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Caribbean Lottery funds rebuilding Youth Council Assoc. computer lab
From Daily Herald St Maarten The opening was postponed last year after the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 7. While the Youth Community Centre itself remained operational after Hurricane Irma, the computer lab was damaged. The window blew in….
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Storm spurs Caribbean island resort to recover lost paradise
By Sebastien Malo From Reuters CANE GARDEN BAY, British Virgin Islands, July 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sun loungers dot the white sand of Cane Garden Bay, a beach resort tucked between steep hillsides and the azure sea in the…
Tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands down in 2017
From cbs.nl In 2017, inbound tourism on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba declined by 5, 5 and 9 percent respectively. Although the first eight months of 2017 were good for tourism, on Saba and St Eustatius this positive development was…
‘Dirty money’: U-turn as Tories back plans to make tax havens transparent
By Dan Sabbagh From The Guardian UK Government says it will support bill amendment to introduce public ownership registers in Britain’s overseas territories Britain’s overseas territories will have to introduce public ownership registers, after a minister announced the government would…
Loss and damage costing and financing mechanisms: Caribbean outlook
By Adelle Thomas, Inga Menke, and Olivia Serdeczny From Climate Analytics As global temperatures continue to increase, Caribbean SIDS face significant levels of both economic and non-economic loss and damage. The region has seen an increase in the number of…
Hurricane names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate now ‘officially retired’
By Travis Fedschun From Fox News The names of four deadly hurricanes that caused significant amounts of damage to the United States and Caribbean last year are being retired, officials announced Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the…
St Martin before & after
From Los Angeles Times Before-and-after views of the Caribbean island of St. Martin six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria Before-and-after views of the Caribbean island of St. Martin six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria Six months after the…
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Slaves were given an island over 150 years ago. Then Irma struck
By Jean Chemnick, From E&E First of a two-part series. Click here to read the second part. Last year’s devastating hurricanes may have swept away one of the world’s few examples of slavery reparations. The 1,800 residents of Barbuda can…
Caribbean telecoms – How do you solve a problem like Maria?
By Chris Kelly, From Total Telecom In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, telcos are having to club together to repair infrastructure and ensure that vital communications channels remain open Last September, the most powerful hurricane to ever hit…
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‘Destruction everywhere’: Caribbean medical school student reflects on ‘desperation, camaraderie’ after Hurricane Irma
Written by Alyssa Rege From Becker’s Hospital Review Prior to making landfall in Florida last September, Hurricane Irma blew through the Caribbean islands, battering an estimated 1.2 million people with roughly 185 mile-per-hour winds. Medical school students at the American…
