St. John’s, Antigua – Thursday, July 9, 2020: Local contractor Vernon Challenger of Challenger’s Enterprises Ltd. has been awarded the contract for the first phase of the Wa’omoni Cottages, Barbuda Hurricane relief project. The project is being funded by the Calvin Ayre Foundation, in partnership with The Prince’s Foundation. The two Foundations announced the partnership in January, […]
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May 16, 2020: A 42-year-old Barbudan man was airlifted to Mount St. John’s Medical Centre on Wednesday by Calvinair Helicopters after suddenly falling ill at work. The construction worker at the Peace, Love and Happiness (PLH) development was tended to by on-site paramedics who determined he needed urgent additional attention. “There is no dedicated aircraft to […]
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In the fall of 2017, Hurricane Irma blew a path of destruction through the Caribbean that literally flattened the island of Barbuda, destroying 90% of the island’s structures and leaving the majority of the island’s 2,000 residents homeless. The Calvin Ayre Foundation did its part to aid the Barbudan relief effort, including a pledge […]
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The Calvin Ayre Foundation (CAF) did its part to help make this Christmas a little more festive for residents of the hurricane-ravaged island of Barbuda. On September 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma slammed into Barbuda, and its Category 5 combination of 300km/hour winds and torrential rain destroyed 95% of the island’s structures and left the vast majority […]
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