Hurricane Forecasters on preparedness mission To Mexico and Caribbean
FLORIDA – The official start to the 2017 hurricane season is fast approaching, and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Air Force Reserve will from today host a series of events More...
Local solutions to rebuild oldest Cuban city in Hurricane Matthew’s wake
BARACOA – Clearings with fallen trees in the surrounding forests, houses still covered with tarpaulins and workers repairing the damage on the steep La Farola highway are lingering evidence of the impact of More...
Storm names retired after wreaking havoc across the Caribbean
Matthew was responsible for 585 direct deaths, with more than 500 deaths occurring in Haiti, making it the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since hurricane Stan in 2005. FLORIDA – You’ve heard the last of Matthew More...
Baracoa residents still waiting for much needed help (2)
BARACOA – The little historic town of Baracoa, situated on the south-east coast of Cuba is still waiting for the so much needed help after it was devastated by a hurricane last year. About 90 percent of the homes More...
Otto becomes seventh hurricane of 2016 season
MIAMI - Late-season tropical cyclone Otto strengthened into a hurricane on Tuesday and a hurricane warning could be required for portions of the coast of Nicaragua or Costa Rica later Tuesday night or early Wednesday. According More...
UN development agency working with Cuban government in areas hard-hit by Hurricane Matthew
HAVANA - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is cooperating with Cuban authorities to support early recovery in Baracoa, Maisí, Imías and San Antonio del Sur, the areas of the island nation most-affected More...
Government of Haiti helps 1.4 million persons with hurricane payouts
PORT-AU-PRINCE - On Monday the CEO of CCRIF SPC, Isaac Anthony, met with Haiti’s minister of finance, Yves Bastien, and his advisors to discuss the recent payouts of US$23.4 million to Haiti made under the country’s More...
One month after Hurricane Matthew, needs in Haiti remain vast, UN reports
PORT AU PRINCE - As Haiti struggles to recover from the massive destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which pummelled the tiny country one month ago on October 4, the United Nations warned that, while its seems More...
At least 800,000 Haitians in dire need of immediate assistance, says UN
PORT AU PRINCE - An assessment conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Haitian government and its National Coordination for Food More...
UN chief calls on General Assembly to ‘fulfil moral duty’ to assist storm-ravaged Haiti
NEW YORK - Briefing the United Nations General Assembly on the humanitarian situation in Haiti following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underlined the urgency of additional More...
