On 4 December 2025, a major milestone for disaster readiness in the Caribbean was achieved with the official inauguration of the Regional Humanitarian Warehouse — a vital facility designed to enhance rapid response and preparedness across the region. Construction of the warehouse began in 2023 as part of a strategic effort to improve the Caribbean territories’ capacity to respond swiftly and effectively to natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies. Built to serve as a ce

By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC)   When Hurricane Melissa ripped across the Caribbean just a few days ago, it damaged roads and power lines and disrupted the way thousands of people earn a living. In Jamaica, entire sections of St. Elizabeth, the country’s “breadbasket”, were flooded, threatening food supplies far beyond the parish itself. At one point, more than three-quarters of Jamaica’s electrici

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-Variety News As the calendar inches closer to June 1, the official start of hurricane season, coastal communities across the Atlantic...

IsraAID Dominica donated a drone equipped with a thermal camera to the Office of Disaster Management (ODM), marking a significant step...