BRIDGETOWN — University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus launched an initiative to boost education in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on September 15. The initiative, named, RISE Caribbean – the Research Initiative for Supporting Education in the Caribbean, is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through a grant of $3.6 […]
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As Storm Looms, Medics Rush To Hospitals Overrun By Haiti Earthquake
LES CAYES — Doctors and aid workers rushed today to get flights to southwestern Haiti ahead of a looming storm, with hospitals in the devastated area unable to cope with casualties from a major earthquake that killed at least 1,297 people in the Caribbean nation. Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude quake brought down thousands of homes and […]