Italy earthquake: Aftershocks hamper rescue efforts
From BBC Hundreds of aftershocks have rocked devastated areas of central Italy, hampering search efforts after a deadly earthquake. A strong tremor with magnitude 4.3 struck on Thursday afternoon, sending rescuers fleeing from already fragile buildings. About 5,000 rescue workers…
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Economic incentives vital for development of the Guiana Shield
By Dr Odeen Ishmael From Caribbean News Now The fourth international congress on the biodiversity of the Guiana Shield, sponsored by the International Biodiversity Society of the Guiana Shield (IBG) in conjunction with the Guyana government, was held during August 8-12…
99L poised to become Tropical Storm Hermine
By: Bob Henson and Jeff Masters , 3:57 PM GMT on August 24, 2016 From Weather Underground Invest 99L is already bringing winds of tropical storm force to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands, and it could become a tropical storm…
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Jamaicans denied bail for robbery in Cayman Islands From RJR News Two Jamaicans charged with robbing a money transfer business in the Cayman Islands earlier this month were denied bail on Monday. The court heard that Paul Martin, 28,…
USD33 m to finance climate change resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- August 24, 2016 – Officials from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed an agreement to provide USD33,000,000 towards financing sustainable infrastructure projects in the Caribbean region. At least 50 percent…
Third Outbreak of Zika virus found in Florida
By Maureen Foody From WN.com Florida has another possible outbreak of the Zika virus on the Gulf Coast in Pinellas County according to NBC News. At least one person has been infected locally near St. Petersburg as the state also reported…
CCRIF makes US$260,000 payout to Belize in face of Hurricane Earl
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands — CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) paid US$261,073 to the Government of Belize under its excess rainfall insurance policy last Thursday, two weeks after heavy rains brought by Hurricane Earl drenched the…
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Zika fears are leading some to book away from the Caribbean and Florida
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ – AP Business Writer From PCH Front Page NEW YORK (AP) — With government officials now warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach in addition to Puerto Rico, some sun seekers are desperately scrambling for a Zika-free vacation….
Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 159
From BBC At least 159 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, civil protection officials say. The magnitude-6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of…
ExxonMobil is being investigated
By Charles Kennedy, OilPrice.comFrom Business Insider The investigation by a handful of attorney generals into ExxonMobil has much more to do with the oil major misleading investors than it does about covering up climate science. The legal headache stems from…
