Drought concerns over southern half of Belize

Wed, 11 May 2016 19:43:00 +0200amandala (en)

BELIZE CITY, Fri. May 6, 2016–Drier than normal conditions could adversely impact the country’s agricultural sector over the coming months, as drought conditions are emerging in the southwestern part of the country, across several Maya villages in southern Belize.

Dominican Republic downpours end drought, unleash floods

Mon, 09 May 2016 23:47:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)

Santo Domingo.- Nearly 3,500 people have been evacuated as downpours in recent days have unleashed flooding across the Dominican Republic , relief agencies reported Sunday. "The population mustn’t be careless," said Emergency Operations Center (COE) director Juan Manuel Mendez in a press conference.

Haïti-R.D./Météo : Pluies et orages prévus sur toute l'Ile

Mon, 09 May 2016 20:48:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)

P-au-P, 09 mai 2016 [AlterPresse] --- Des pluies et orages sont prévus, dans l’après-midi et en soirée, sur Haïti et la République dominicaine, jusqu’au mercredi 11 mai 2016, selon des informations rassemblées par AlterPresse. Des cumuls de pluies importantes sont attendus en Haïti, en....

Health authorities update contingency plan for 2016 hurricane season

Sat, 07 May 2016 20:40:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)

Santo Domingo.- The Health Ministry, through the Risk Management and Disaster Relief Department (DGRA), met with various entities and agencies to update the Contingency Plan for the 2016 Hurricane Season. DGRA director Jose Luis Cruz said that every year the Dominican territory is threatened or....

Ecuador: USAID-Trained USAR Teams Respond to Ecuador Earthquake

Fri, 06 May 2016 19:38:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

For more than 20 years, USAID has provided advanced training in disaster response to urban search-and-rescue (USAR) teams across Latin America, including teams that deployed to assist with the April 2016 Ecuador earthquake response. As a result, expert USAR teams from 12 countries, including....

Dominica PM defends award of big contract to Barbadian firm

Fri, 06 May 2016 15:36:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)

ROSEAU, Dominica, Friday May 6, 2016 – Criticized by a local construction group for his government’s decision to go with a Barbadian company to carry out a major infrastructural project although there was enough local expertise for the job, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has defended the move and....

CRS Dominicana hace donativo a afectados terremoto Ecuador

Wed, 04 May 2016 17:43:00 +0200HoyDigital-DO (es)

Sensibilizado por el dolor que causó a miles de familias el terremoto del pasado sábado 16 de abril en Ecuador, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Dominica, donó cinco mil carpas de emergencia, que podrán ser utilizadas en espacios abiertos para prestar servicio ambulatorio a las víctimas de las catástrofe.

Ecuador: REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & The Caribbean - Year 9 - Volume 451

Tue, 03 May 2016 19:52:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Highlights.  EARTHQUAKE IN ECUADOR: The death toll from the earthquake rose to 660 people dead and 31 still missing. The government of Ecuador, local emergency services, the Red Cross and other organizations continue to provide food, potable water, shelter, emergency medical services and other basic services to the affected people.