New York street co-named in honour of late Grenadian businessman
Haiti-born New York City Council Member Dr Mathieu Eugene last Saturday co-named the intersection of Caton and Flatbush avenues in Brooklyn, the ‘Dr Roy A
Hastick, Sr Way’, in honour of the late Grenada-born business leader.
He was also founder and president of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Eugene, who represents the predominantly Caribbean 40th Council District in Brooklyn, was joined by other Caribbean American elected officials and members of the Hastick family to honour the entrepreneur.
They also paid tribute to Hastick’s prominent role in helping to guide business development in the Caribbean community in New York. Eugene sponsored the legislation for the co-naming last year.
“He was a true visionary and a dear friend of the community,” Eugene said. “His dedication was undeterred by the health struggles he faced in his later years and reinforced his unique legacy of public service.”
According to the Civil Protection Directorate, the exercise will be held on May 27 and 28.
The actions will aim to sensitise the population of the northern departments about seismic risks and possible catastrophes such as earthquakes and tsunamis.
Earlier this week, Civil Protection warned that the country is exposed to a considerable seismic risk due to the presence of active faults in its northern territory, while the vulnerability of the population may broaden the damage caused by earthquakes.
Its director, Claude Preptip, alerted that other earthquakes are expected, such as the one in 2010, which cost some 300,000 lives, or those that occurred in 1751, 1770 and 1842, respectively.
In addition to earthquakes, Haiti is hit every year by tropical storms, hurricanes and heavy rains, which cause numerous material damage and loss of human lives.