ANTIGUA – LIAT expects losses in excess of EC$ 6 million as a result of Irma
From Caribbean News Service Hurricane Irma will have a negative impact on LIAT of EC$6 million through to the end of the year, Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones said Wednesday. “Regional travel is very dependent on the state of the…
Invest Caribbean Now launches Caribbean hurricane relief fund
(PRESS RELEASE) – A Caribbean, US-based agency is doing its part to try to help the tens of thousands across several Caribbean islands who have lost everything to the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. Executives at the global private sector…
Speed up funding to help Caribbean ward off disaster – bank head
By Sophie Hares REUTERS From Daily Mail UK MEXICO CITY, Sept 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Caribbean nations need faster access to capital to invest in protection against the creeping effects of climate change, as many struggle to recover from…
Hurricane Irma’s destruction in Caribbean hits close to home for Brisbane cathedral pastor
By Mark Bowling From The Catholic Leader AS Hurricane Irma carved a path of devastation through the Caribbean, one Brisbane priest was keeping a close vigil. Newly-appointed St Stephen’s Cathedral dean Fr Peter Brannelly, spent more than a decade –…
All Party Parliamentary Group for Cayman Islands reconstituted
The All Party Parliamentary Group for the Cayman Islands was reconstituted in Westminster, London, on Tuesday night (12 September 2017), for the first time since the U.K. general election in June. The group, which promotes Cayman Islands interests in the…
Health City Cayman Islands joins Hurricane Irma relief effort
CAYMAN ISLANDS (September 12, 2017) – Health City Cayman Islands is part of a relief effort being coordinated by the Cayman Islands Government to send supplies, medicines and medical staff to Anguilla – a fellow British Overseas Territory. Dr. Chandy…
Irma death toll in US climbs to 22 as power is restored to over 2 million Florida customers
By EMILY SHAPIRO, KARMA ALLEN, JULIA JACOBO From ABC News The death toll from Hurricane Irma has climbed to 22 in the United States following its path of destruction across the Caribbean and through the Southeast U.S. over the weekend,…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd provides update on the impact of Hurricane Irma on its operations
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: “CWCO”) (“the Company”), a leading developer and operator of seawater desalination plants, today provided an update regarding the impact of Hurricane Irma on its…
Caribbean islands in chaos as slow Irma disaster response keeps thousands without food, water and power
BY GINGER ADAMS OTIS From New York Daily News Chaos still reigned in much of the storm-tossed Caribbean on Monday, as food and water shortages, power outages and rampant looting across several islands sparked angry criticism from residents who demanded…
Millions return to storm-battered homes as Irma flooding spreads in Florida
Irma downgraded to tropical storm, heads into Georgia Over 7.4 million in Florida, other states without power Nearly 40 lives claimed in Caribbean, at least 3 in U.S. Flooding hits coastal communities in three states From Independent News Desk i.e…







