ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, OCT. 03, 2017 – It was an evening of mixed emotions on Saturday, September 23, 2017, as the first flight from the British Virgin Islands (BVI), carrying Grenadian nationals, landed at the Maurice Bishop International Airport. A few days after Hurricane Irma, CARICOM Chairman, Dr. Keith Mitchell, led a delegation to some […]
ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, OCT. 03, 2017 – Five members of the Grenada Airports Authority (GAA) Disaster Relief team will be stationed in Dominica for the next two weeks to help restore the Douglas-Charles International Airport. General Manager of the GAA, Mrs. Wendy Francette-Williams, said they are happy to assist with Dominica’s restoration efforts in any […]
ST. GEORGE GRENADA, SEPT. 29, 2017 – CARICOM Chairman Dr. Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell says he and other regional leaders will continue to advocate for, and implement sound policies that can help to reverse the effects of climate change. Dr. Mitchell says the international Community needs to act swiftly and decisively since the region’s survival is […]
Wednesday 27th September 2017. Digicel is committing to help the people of Dominica to rebuild in the wake of the devastating category five hit from Hurricane Maria. On a visit to the island on Tuesday to see the damage first hand and establish how Digicel can assist in kick starting the country’s recovery, Digicel Chairman […]
UN Secretary-General urges to scale up efforts to reduce risks and vulnerabilities and build resilience at a high-level meeting on Hurricane Irma New York, 18 September 2017 Thank you to everyone here for your solidarity with the millions of people across the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma. Irma killed a relatively small number of […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, 15th SEPT, 2017 – GIS: Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, leads a CARICOM delegation on a visit to several more Hurricane Irma-stricken Islands Friday and Saturday, September 15th and 16th. The team, which includes the Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, and the […]
Kingston, Jamaica -September 14, 2017: Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Gordon “Butch” Stewart today announced that he is giving a personal donation of EC$150,000 to assist the children of the island of Barbuda. Stewart’s donation will be made to the Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Sandals group, which will work with the Ministry […]
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson flew into Barbados this afternoon, and transferred to a military flight directly up to Anguilla. On Wednesday he will visit the British Virgin Islands before returning to the UK. Mr Johnson will be viewing the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma and the UK’s huge relief effort first hand. He will […]
BRIDGETOWN, MIAMI and TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2017 – CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) is donating US$450,000 to support organizations providing humanitarian relief to areas impacted by Hurricane Irma. The funds, which include a donation through CIBC FirstCaribbean’s ComTrust Foundation, will be distributed through the Red Cross and other local relief agencies. “Hurricane Irma has had […]
