Tag Archives: hurricane relief

Phase Two of the UNDP homes repair finally begins.

Phase Two of the EU-funded 5 million euro aid package for Barbuda is officially starting nearly FOUR YEARS after the people of Barbuda lost their homes to Hurricane Irma. The first phase – a partnership between the UNDP and the Antiguan government using some Barbudan builders, has already finished re-building the identical one-bedroom homes (pictured […]

Calvin Ayre and Princes Trust joint housing project

Finally, nearly three years after Irma, an agreement is in place and a contractor has been found to build the first phase of the Wa’omoni Cottages housing project. The local builder is Antiguan.  Calvin Ayre is one of Gaston’s economic envoys – a bit like Robert de Niro, but for internet gaming.