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Oxitec CEO: This is the worst-case scenario for unleashing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider Public-health officials are doing everything in their power (and budget) to prevent infectious diseases like Zika, yellow fever, and dengue from spreading. But the bugs that transmit those diseases, specifically the Aedes Aegypti mosquito,…
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Rio Games
By Tim Reynolds – AP Sports Writer From Wilmington News RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again. Usain Bolt kissed the finish line goodbye after enhancing…
99L and 90L may soon develop in Atlantic; Fiona clings to life
By: Jeff Masters and Bob Henson From Weather Underground A large but nearly thunderstorm-free tropical wave (Invest 99L) was located in the tropical Atlantic about 1100 miles east of the Lesser Antilles Islands late Sunday morning, and was headed west…
Force Blue: Giving Warriors a cause. Giving a cause its Warriors
International non-profit organization to retrain veteran combat divers to restore coral and promote conservation; Grand Cayman to be first training site Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Ailing reefs and the warrior spirit – a combination that could be a winning…
CDB teams up with IDB for regional dialogue on environment
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently shared some of the lessons learned from its work in promoting environmental sustainability outcomes with participants at a Regional Policy Dialogue on Environmental Compliance and Licensing for countries in the Caribbean Region. It was…
Tropical Storm Fiona and two disturbances in Atlantic
From NHC TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Fiona, located…
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Cayman Island Realtor suffers serious spinal injuries at his home Cayman Islands realtor who co-founded the local branch of RE/MAX Kim Lund, has been transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on Wednesday (17). Lund was injured at his home…
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Zika found to remain in sperm for record six months
From BBC The Zika virus has been found in the sperm of an Italian man six months after his first symptoms, twice as long as in previously reported cases. Doctors at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome said…
Chinese company buys island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
From Wn.com The Shanghai-based China Capital Investment Group has bought an island at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia, for about A$25 million ($19.21 million), China Daily reports. The South Molle island in Whitsundays had been…
A storm like the one in Louisiana should only happen once every 500 years
By Max Plenke, Mic From Business Insider Last weekend, nearly two feet of rain fell on parts of southern Louisiana in the span of two days, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 20,000 in need of rescue. A…
