Can you imagine a Caribbean minus its beaches? It’s not science fiction, it’s climate change
From The World Bank Rising sea levels could have catastrophic effects for the Caribbean and would affect the poorest and most vulnerable in the region. Santo Domingo could be the fifth most affected city in the world To increase their…
Shifting rainy season wreaks havoc on Barbuda’s crops
From Caribbean360 Highlands, Barbuda, IPS – Water rationing has become a way of life for the 1,800 residents of the tiny island of Barbuda, which has been experiencing prolonged dry periods, especially in the Highlands area near the main agricultural…
20 drunk trees that need to go home
By Brian Koerber From Mashable You know the type. Everyone is just hanging out, having a good time, drinking a couple beers, and that one person goes a little overboard and ruins the fun for everyone else. We’ve all been…
Tremors and volcanic eruptions: the fuel of the future?
From The World Bank Overwhelmed by oil prices, could exploring geothermal energy help the small islands of the Eastern Caribbean to reduce their electricity costs. Instead of scaring people, the energy released by earthquakes and volcanoes could soon jump-start cars,…
Is the new proposal to conserve Caribbean dolphins an empty promise?
By Sarah Keartes From Earth Touch News In response to a boom in marine tourism, the Jamaican government (in collaboration with CITES) has moved to implement a new set of guidelines for dolphin conservation in the Caribbean. It sounds like…
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Cayman Islands: Migrants from Cuba Repatriated Twenty-six Cuban migrants, who were all housed at the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), were repatriated to Cuba today (Tuesday, 9 September 2014). Supervised by Immigration and Prison officials, 25 males, and 1 female were…
Hurricane Ivan – September 2-26, 2004
From NOAA Ivan was a classical long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that made three landfalls along the United States coast and reached category 5 strength three times. Ivan developed from a vigorous tropical wave that moved off the west coast of…
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Cayman Islands government calls for Heroes Day Award nominations Nominations for the Heroes Day Awards in Health Services are now open. Forms are available online at www.ministryofhealth.gov.ky . Monday, 30th September, is the deadline for submissions. The public is encouraged…
Whilst Cayman’s cruise ships anchors destroys our coral without recompense it’s different in TCI
This interesting story fell on our desks from Turks & Caicos Weekly news Damaged coral reef restored – Gov’t awaits monetary compensation MORE than 2,000 corals and other structures have been re-attached and artificial structures built off the coast of…
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Blue iguanas, crystal-clear waters and diving paradise: Discover Cayman Islands
By Laura Chubb From Daily Express UK From stingrays to blue iguanas, Laura Chubb gets acquainted with the locals of the Cayman Islands It was only day two of my trip to the Cayman Islands when I had a close…
