All too familiar with the devastation that can be wrought during the hurricane season, the Cayman Islands government has sent US$500,000 to Dominica to help the island get back on its feet following the destruction caused by Tropical Storm Erika late last month.

The storm left at least 31 people dead and dozens more missing and caused significant damage to infrastructure – almost EC$1 billion (US$370 million).

Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said he hoped his territory’s donation would assist in the recovering effort that is underway.

The people of Trinidad and Tobago vote in general elections today, Monday 7 September 2015.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) said just over 1.09 million people are eligible to cast ballots  and that there are more than 2000 polling stations scattered across the two islands.

The polling stations opened at 6:00 this morning and will close at 6:00 this evening. Results should be known late tonight.

For many years, the residents of Barzey’s Village in Montserrat had just a small gravel road connecting them to schools, public transportation and jobs.

Soil erosion and heavy rainfall made road conditions worse. As a result, residents didn’t have regular garbage pickups and when there was an emergency, it was hard for health and fire services to get into their neighbourhood.

The fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended on Friday in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic Information by ECLAC

Financial stakeholders from the Caribbean region and further afield are presently attending the fourth edition of the  Caribbean Forum at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort which was organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in collaboration with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis under the theme “Financing Growth”.