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Wheeland Residents planning Lawsuit, citing ‘Dump’ for health complications

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4 months ago

January 10, 2024

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Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer

#TurksAndCaicos, January 10, 2023 – A personal injury lawsuit is coming for the TCI government; a resident claiming they have been sickened by the recurring fires at the Providenciales Landfill is filing the claim. When we spoke to Wheeland MP Kyle Knowles, he said this:

“I am aware of the legal action taking place, but I can’t comment on it, as it is a matter being dealt with through the Ministry of Health and the Attorney General’s chambers.”

A letter dated January 2 on the letterhead of Stanbrook and Prudhoe was shared with our team on January 9 … it’s asking residents to share if they suffer any health problems due to the dump. Named in the lawsuit are the Minister of Health and the Director of Environmental Health. The resident is hoping for a settlement, but if necessary, legal action will be taken by the end of January.

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience

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5 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Credit:Donald De La Haye

Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement

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5 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities.

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5 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.