[caption id="attachment_14471" align="alignleft" width="300"] LEOGANE, Haiti — Residents head to a shelter in Leogane yesterday before Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti’s south-western tip with howling 145 mph winds, tearing off roofs in the poor and largely rural area, uprooting trees, and leaving rivers bloated and...
JAMAICANS who are currently being housed in shelters islandwide due to the impending passage of Hurricane Matthew will benefit from water and toiletries, valued at approximately $1 million, from National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB). “NCB urgently responded to the call for assistance from the Office...
[caption id="attachment_14435" align="alignright" width="300"] A girl watches as the authorities arrive to evacuate people from her house in Tabarre, yesterday.[/caption] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Vulnerable Haiti braced for flash floods and violent winds from the extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm kept on a...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has reported that positive zika cases confirmed by laboratory testing represent only the “tip of the iceberg”. This means that the number of confirmed zika cases published in the media is only a small number of...
[caption id="attachment_14401" align="alignleft" width="300"] A woman bails out water from her businessplace in the vicinity of the Portia Simpson Miller Square following heavy rain yesterday afternoon.[/caption] IF the rain which affected the Corporate Area and other sections of the island yesterday is an indication of the...