Medical mission relief fundraiser in Miami to aid those in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Islands
Organizations Rally to Raise Money for Medical Relief Trip to Puerto Rico at Cafeina in Wynwood on October 21st Jose’s Hands will be hosting a medical mission fundraiser to raise money for medical supplies, equipment and travel for hurricane relief…
News from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Post Hurricanes
By Sarah Brown-Cohen From ShopeatSurf Puerto Rico and several islands in the Caribbean have been devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We spoke with sales reps and store owners about the aftermath of the storms and the outlook for upcoming…
Feds front $77 million to restore phone service in Caribbean
BY MARGUERITE REARDON From Cnet US regulators and large wireless carriers are offering help to get communications networks restored on Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The Federal Communications Commission is kicking in money to help restore badly battered…
Royal Caribbean faces class action lawsuit for endangering passengers during Hurricane Harvey
By Nedra Rhone From Talk of the Town AJC Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd. is facing a class action lawsuit which alleges that the company’s failure to issue a timely cancellation of a cruise scheduled to depart from the Port of…
One farm in Puerto Rico is still running thanks to a $300,000 investment in solar power
By Hugh Bronstein and Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters From Business Insider BARRANQUITAS, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – While his competitors wait for diesel to restart generators knocked out by Hurricane Maria, flower grower Hector Santiago is already back in business because of…
Employment initiative in place for Puerto Rico’s, Caribbean islands’ evacuees
From wftv abc ORLANDO, Fla. – Resource Employment Solutions developed a program to provide jobs for families from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean islands who were affected by Hurricane Maria, officials said Tuesday. The program includes opportunities for temporary and…
Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition Continues to Support Puerto Rico and the Caribbean after Hurricane Maria
PR Newswire ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Convened by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), a group of eight leading diabetes care and research organizations continue, through their Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition (DERC), to help provide critical diabetes supplies…
Thousands of Caribbean hurricane evacuees arrive at Port Everglades
By Arlene Satchell From Sun Sentinel Thousands of storm-weary but relieved hurricane evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands arrived Tuesday at Port Everglades aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. The Adventure of the Seas, with a…
Samaritan’s Purse sending “relocatable” building to help hurricane victims in Caribbean
NEWS PROVIDED BY Samaritan’s Purse Canada Donated by Calgary firm, special building on truck to US for flight to Caribbean; several Canadians going with to erect it on storm-batteredBarbuda CALGARY, Oct. 3, 2017 /CNW/ – Samaritan’s Purse Canada is sending a…
Trump in devastated Puerto Rico: You’ve thrown budget ‘Out of Whack’
AP From Newsmax Trump pledged an all-out effort to help the island but added: “Now I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, but you’ve thrown our budget a little out of whack because we’ve spent a lot of money on…