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Creating a Better USVI, Post-StormCreating a Better USVI, Post-Storm

Creating Better USVI, Post-Storm

Last month a LIAT aircraft ushered me beneath fluffy clouds to the mere 83 square kilometers of St. Thomas. By… Read More

5 years ago
Dominica Update – One Year Post Hurricane MariaDominica Update – One Year Post Hurricane Maria

Dominica Update – One Year Post Hurricane Maria

One year after Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica, the island nation is rebounding. Read More

5 years ago
Flying HighFlying High

Flying High

Agriculture, tourism, conservation and disaster recovery - drone technology is revolutionising many aspects of life in the Caribbean. Read More

5 years ago
Caribbean RecoveryCaribbean Recovery

Caribbean Recovery

Hurricane Irma swept into the Caribbean on September 6, 2017. By the time it made landfall in Cuba, the category-five… Read More

5 years ago
Puerto Rico pitches for investment after hurricanePuerto Rico pitches for investment after hurricane

Puerto Rico pitches for investment after hurricane

Five months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s government is shifting from disaster recovery to pitching for business, telling multinational companies… Read More

5 years ago
Hurricane Irma Tests The Catastrophe Bond MarketHurricane Irma Tests The Catastrophe Bond Market

Hurricane Irma Tests The Catastrophe Bond Market

When Hurricane Irma tore through the Eastern Caribbean, laying waste to the island of Barbuda and advancing west towards Florida… Read More

6 years ago
EIB Donates EUR 250 000 Following Hurricanes in the Caribbean & Earthquakes in MexicoEIB Donates EUR 250 000 Following Hurricanes in the Caribbean & Earthquakes in Mexico

EIB Donates EUR 250 000 Following Hurricanes in the Caribbean & Earthquakes in Mexico

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide EUR 250 000 donation to emergency aid agencies following two recent major… Read More

6 years ago
Dominica Post Hurricane Maria UpdateDominica Post Hurricane Maria Update

Dominica Post Hurricane Maria Update

Dominica was severely impacted by category 5 Hurricane Maria on September 18, 2017. Read More

6 years ago
Sammy, Pollard to Lead Teams in Fundraiser for Hurricane VictimsSammy, Pollard to Lead Teams in Fundraiser for Hurricane Victims

Sammy, Pollard to Lead Teams in Fundraiser for Hurricane Victims

A Caribbean Select XI will take on Trinidad side in Port of Spain on October 14, to raise funds for… Read More

6 years ago
How Can Businesses Respond Effectively to Each HurricaneHow Can Businesses Respond Effectively to Each Hurricane

How Can Businesses Respond Effectively to Each Hurricane

Recent weeks have proved once again just how vulnerable the Caribbean is to hurricanes. Hurricane Irma caused immense damage throughout… Read More

6 years ago
HURRICANE MARIA SITUATION REPORT #4HURRICANE MARIA SITUATION REPORT #4

HURRICANE MARIA SITUATION REPORT #4

Report from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) as at 9pm 26 September 2017 Wednesday, September 27, 2017 — SYNOPSIS… Read More

6 years ago
Urgent: Information Required From Vessels Traveling To DominicaUrgent: Information Required From Vessels Traveling To Dominica

Urgent: Information Required From Vessels Traveling To Dominica

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 — In an effort to speed up the arrival process of relief items into Dominica, the following… Read More

6 years ago
Saint Lucia Mobilizes to Help Dominica following Hurricane Maria DevastationSaint Lucia Mobilizes to Help Dominica following Hurricane Maria Devastation

Saint Lucia Mobilizes to Help Dominica following Hurricane Maria Devastation

The Cabinet of Ministers met Tuesday morning to discuss the preliminary situation in Dominica following the passage of Hurricane Maria… Read More

6 years ago
HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIAHURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA

HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA

AT 2:00 PM TODAY, THE CENTRE OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 60.4 WEST, OR 45 MILES… Read More

6 years ago