Puerto Ricans say US relief efforts failing them

September 29, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_19346" align="alignleft" width="300"] A municipal government worker fills containers with drinking water for residents outside the Juan Ramon Loubriel stadium in the wake of Hurricane Maria in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Sept 28, 2017.[/caption] The Trump administration declared Thursday that its relief efforts in Puerto...

Barbuda – mandatory evacuation to be lifted

September 29, 2017 in Regional

Barbudans will be allowed to return to the devastated island this weekend following government’s lifting of the mandatory evacuation order from midnight tonight. Minister of Information Melford Nicholas made the announcement yesterday at this week’s post-Cabinet media briefing. “The Cabinet has agreed to lift the mandatory evacuation...