[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-18-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of June 18: Dominican Republic- 24,105 cases, 633 deaths, 14,216 recovered Haiti- 4,688 cases, 82 deaths, 24 recovered Cuba- 2,280 cases, 84 deaths, 1,999 recovered Puerto Rico- 1,496 cases, 147 deaths French Guiana- 1,554 cases, 5 deaths, 663 recovered … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 30,557
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-5-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of June 5: Dominican Republic-18,319 cases, 520 deaths, 11,474 recovered Puerto Rico- 4620 cases (unique positive patients), 141 deaths Haiti- 2640 cases, 50 deaths, 24 recovered Cuba- 2119 cases, 83 deaths, 1839 recovered Jamaica- 591 cases, 10 deaths, 368 recovered French Guiana- 556 cases, 1 … [Read more...]
Between two storms: Caribbean braces for hurricanes in coronavirus era
[Reprinted: WKZO 5-29-2020] Ken Hutton is worried Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas where he lives is far from rebuilt after being devastated by Hurricane Dorian last year yet he is bracing for another hurricane season in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The business consultant feels lucky to have survived Dorian, which tore the hurricane shutters off his house and sucked out the … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 25,420
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-29-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 28: Dominican Republic-16,068 cases, 485 deaths, 8952 recovered Puerto Rico- 3486 cases (unique positive patients), 131 deaths Cuba- 1983 cases, 82 deaths, 1734 recovered Haiti- 1320 cases, 34 deaths, 22 recovered Jamaica- 569 cases, 9 deaths, 279 recovered French Guiana- 406 cases, 1 … [Read more...]
The Caribbean’s Response to the Coronavirus
[Reprinted: US News, 5-26-2020] Shutting down tourism early, low population density and lessons of hurricanes past have helped countries in the region weather the pandemic’s harm, experts say. In September 2017, two Category 5 hurricanes wreaked havoc on the Caribbean in the span of two weeks. Places such as Anguilla, Dominica, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were badly damaged – people … [Read more...]