The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda, devastated by Hurricane Irma nearly eight months ago, is still in the early stages of recovery – and far from prepared for the coming hurricane season. Despite recent government assurances that Barbuda is ready to weather the next powerful storm, those actually working on the ground in the recovery… Continue reading Barbuda in a bind
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Dominica revives
The first glimpse of Dominica from the air, nearly eight months after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, is at once dramatic and ominous. A dark, northern headland rises sharply out of the Caribbean Sea then ascends some 2,800 feet over steep ravines and corrugated ridges to form Morne aux Diables (Devils’ Peak), one of Dominica’s… Continue reading Dominica revives