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Cayman: Commissioner receives copy of RVIPF accounts of Hurricane Irma
From RCIPS Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne can now read direct accounts of the actions of police officers, including officers from the RCIPS, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands in 2017. He was presented with…
Residential property markets and investments in Caribbean
Caribbean – a place with beautiful beaches and sunny days. If you are considering buying a real estate in the Caribbean or investing in them, then you should be informed and fully prepared. Not only to prepare finances and to…
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IMF calls on Caribbean to take climate change action
By James Young From BNamericas The IMF issued a call for Caribbean nations to bolster insurance protection and resilience infrastructure in the face of therising risk of natural disasters with climate change. “As global warming continues to increase sea-water temperatures, the Caribbean isbecoming more vulnerable to…
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Building resilience to natural disasters in the Caribbean requires greater preparedness
By Sònia Muñoz and İnci Ötker From International Monetary Fund As global warming continues to increase sea-water temperatures, the Caribbean is becoming more vulnerable to increasingly frequent and damaging natural disasters. Policies that build resilience in Caribbean countries—such as strengthening physical infrastructure…
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CTO state of the tourism industry: The latest post-hurricane Caribbean updates
From Travel Agent At the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), islands across the Caribbean provided the latest updates regarding their recovery from last year’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The conference is taking place October…
From West Africa to the Caribbean: Building back better after Hurricane Irma
By Maureen Lance-Onyeiwu Head of Project Office in Antigua and Barbuda, From UNDP It was November 2017 and I had spent another hectic and eventful day working on the world’s most severe humanitarian crises as UNDP’s Early Recovery Programme Coordinator…
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Human Chain “Shows We Are On Our Way, We Are United”
Press Release of the Government of the British Virgin Islands Wednesday, September 12, 2018 — Scores of persons from various organisations in the BVI joined hands at Long Bay Beach, Beef Island on Saturday September 8 to form a human…
CCRIF SPC welcomes St. Maarten to the Facility
Thursday, September 6, 2018 — CCRIF SPC is pleased to announce that St. Maarten has joined CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), purchasing coverage for tropical cyclones, earthquakes and excess rainfall. St. Maarten joined the Facility on…
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Caribbean states and billionaire Branson launch green fund to fight disasters
By Sebastien Malo From Reuters NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British billionaire Richard Branson and two dozen Caribbean nations and territories on Thursday launched a multi-million-dollar initiative to turn the hurricane-prone region into a green tech hub resilient to…
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The stats on visitor numbers to the Caribbean
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly How do the visitor arrival numbers for the Caribbean look midway through the year? Is the region on target to meet or beat its forecast of an increase between 2% and 3% over…
