St Elizabeth residents to harvest rainwater as drought persists

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ST JAMES, Jamaica – As of September 1, it will be mandatory for all commercial and residential housing developments in St Elizabeth to have provisions for rainwater harvesting, whether or not they are connected to a central water supply system.The po...

Relief efforts continue in Dominica

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PRIME MINISTER Roosevelt Skerrit, has appointed Baroness Patricia Scotland to serve as Dominica’s international relief efforts coordinator, with immediate effect.The announcement comes as Dominica grapples with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika w...

Skerrit: Damage extensive but Dominica will rebuild

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PRIME MINISTER of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit says the damage caused by Tropical Storm Erika may have set the country’s development back by 20 years.And he is calling for all hands on deck as rebuilding efforts begin.Erika hit the island on Thursday a...

Erika dissipates as tropical storm

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MIAMI – Erika, a tropical storm that was losing strength as it hit Haiti with heavy rains and strong winds, has dissipated, the US National Hurricane Center said on Saturday."Erika has dissipated as a tropical cyclone," the Miami-based hurricane cent...

CDB makes emergency relief grant available to Dominica

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced that an emergency relief grant of US$200 000 is being made immediately available to the Government of Dominica in the wake of Tropical Storm Erika. Heavy rains from Erika impac...