Post-hurricane electrical restoration
By Chris Famous From Caribbean News Now Chris Famous is a Member of Parliament of the Government of Bermuda. Raised in several Caribbean islands. He has a keen interest in the development and unity of the entire Caribbean region. He…
U. S. Virgin Islands still devastated after hurricane Irma; Survivors vow to ‘Fight On’
From The Charleston Chronicle (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As Hurricane Irma approached, Zenzi M. Hodge sought refuge at her mother’s home in Wintberg, located on the west side of St. Thomas, the US Virgin Islands. The entrepreneur and author said she’d lived…
Cayman Islands’ Danielle Coleman to help BVI Red Cross aid efforts
Danielle Coleman, the Deputy Director of Preparedness and Planning with Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), is being deployed to the British Virgin Islands to help with aid efforts. She will assist the BVI Red Cross and the BVI Department of…
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WeirFoulds supports hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean
By Nadia Chiesa, Kayla Theeuwen, Frank E. Walwyn From WeirFoulds WeirFoulds is deeply saddened by the recent devastation in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Our Caribbean practice group works in and travels to a number…
Richard Branson setting up green energy fund to rebuild Caribbean
Reuters From MSN The British billionaire Richard Branson said Tuesday he is in talks to set up a fund to help Caribbean nations recently ravaged by Hurricane Irma replace wrecked fossil fuel-dependent utilities with low-carbon renewable energy sources. The British…
Richard Branson warns Hurricane Maria will be worse for British Virgin Islands than Hurricane Irma
From Caribbean News Service Richard Branson has warned Hurricane Maria is going to bring even more “catastrophic damage” to the British Virgin Islands than the devastating Hurricane Irma. The Virgin boss bunkered down in his mansion’s wine cellar in the…
PAHO supports restoration of health services in Caribbean in wake of passage of Hurricane Irma
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The Washington, D.C.-based Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said its experts are supporting efforts to restore health services in Caribbean islands most affected by Hurricane Irma. PAHO said on Thursday that it has…
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Heartbreak in wake of Irma [Cayman Islands media officer reminisces)
By Val Sweeney From Inverness Courier A FORMER Inverness journalist now living in the Caribbean has spoken of her heartbreak at the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Irma across the region’s chain of islands. Catherine MacGillivray, media officer for the Cayman…
More than 100 prisoners re-captured after escaping jail during Hurricane Irma
By Richard Hartley-Parkinson From Metro UK More than 100 prisoners have been captured after escaping from a jail on the British Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma. The governor of the islands said the prisoners of Balsam Ghut prison, in Tortola,…
Duterte gives more details about alleged Trillanes bank accounts
By Pia Ranada From Rappler The entity providing Duterte with information suggests focusing his investigation on supposed Zurich and Singapore accounts of the senator MANILA, Philippines – During a television interview, President Rodrigo Duterte read out details of supposed offshore…
