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SCLAN pledges its support for hurricane ravaged countries

Chair of the  Spouses of the Caribbean Leaders Action Network (SCLAN), H.E. Kim Simplis Barrow, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Belize and Special Envoy for Women and Children in Belize extended deepest sympathy to the countries affected by the  recent  climatic events in the Caribbean and the US mainland.…...

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Hurricane Maria could cost Dominica billions of dollars, says CDEMA

REGIONAL disaster management and relief authorities are predicting that it will cost Dominica several billions of dollars to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, which struck the Eastern Caribbean island last week, killing an estimated 20 people and leaving the small island nation in devastation....

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Secretary-General Calls for Cuts in Carbon Emissions, Greater Efforts to Build Resilience, amid Most Violent Hurricane Season on Record

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the High-Level Event on Hurricane Irma, in New York today: Thank you to everyone here for your solidarity with the millions of people across the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma.  I would like to express my deepest sympathies to those who lost…...

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Cayman Islands Premier delivers relief aid for Anguilla hurricane recovery

Hon. Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands, on Friday 15 September 2017 delivered 15,000 lbs of relief aid to assist Anguilla in its post hurricane recovery. Anguilla, an Associate Member of CARICOM was pummeled by one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, hurricane Irma, on Tuesday 5…...

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CARPHA Deploys Staff to Assist Hurricane-Devastated British Virgin Islands

On Sunday, September 10, 2017, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), as part of the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) which is spearheaded by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Coordinating Unit (CDEMA-CU), deployed a member of staff to assist the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the post-Hurricane Irma Response. Irma,…...

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