Insurance company to pay out over (US)$250 million to hurricane-affected customers

Insurance company to pay out over (US)$250 million to hurricane-affected customers

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Massy United Insurance will pay out in excess of US$250 million to hundreds of customers affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, which hit the Caribbean earlier this year. To date, the company has received in excess of a thousand claims from clients with damage. As at mid-December, 80 per cent of these have […]

Caribbean diaspora commended for assistance after hurricanes

Caribbean diaspora commended for assistance after hurricanes

By Lincoln DePradine Members of the Caribbean diaspora are being lauded for the response they have given to assist in the region’s recovery from the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Hugh Riley, secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), made the commendation, while visiting with other members of the organization and participating in […]

Canada announces major funding for reconstruction and climate resilience in the Caribbean region

Canada announces major funding for reconstruction and climate resilience in the Caribbean region

NEW YORK CITY, New York –Canada, at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)/UN High-Level Pledging Conference in New York on Monday, pledged C$100 million to support reconstruction and climate resilience efforts in the Caribbean region over the next five years. The announcement was made by Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development. The Caribbean […]

Dominican farm workers appeal to Canadian government to let them stay

Dominican farm workers appeal to Canadian government  to let them stay

Migrant farm workers from Dominica  which was ravaged by Hurricane Maria last month, are appealing to the Canadian government to allow them to remain and continue to work in Canada  to help support their families back home. The category five hurricane  was reported to have left more than 20 people dead in Dominica and severely […]

Benefit performance raises funds for hurricane relief

Benefit performance raises funds for hurricane relief

The recent “Caribbean relief and rhythms” benefit performance, organized by the Caribana Arts Group (CAG) in association with the Phoenix Concert theatre, has raised $15,000 to assist several hurricane-battered islands. CAG Chairman Monica Pollard said the funds will be sent to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Cuba and St. Maarten. She also reported that more than […]

Balloons to help restore Puerto Rico’s telephone networks

Balloons to help restore Puerto Rico’s telephone networks

NEW YORK – Google’s parent company is set to launch balloons into the Caribbean skies in an attempt to restore telephone networks in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Alphabet Inc, which controls Google, obtained authorisation from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy the devices — developed from 2013 as part of a project known as […]

‘Overwhelming ‘ support in Toronto for hurricane relief efforts

‘Overwhelming ‘ support in  Toronto for hurricane relief efforts

The Antigua and Barbuda Association of Toronto reports that support for their hurricane relief efforts has been ” overwhelming ,” Soon after Hurricane Irma had battered the island of Barbuda, members of the association and the  Antigua and Barbuda consulate in Toronto had immediately sprung into action, organizing relief supplies for those from the affected […]

Community support for Barbudan relief efforts

Community support for Barbudan relief efforts

Relief efforts in Toronto, launched more than a week ago, to assist Barbudans severely affected by Hurricane Irma, is receiving a great deal of support from organizations and individuals in the Caribbean community, says Eric Delfish, a spokeman from the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Toronto. The Association, in cooperation with the Antigua and Barbuda […]