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Rebuilding the Caribbean will be pricey, but some are vying to finance its recovery

  • Written by Masaō Ashtine, Lecturer in Alternative Energy, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
imageIf Caribbean governments can't afford to rebuild their islands, maybe big tech firms can?

November 20 marked the end of the Atlantic hurricane season, but for the Caribbean, it’s only the beginning of a painful recovery process.

In early September, Hurricane Irma largely destroyed Barbuda and several neighboring Lesser Antilles islands. Two...

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