Climate change an “Existential Threat” for the Caribbean
By Desmond Brown From Inter Press Service KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Sep 22 2014 (IPS) – When it comes to climate change, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves doesn’t mince words: he will tell you that it is a matter of life and…
Moving toward a solar revolution in the Caribbean
By Phil Elwood And Eva Glas From Levick Energy It seems relatively obvious that Caribbean nations should reap the benefits of solar power generation, especially given that the equatorial island countries are consistently bathed in sunlight 365 days a year….
Netherlands ‘monster truck’ crash kills three at show
Three people were killed when a “monster truck” ploughed into a crowd of onlookers at an annual motor show in the east of the Netherlands. The third death was announced on Monday and five are critically ill in hospital, following…
Cayman Islands CUC Girls’ Primary FL
Girls’ Primary Football League moves to Saturday mornings The ‘new’ Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL), which is scheduled to begin this Saturday, October 4th, will be sponsored and coordinated by Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC). The GPFL will run alongside…
Don’t fry your meat — here’s why
From Johns Hopkins Health Alerts It’s not just what eat, it’s how you cook it. Research from the University of Southern California (USC) and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) reports that cooking red meats at high temperatures, especially…
Death toll from Chikungunya hits 113 in the Caribbean, PAHO says
From The Montserrat Reporter Fox News (EFE) At least 113 people have died in the Americas, with all the fatalities reported in the Caribbean region, after becoming infected with the Chikungunya virus, the Pan American Health Organization, or PAHO, said,…
Police brutality videos blanketed the news this week
By Kari Paul From Mashable As protests continue in Ferguson, Missouri, police violence is still a big part of the national conversation — and a spate of videos showing police brutality have gone viral in recent weeks. Although incidents of…
Union Bank confirms investment by Cayman Island’s Culture Financial Holdings
From adaderana.lk Union Bank of Colombo PLC confirmed that Culture Financial Holdings of the Cayman Islands has invested over Rupees 11 billion 420 million (Rs 11,420,474,984.70) enabling Union Bank to issue 742,156,249 ordinary voting shares of the company at Sri…
CITES and FAO join forces to conserve queen conch
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) have approved a project for joint capacity building for the implementation of decisions…
Kerr under pressure in fund revolt [domiciled in Cayman Islands]
By Tim Hunter From Stuff Investors in a secretive private equity partnership are rebelling against its manager, enigmatic Kiwi businessman George Kerr, as scandal threatens to engulf the $240m fund. The Torchlight Fund, now domiciled in the Cayman Islands, was…
