Bridgetown, Barbados, October 2, 2017 — In the aftermath of the passage of hurricane Maria, the local fire brigade in Dominica has been pressed into service for much of the clean-up and restoration, along with its day-to-day firefighting duties in the capital of Roseau and beyond. Last week, the brigade issued an urgent appeal when […]
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 […]
On Friday, 15 September, five Grenlec team members departed Grenada to support the utility workers of Anguilla with electricity restoration over the next three weeks. The five men are Shawn Manwarring (Team leader), Mekiel Mitchell, Joshua Francis, Jaworski Toussaint and Daron Charles. Making the announcement of the team’s departure, Acting General Manager, Clive Hosten, expressed […]
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 […]
Kingston, Jamaica – Wednesday, September 13, 2017: Digicel and Government officials from the British Virgin Islands travelled to Virgin Gorda on Monday to kickstart restoration efforts and conduct a thorough assessment of the damage from Category Five superstorm Irma, which ravaged the group of islands just a few days earlier. The team consisted of Kevin […]
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 […]
