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Dying off: Antigua’s struggle to save the coconut palm
By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda From BBC White sand beaches fringed by lofty palm trees – it is the image of a tropical paradise that has lured holidaymakers to the Caribbean for decades. But in tourism-dependent Antigua, a…
Hunton & Williams lawyer turns vacation into humanitarian mission
By Katelyn Polantz, From The National Law Journal The first video that business immigration attorney Adam Rosser showed to a luncheon of his Hunton & Williams colleagues in Washington two weeks ago began like any vacation home movie: Picturesque ocean,…
Britain holds emergency talks on ‘unprecedented’ floods
From Luremburger Wort (AFP) Britain’s government held emergency talks Sunday as what it called “unprecedented” flooding in northern England forced hundreds of people to leave their homes, including in the historic tourist destination of York. Prime Minister David Cameron said…
Cayman Islands Public Health Department issues Zika virus update
Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez has provided an update on the current status of the Zika Virus outbreak in the Caribbean region and the Americas. The update follows a teleconference with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…
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Trini mother and newborn baby dies, Swine Flu suspected
By Trinidad Express TRINIDAD EXPRESS – THE Ministry of Health is awaiting the result of an autopsy on the body of Stacy Ramkissoon, to confirm that she died from the H1N1 (swine flu) virus. If confirmed, it will be the…
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ABQ zoo enlisted to help rare Cayman Islands iguana species
By Maggie Shepard From Alberque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Cerulean gets riled up, in anger or romance, his cool, scaly skin and the spikes along his thick neck turn blue. The 7-year-old Grand Cayman blue iguana joined his mate…
Cayman Islands public urged to recycle natural Christmas trees
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) reminds the public of its annual programme to collect natural Christmas trees for mulching. Hundreds of donated trees are crushed and turned into mulch, which is in turn given to the public at no…
Quantifying 10 years of improvements in earthquake monitoring in the Caribbean region
Seismological Research Letters By: Daniel E. McNamara, Christa Hillebrandt-Andrade, Jean-Marie Saurel, V. Huerfano-Moreno, and Lloyd Lynch Abstract Over 75 tsunamis have been documented in the Caribbean and adjacent regions during the past 500 years. Since 1500, at least 4484 people…
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Bajan at Hart of climate talks
By TONY BEST, From Barbados Nation News Immediately after the global climate change pact became a done deal in Paris, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon turned to his trusted top climate change adviser and asked: “what about 1.5.”? Selwin Hart,…
Shark kills Venezuela man being rescued by Dutch Coast Guard near Aruba in Caribbean
By Associated Press From Star Tribune ORANJESTAD, Aruba — One of seven Venezuelan men whose boat capsized near Aruba died after he was attacked by a shark while being rescued, the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard said Monday. Two other men…
