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Jamaica, T&T to acquire relief ship
From Jamaica Gleaner Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that discussions have been held with his counterpart in Trinidad and Tobago about co-sponsoring a ship that will provide relief to Caribbean nations during times of emergencies. Responding to Member of…
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ALA Disaster Relief Fund to support Caribbean islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, library rebuilding efforts
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and the library community are supporting response and recovery efforts for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria and the recent earthquake in Mexico through the ALA Disaster Relief Fund. “We extend our thoughts and…
Prayer urged as natural disasters strike Mexico and Caribbean islands
From Anglican News More than 225 people have been killed and many more injured following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico yesterday (Tuesday). It comes as the wider region is battered by Hurricane Maria – the fourth hurricane to…
Hurricane Maria
Photos: Hurricane Maria, the storm that just pounded Puerto Rico By Kainaz Amaria and Eliza Barclay Sep 20, 2017, From VOX San Juan Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images The peak of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season over the past two weeks has…
Hurricane Irma’s wake: Caribbean’s scars will likely last years
By Andrea Thompson, From Live Science The Caribbean is used to hurricanes, but not hurricanes like Irma, one of the strongest storms on record in the Atlantic Ocean basin. The top-end Category 5 hurricane, which had winds of 185 mph…
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What you can do to help the Caribbean now—and later
By DAVID K. GIBSON from AFAR The images from the Caribbean following Hurricane Irma are horrendous and heartbreaking. Barbuda is now uninhabited, and 99 percent of its buildings destroyed. The normally lush Virgin Islands now look brown from space. Anguilla,…
Hurricane Maria unleashes flooding, knocks out power in Puerto Rico
From CBS News Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico early Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph, and it was expected to punish the island with life-threatening winds for 12 to 24 hours, forecasters…
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Cayman Islands support teams remain in BVI and Anguilla
We’ve already seen and heard some early indications of the devastation that Hurricane Maria has caused to the island of Dominica. This is a very dangerous storm which will later today pass through our Overseas Territory neighbours. Premier Alden McLaughlin…
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Deployment of Cayman Islands police officers to BVI during Hurricane Maria
From RCIPS Deployment of RCIPS Officers to BVI during Hurricane Maria The RCIPS can confirm that the sixteen RCIPS police officers deployed to BVI on 9 September to provide law enforcement support in the wake of Hurricane Irma will continue…
T&T mobilising to send help to devastated Dominica
From Trinidad Express …coast guard, defence force preparing This Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, GOES East satellite image provided by NASA taken at 20:30 UTC, shows the eye of Hurricane Maria as it nears Dominica. The National Hurricane Center in Miami…
