Yearly Archives
2016
CARICOM governments ready to assist hurricane-hit Member States
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments, including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana, have indicated their readiness to assist Member States that were hit by Hurricane Matthew.
On Monday, the Trinidad Express reported that…
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CDEMA deploys response teams to Haiti and The Bahamas following Hurricane Matthew
The islands of The Bahamas and Haiti suffered severe impact from the passage of Hurricane Matthew. In efforts to assist these countries in dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency…
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CCRIF Ready to Pay Haiti a little over US$20 Million Following Passage of Hurricane Matthew
CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) is preparing to make a payout to the Government of Haiti as a result of the passage of Hurricane Matthew which triggered payments on the country’s Tropical Cyclone…
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Hurricane Matthew forces postponement of Haiti presidential elections
The presidential elections in Haiti, which were scheduled to be held on Sunday 9 October, have been postponed and an announcement is to be made on a new date next week.
Category Four Hurricane Matthew pummeled Haiti earlier in the week…
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