For three nights, the three hotels making up Antigua Resorts will be hosting special dinner events in aid of the people of Haiti.

Director-General of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross (ABRC), Gerald Price, said that the Verandah Resort and Spa, one of the three hotels, has held a fund-raising dinner and they have already received a cheque of $5,000.

BRADES, Montserrat (February 11, 2010) – There was only minimal ash fall in inhabited areas as a result of a partial dome collapse at the Soufriere Hills Volcano on Thursday afternoon says a statement from the National Disaster Preparedness and Response Advisory Committee (NDPRAC).

“The John A. Osborne Airport was temporarily closed because of the ash blowing to the Northeast and persons are encouraged to take the ferry if they have a delayed flight,” said NDPRAC spokesman Keith Dyett. “The hazard level remains at four.”

BRADES, Montserrat – No inhabited areas were affected by Friday’s volcano explosion, says Director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) Dr Paul Cole.
The full report reads as follows: “At 1:49 pm 5th Feb 2010 a vulcanian explosion occurred from the Soufriere Hills volcano. The event lasted seven minutes and sent pyroclastic flows mainly to the west of the volcano with pyroclastic flows rapidly reaching Plymouth and spreading across the sea for around 500m.

February 4, 2010…Relief efforts for earthquake-stricken Haiti are ongoing at the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS).

So far the department has dispatched a quantity of medical supplies and dry goods to disaster victims through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).

NODS Director Philmore Mullin said, the relief efforts by CDEMA will continue for some time well into the future.

“Every little bit helps. We are encouraging everyone to give what they can. Even if it’s a small donation it makes a difference.” Mullin said.

21 January 2010, Costa Rica/London: The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has received an official communication from the Government of Haiti, requesting our immediate assistance and asking that WSPA staff be deployed to help with the emergency relief operation ‘as soon as possible’.

The Director of Inspection and Vigilance for the Environment, Environmental Department of the Government of Haiti has written to WSPA stating that:

It’s all systems go for the fundraiser in aid of Haiti organized by the Lions Club of Antigua and Oungku & Red Hot this Saturday 6th February at the Lions Club.

Lions Fundraising & Finance Chairman Bobby Reis said that the event will take the form of a Concert and Dance,