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Hurricanes cost Caribbean $1 billion in tourism: industry group
By Sarah Peter From Reuters NASSAU (Reuters) – The Caribbean lost more than $1 billion in tourism revenue after hurricanes deterred visitors during the costliest storm season on record, and recovery efforts could cost close to $6 billion, the Caribbean…
Puerto Rico releases data on hundreds of deaths following Hurricane Maria
By DANIELLA CHESLOW From NPR Puerto Rico’s government began complying with a court order and released partial records Tuesday of deaths following Hurricane Maria. The data reveal that there were 1,427 more deaths in the last four months of 2017…
Re-discover Dominica
“ReDiscover Dominica Campaign” Launched to Boost Tourism on Caribbean Island By JIM BYERS From Travel Pulse A beautiful Caribbean island that was clobbered by Hurricane Maria last fall is climbing back into the ring. Dominica, known as the “Nature Island…
NYC Eastern Caribbean Relief Fund donates $120,000 to Schneider hospital to assist with replacement of critical equipment
From The Virgin Islands Consortium The NYC Eastern Caribbean Relief Fund Inc. recently provided a donation of $120,000 to the Schneider Regional Medical Center Foundation to assist with the replacement of critical equipment lost in the wakes of Hurricanes Irma…
Caribbean Tourism Organization mourns passing of Bonita Morgan
From eTurboNews The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the region have lost a great representative with the untimely passing of Bonita Morgan, director of resource mobilization and development, who died on Friday morning 6 April in the United States, where…
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Caribbean Development Bank issues loan for Dominica’s post-hurricane recovery
from teleSUR Last September the island was devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria, which gravely damaged its electrical grid. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announced Sunday it will provide US$16 million in funding to the the Caribbean island of Dominica…
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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CRFM fast tracks protocol for climate change and disaster risk management in fisheries and aquaculture
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Friday, 23 February 2018 (CRFM)—We know from the devastation wrought in the Caribbean last September by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, just how important it is for the region to step up its game in tackling climate change…
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Puerto Rico should rebuild power from scratch: U.S. Fed official
By Jonathan Spicer From Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico should “start from scratch” rebuilding its already outdated power infrastructure after deadly Hurricane Maria last year devastated it and left citizens marooned, the U.S. central banker overseeing the island…
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Final group of Cayman Islands’ officers returns from BVI as the RCIPS ends its deployments to the sister territory
From RCIPS The latest deployment of RCIPS officers to the British Virgin Islands returned to Cayman yesterday, 18 January. The return of this group of seven officers, who remained in BVI over the holiday period, marks the end of the…
