History in shambles: World Heritage sites after the Nepal earthquake
By Brian Ries From Mashable The centuries-old monuments spread throughout the Kathmandu Valley were heavily damaged in the massive earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, a United Nations official said on Monday. Some of the sites suffered “extensive and irreversible…
From the carbon bubble to ‘dirty energy’
By Helen Briggs BBC Environment Correspondent from BBC Coal The fossil fuel divestment campaign is based on encouraging people to move their money away from fossil fuels Leaving the “dirty stuff” in the ground is fast becoming the mantra of…
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USS Kittiwake: a Savior to Grand Cayman Reef Restoration?
By Coral Reefs Blog From Rice University “Fake it till you make it: Artificial reefs can provide realistic habitat for reef organisms” A couple of summers ago, I went on a scuba diving trip to Grand Cayman in the Cayman…
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New Caribbean talk show premiering April 29
New Caribbean talk show produced in Europe targeting ambitious Caribbean women (Premiering on Tempo April 29th) Premiering on the 29th of April! Girls ‘N Cocktails, a talkshow for the ambitious Caribbean woman, will premiere on Tempo networks on the 29th…
Mouthless boneworms devoured ancient sea serpents
By Becky Oskin for LiveScience from Mashable Bone-eating worms that can devour an entire whale carcass were also feasting on prehistoric reptiles more than 100 million years ago, a new study finds. No one knows when the first Osedax worms…
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Caribbean youth priorities take centre stage at Ministerial meeting in Antigua and Barbuda
From The Commonwealth Governments and youth leaders from Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean will address regional and global youth development challenges and opportunities when they gather in Antigua for a three-day meeting this week. The Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers…
Scientists, celebrities wants belugas barred from Georgia aquarium
By R. Robin McDonald from Daily Report A group of marine biologists, scientists and conservationists—and several celebrities—have asked a judge in Atlanta to allow them to file a brief backing a decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to bar…
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Community Events APRIL 27 Boundaries Commission George Town Meeting The Boundaries Commission is hosting a public meeting at Mary Miller Hall on Monday (27 Apr) at 7pm. Love Shouldn’t Hurt The Family Resource Centre presents Love Shouldn’t Hurt on…
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Little Cayman: CCMI partners with the Earthwatch Institute for new citizen science programme
The Central Caribbean Marine institute has partnered with the Earthwatch Institute to implement a new citizen science programme helping endangered coral species in Little Cayman. The Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization founded in 1971 and is one of…
Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,500 [Latest –Mon (27) estimate is now over 4,000 dead]
From BBC More than 1,000 people have been killed in Nepal’s deadliest earthquake for more than 80 years, police say. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara. There…
