BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday November 1, 2017 – Caribbean Tourism Month opened today on a bittersweet note with Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Secretary General Hugh Riley conceding that recent Hurricanes Irma and Maria has set back the region’s bread and butter industry. In his message to mark the occasion, Riley said…...
Dominicans assess building damages after hurricane with private sector and civil society partnerships
Roseau, Dominica, 27 October – Around 60 Dominicans—most of them women—are beginning to assess building damages today after completing a three-day training session led by Dominica’s Ministry of Housing, with technical support from UNDP. This comprehensive building damage assessmentis part of the Government of Dominica’s recovery strategy after category 5 Hurricane Maria decimated…...
Bahamas Defense Force patrol craft HMBS Durward Knowles provides hurricane relief
he Royal Bahamas Defense Force patrol craft, HMBS Durward Knowles, arrived at Clarence Town on Monday 5th October 2015. Acting Lieutenant Commander Carlon Bethel, Commanding Officer HMBS Durward Knowles, immediately contacted Mrs. Bootle-Bethel, the Island Administrator. During discussions with Mrs. Bethel, it was revealed that parts of Long Island had been…...
Surviving a hurricane – cricketers share their experiences
Cricketers Shane Shillingford and Liam Sebastien (and Viv Richards) talk about living through Hurricane Maria in Dominica, and how cricket helped its own by NAGRAJ GOLLAPUDI | OCTOBER 16, 2017 On the evening of September 18, Shane Shillingford, the West Indies offspinner, was sitting in his living room with his wife and father,…...
Ending poverty in the next 13 years means boosting resilience now
This month the world marks two key International Days: for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October and for Disaster Reduction, four days earlier. It is no coincidence that they are profoundly connected. Reducing risks related to disasters has never been so urgent—and the Latin America and the Caribbean region…...