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Special Message regarding Hurricane Melissa
Dear Friends of the Canada-Caribbean Institute:
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The western Caribbean, specifically Jamaica, Haiti, Cayman Islands and Cuba are being battered by Hurricane Melissa. Some headlines suggest this could be Jamaica's biggest storm in history. These countries are going to need more than thoughts and prayers to recover.
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While it is too soon for the various agencies to have a firm handle on the scale of the disaster, we should be helping those who can help to get ready.
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This post gives some preliminary suggestions on how you can donate to the effort.
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We will update this information over the next several days as more information and donation advice becomes available.
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Hurricane Melissa: How to help
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Note: we will update this message over the next several days as further information becomes available. Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba are being hit with a potentially Category 5 hurricane. Headlines suggest this could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history. They are going to need more than thoughts and prayers to recover from the effects. While it is too soon …
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About the the Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI)
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The CCI is a collaboration between Caribbean and Canadian universities and colleges. The mission of the Institute is to provide a forum:
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to connect academic institutions, scholars, the business and public sectors, civil society, the cultural and diaspora communities
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to inform and encourage collaboration across Canada and the Caribbean to advance important social, environmental, and economic issues that are vital to the shared prosperity and advancement of both regions; and
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to identify impediments and opportunities related to such progress.
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For more information please visit our website
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