BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 22, 2017 (CMC) – German leisure carrier, Condor and Lufthansa Group Eurowings, will launch flights to the Caribbean, next Monday – September 25 — from Dusseldorf. This follows the closure of Air Berlin’s long-haul routes to the ...
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From Roseau To Loubiere: A Personal Reflection Of The Fury With Which Hurricane Maria Pulverised Dominica
By Peter Richards CMC Feature Writer ROSEAU, Dominica, September 22, 2017 (CMC) – When I lived in Dominica, nearly two decades ago, it would take me at least 15 minutes to walk from the capital, Roseau, to Loubiere in the ...
Read More »Is The Quebec Human Rights Commission Up To The Task Of Addressing Racism And Discrimination?
By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist On Thursday, May 20, Quebec Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Minister, Kathleen Weil, unveiled plans for a public consultation on systemic discrimination and racism. The government and the Quebec Human Rights Commission, along with non-profit groups, ...
Read More »Guyana’s Government Seeking Input From Guyanese-Canadians On Its Diaspora Engagement Strategy
By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario, September 21, 2017 — Officials from Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry will be in Toronto, next week, to consult with the republic’s Diaspora in Canada about its Diaspora Engagement Strategy. On Wednesday, September ...
Read More »CCRIF To Make Payout Of US$19 Million To Dominica
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, September 22, 2017 (CMC) – CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) will be making a payout of US$19,294,800 to Dominica, under its tropical cyclone policy, following the passage of Hurricane Maria, earlier this week. ...
Read More »Nordic Countries Pledge Funds To Assist CARICOM States Affected By Hurricanes
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 22, 2017 (CMC) – The five countries of the Nordic region have indicated that they will render assistance, through the United Nations (UN), to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states that were affected by recent hurricanes. The revelation ...
Read More »European Union Disburses EC$806,000 In Humanitarian Aid To Dominica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 22, 2017 (CMC) – The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) is providing EC$806,000 in emergency humanitarian aid to Dominica, following the severe destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, earlier this week. The relief will ...
Read More »St. Lucia Survives Hurricane Maria; Acting Prime Minister Concerned About “Fake News”
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, September 19, 2017 (CMC) – St. Lucia’s Acting Prime Minister, Lenard Montoute, says that, apart from damage to the road network and the island’s vital banana sector, the island had survived the worst of Hurricane Maria, which ...
Read More »Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Reaches US$100 Million Milestone In Payouts
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, September 19, 2017 (CMC) – CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) announced, today, that, since its inception in 2007, it has made payouts of a little more than US$100 million to 12 of ...
Read More »Barbados Defence Force And Fire Service To Assist Hurricane Maria-battered Dominica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 19, 2017 (CMC) – A team of firemen, from the Barbados Fire Service, left the island, today, for Dominica, to render much-needed assistance to the country that was devastated by Hurricane Maria, late yesterday. Chief Fire Officer, ...
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