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A paradise going to hell — thanks to global warming

By David Frey Huffington Post Just past Johnny Depp’s private island in the Caribbean sits Lee Stocking Island, a little piece of paradise that’s going to hell. The coral reefs that surround it are some of the healthiest in the…

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2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival

From Caribbean Sailing Association The Caribbean Insurance Ltd Island Invitational highlighted the second day of racing at the 2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. Departing from Nanny Cay, the 24-boat fleet started the pursuit race to Norman Island for…

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Lionfish characteristics make them more ‘terminator’ than predator

From Science Daily New research on the predatory nature of red lionfish, the invasive species that is decimating native fish populations in parts of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, seems to indicate that lionfish are not just a predator,…

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‘Youth Olympic Games: Spotlight on Cayman Islands’ Polly Serpell’

From Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) Polly Serpell is the first equestrian to represent the Cayman Islands at the Youth Olympics this month in Nanjing, China. Polly’s progress can be followed on CIEF’s Facebook page. Here follows an interview with…

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West Bay ladies won’t give up on Dart road closure – UPDATE

UPDATED: Despite losing their fight in their legal challenge to the closure of part of the West Bay Road by Dart, the four West Bay ladies, Alice Mae Coe, Annie Multon, Ezmie Smith and Betty Ebanks, are not giving up. They are…

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Could a new vaccine offer protection against chikungunya virus?

By Marie Ellis From medical News Today Chikungunya is a virus transmitted to humans by infected mosquitos. Though it mainly affects people living in Africa and Asia, it has been identified in Europe and even the US recently. Though there…

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LIME, Digicel can’t block forever

By Paul Golding, GUEST COLUMNIST From The Gleaner Gordon Swaby, innovator of web-based teaching tool, EduFocal, has railed against Digicel and LIME for their pushback against VoIP platforms such as Viber. – VoIP, WhatsApp will trigger new business model At…

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World record opah fish caught in Caribbean

By Sophia Steele From KpopSrarz Three gigantic moonfish surprise Recreational Fishermen, Not Consumed Due To Mercury Level World record breaking opah fish was caught by recreational fisherman in the Mexican waters. One of the opah fish, also known as moonfish,…

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Outgoing Antigua GG accuses government of lying regarding her removal

From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday August 14, 2014, CMC – Outgoing Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack Wednesday accused the new Gaston Browne government of lying to the country regarding her removal from office. Dame Louise will be replaced by…

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Caribbean Voices

By Tony Martin From Caribbean Beat Issue 56 “Nothing was created in the West Indies”, V.S. Naipaul famously wrote. Yet many of the earliest writers and thinkers in the Americas were Caribbean men and women, creating histories, novels, essays, poems,…