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 […]
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Jul
Jul
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.
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Sep
Sep
Barbuda has a new NGO. It was set up after Hurricane Irma as an immediate response to address the need to act more quickly before and after a natural disaster, especially on our isolated and vulnerable island. The NGO is run by three young Barbudans, living on Barbuda, and aid can now be directed straight […]