Haitians worship among devastation caused by hurricane
From Jamaica Gleaner JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — Survivors of Hurricane Matthew put on their Sunday finest and picked their way through downed power lines to sing praise and pray in ruined churches, while desperation grew in other parts of devastated…
CARICOM governments ready to assist hurricane-hit Member States
From CARICOM Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments, including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana, have indicated their readiness to assist Member States that were hit by Hurricane Matthew. On Monday, the Trinidad Express reported that the Trinidad and Tobago’s Office…
Hurricane Matthew pounds Bahamas after devastation in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful hurricane to threaten the Atlantic Coast in more than a decade, is battering the Bahamas with winds of up to 125 miles per hour. At least 27 deaths are blamed on the storm. Millions of…
Thousands of Red Cross volunteers and staff mobilized across the Caribbean as Hurricane Matthew approaches
Geneva, Panama—3 October 2016. Over 3,000 volunteers and staff of the Red Cross in Haiti are on the ground working to help communities prepare for Hurricane Matthew. Red Cross teams in Jamaica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos and…
6 million children in Hurricane Matthew’s dangerous path
From Caribbean360 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Tuesday October 4, 2016 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has activated its emergency response plan as the Atlantic’s strongest storm in years takes aim at Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. UNICEF estimates…
Jamaicans brace themselves for Hurricane Matthew
From eNCA KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaicans were bracing on Saturday for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, as it approached that island as well as Haiti and Cuba, bringing winds reaching 140 miles per hour (220 kph), powerful enough to wreck…
Hurricane Hunters find hurricane-force winds in Matthew; wind shear attacking storm
By Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Tropical Storm Watches are posted for the ABC islands of the Netherlands Antilles—Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao—as Tropical Storm Matthew advances westwards at 16 mph across the eastern Caribbean. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft…
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Caribbean U-17 Recap: Haiti, Cuba meet in final Sunday
Action from the Caribbean under-17 semifinal between Cuba (blue jersey) and Jamaica on September 23, 2016, in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago. (Photo: CA-Images) COUVA, Trinidad & Tobago – Haiti and Cuba will meet in the final of the Caribbean qualifying…
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Is another Zika brewing in the Caribbean?
By Kimberly Leonard From US News Researchers have identified an illness that is carried by mosquitoes and has never been seen in the Caribbean. Florida researchers have discovered a mosquito-borne virus called Mayaro in Haiti, where it had never been observed…
Constructive dialogue on banking
By Sally Yearwood From Caribbean News Now On Monday, August 29, 2016, Caribbean News Now ran an article by Kenneth Rijock, entitled “US tells Haiti it will cut off money transfers in November if no reforms undertaken”. While one could…
