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Caribbean warned to prepare for more severe storms
From Caribbean360 ROSEAU, Dominica, Friday February 24, 2017 – Organization of Eastern Caribbean (OECS) member states have been urged to prepare for more extreme weather conditions and natural disasters as a result of climate change. The warning came from Crispin d’Auvergne,…
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Finland is having so few kids, deaths just outnumbered births for the first time in 77 years
By Chris Weller From Business Insider For an innovative country like Finland, firsts are usually a sign of good things to come. But according to new data from the federal statistics bureau Statistics Finland, the small Nordic country saw its…
ICAO North American, Central American and Caribbean regional office commemorates 60 years of assisting states
By Tatiana Rokou / 24 Feb 2017 09:10 1217 The event was attended by Ministers, Ambassadors, and Directors General of Civil Aviation representing many of the 21 States and 19 Territories to which the NACC Regional Office is accredited. Dr….
Shetland whale confirmed to be on holiday from Caribbean
by KIERAN BEATTIE From The Press and Journal A humpback whale from a breeding population in the eastern Caribbean sea has been recorded for the very first time in British waters. The enormous creature was captured displaying its tail flukes…
Caribbean bat species need 8 million years to recover from recent extinction waves
From SAT Press Releases: Bats include the fishing bat, vampire bats and many fig-eating species How long does it take a community of mammals to recover after a wave of species loss? Bats in the Caribbean Islands may hold new…
Six famous black Caribbean immigrants who were deported by U.S. authorities
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 24, 2017: With all the talk of ramped up deportations and military action against immigrants, it’s easy to forget that deportations are not a recent phenomenon and have been taking place for many…
‘S. China Sea is not Caribbean’: Chinese media slams ‘reckless’ US behavior in disputed waters
From RT Washington’s attempts to militarize the South China Sea and “tame the Chinese dragon” would see Beijing deploying weapons systems in the contested area, a state-run newspaper wrote in an op-ed addressed to the US military brass. The article…
Moving the needle
By Paul McGowan The first really cool turntable and arm setup I had ever seen was made by Rabco. The local high-end aficionado, Norm, had a Rabco turntable and attached to it was a strange contraption, a Rabco SL-8 tangential…
Here’s how much people make working for a hedge fund
By Frank Chaparro From Business Insider Hedge funds have a reputation for being shrouded in mystery. But SumZero, an online community of buy-side professionals, has just made them a little less mysterious by revealing how much some people in the…
The top excursion for Punta Cana visitors with the longest zip lines in the Caribbean and the only chairlift in the Dominican Republic
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, Feb. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — After just one year of successful operation, the brand new La Hacienda Park is now TripAdvisor’s top-ranked attraction in the Bávaro-Punta Cana tourist area and the favorite excursion for travelers, based…
