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Caribbean diplomats organize relief efforts
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life St. Vincent and the Grenadines New York Consul General Howie Prince has described as “commendable” and “encouraging” combined efforts to date by the New York Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Consular Corps and the Brooklyn-based…
International aid rules are rigged against Caribbean countries – which is why Barbuda won’t be getting aid from the UK
By ARTHUR SNELL From Independent UK It is a cruelty made particularly bitter by the fact that the climate change fuelling these mega-hurricanes is the product largely of the same industrialised nations that run the OECD and set the aid…
DOMINICA: “Business as usual”: Citizenship by Investment Unit continues processing applications for citizenship despite island’s challenges
In keeping with the stability and resilience for which the programme and the island of Dominica is known, the Citizenship by Investment Unit is back in full operation, following the events of last week. Owing to the rigorous processes that…
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It’s not just Puerto Rico: 6 other Caribbean island nations are in crisis after the hurricanes
By Julia Belluz From Vox From the uninhabitable Barbuda to widespread power outages in the Virgin Islands, islands are limping toward recovery. There’s a lot of media and political attention focused right now on the devastation Hurricane Maria brought Puerto…
‘We’re in God’s Hands’
Hurricane Maria Devastates Puerto Rico, Caribbean From The Weather Channel In Puerto Rico, there is “sheer pain in people’s eyes” and “horror in the streets” as the U.S. commonwealth attempts to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Maria. “We’re…
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Eastern Caribbean to get $6 million World Bank grant
By Joyce Loan From WIC News The World Bank has approved a US$6.3 million grant to support Eastern Caribbean countries to preserve and strengthen resilience of coastal and marine resources. Th funds will also be used to implement regional policies…
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Expert warns Caribbean to heed lessons from Hurricane Maria
From Jamaica Observer ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — A senior lecturer at the St Augustine Campus oft he University of the West Indies (UWI) says one of the “biggest lessons” from the Hurricane Maria experience in Dominica is that it is…
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Dominica gets lots of love
By Bobie-Lee Dixon From T&T Guardian Responding to the call made by a 97-member group led by comedian and media personality Errol Fabien, the public, corporate T&T and local and regional soca artistes and deejays showed just how big a…
Dominica: A Caribbean island rebuilds “from zero”
By Ben Parker From Irin News In a rare live-blog from the prime minister of a country grappling with disaster, Dominica’s Roosevelt Skerrit described his own roof being torn off by Hurricane Maria. He has now confirmed 25 deaths and…
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Preserving the dignity of Caribbean people
By Mervyn Crichlow San Fernando From Trinidad Express (Letter to the Editor) Very commendable and timely the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago announced on Thursday any resident or citizen from storm-ravaged Dominica who could find accommodation and sustenance in…
