At least three Caribbean countries hard hit by Hurricane Irma are to receive a helping hand from the CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility). CCRIF SPC has announced that it will be making payouts totalling approximately US$15.6 million to the Governments of Antigua...
PHILPSBURG--“Come look, a generator,” shouted a shirtless man to his fellow looters just hours after monster storm Hurricane Irma devastated St. Maarten/St. Martin. He was pushing a new generator out of the ripped doors of Safe Cargo, one of the island’s main shipping companies.He was...
While Antigua escaped major damage from Hurricane Irma, its sister island, Barbuda, was not so fortunate. The island sustained widespread devastation with 95 percent of the houses destroyed or damaged. Some houses were totally demolished, some lost roofs, the island is under water and utilities have been...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 was recorded in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas on Saturday. The United States Geological Survey says at 4:14 pm (local time), the tremor was widely felt in the departments of the Central Plateau and Port-Au-Prince. The epicentre...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- The government of Antigua and Barbuda has been asked to pay LIAT additional funds to meet its debt to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The money requested is commensurate with the country’s shareholding, local media reported. Antigua and Barbuda owns a 34...