are relying on aid agencies for basic needs more than a month after hurricanes Irma and Maria ripped through the region, killing dozens and causing billions of dollars…
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China vows to continue lobbying for Caribbean
BY PETE SANKEY From Jamaica Observer BEIJING, China — China says it will stand with small island states in the Caribbean which have been lobbying multilateral institutions that put restrictions on them in receiving concessionary loans and grants because of…
