by Sharon Austin | Sep 27, 2017 | Top Stories
The Barbados Coast Guard has evacuated over 100 persons from Dominica to date, and it is anticipated that its disaster relief operations would continue into November 2017. This disclosure has come from the Barbados Defence Force’s (BDF) Public Relations Officer,...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Sep 27, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
Residents walking through the streets of debris in Roseau, Dominica following the passage of Hurricane Maria on September 18. (M. Elcock/BGIS) Dominica, the Caribbean’s Nature Isle, was stripped of its natural beautiful green trees and shrubs gracing the mountain side...
by Deirdre Gittens | Sep 26, 2017 | Top Stories
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Maxine McClean, is asking Barbadians evacuated from countries affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria to contact the Ministry, urgently. The Ministry is seeking to gather information to further facilitate the...
by Deirdre Gittens | Sep 26, 2017 | Ministry News
The Special Envoy for Persons with Disabilities, Roslyn Hurley, is urging the public to donate items for persons with disabilities in Dominica, who have been affected by Hurricane Maria. The drive, which is being conducted in collaboration with the National...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Sep 23, 2017 | Top Stories
Arrangements are being made to have doctors and nurses from Barbados travel to Dominica to provide much-needed assistance. This is according to Dr. Brian Charles, who is in Dominica to provide primary assessments for the health care services and the hospital there,...