Hurricane Jose is moving away from outer Caribbean islands
By Jason Hanna, Madison Park and Dakin Andone, From CNN (CNN)Hurricane Jose is moving away from a string of Caribbean islands — a welcome reprieve to the area, which was already pummeled earlier this week by Hurricane Irma. Jose, a…
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BARBUDA – Fishing industry almost destroyed
From Caribbean News Service The tiny island of Barbuda was, in the words of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, decimated by Hurricane Irma. The Category 5 tropical cyclone destroyed over 90 percent of the buildings on the island. Images of the…
Jamaica trying to determine severity of Irma’s impact on Caribbean neighbours
From jamaica Observer France, Britain, Holland rush aid to devastated islands The foreign affairs ministry yesterday said that it is still trying to determine the extent of the loss of lives, injury and damage as category five Hurricane Irma continues…
Irma hits Florida
This is what Florida looks like as Irma hits By Dakin Andone, From CNN MIAMI, FL – SEPTEMBER 09: The skyline is seen as the outerbands of Hurricane Irma start to reach Florida on September 9, 2017 in Miami, Florida….
Irma brings major flooding to Charleston, at least 7 dead in US
By EMILY SHAPIRO, KARMA ALLEN From ABC News Irma weakens to Category 1, batters Orlando as it moves up Florida A flash flood emergency was issued for Charleston, South Carolina, this afternoon as Irma, which was downgraded to a tropical…
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President Trump’s and Richard Branson’s Caribbean homes destroyed by Hurricane Irma
By Ciara Linnane From msn An 11-bedroom mansion owned by President Donald Trump on the Caribbean island of St. Martin is reported to have been torn apart by Hurricane Irma, while the luxury home of billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson in…
The Editor Speaks: Ashamed
I am ashamed to say that I agree with the condemnation of the British press to the United Kingdom’s handling of the Hurricane Irma crises in the Caribbean hitting their own territories. It is not as if they didn’t have…
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Relief efforts stall in Caribbean as islands brace for Hurricane Jose
By AZAM AHMED From New York Times POINTE-À-PITRE, Guadeloupe — The passage of Hurricane Irma through the eastern Caribbean left a wake of destruction that could take years to settle. On Saturday, officials in the British Virgin Islands reported five…
UK government accused of ‘pathetic’ lack of help for Anguillans hit by Irma
By Kevin Rawlinson and Patrick Greenfield From The Guardian Former Anguillan official Dorothea Hodge said it was disgraceful that Priti Patel had not responded more quickly to hurricane The former UK representative to Anguilla has criticised the government’s response to…
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US: House sends $15.3B Harvey Aid Bill to Trump
AP From Newsmax The House has voted overwhelmingly to send a $15.3 billion disaster aid package to President Donald Trump. Lawmakers overcame objections from conservatives who didn’t want the emergency aid linked to a temporary increase in America’s borrowing authority….
