Table Top Exercise Concludes Successfully
A brief yet intense table-top exercise took place this morning (Thursday, 5 June 2014) at the Government Administration Building. Organised by the British Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the exercise tested the emergency preparedness of FCO representatives in the…
“Life Needs the Caribbean Sea”
From Thunderclap It “Join Caribbean SeaFan Festival&Telethon Online #caribsea4life JUNE 8 World Ocean Day Logon to www.thecaribbeansea.org http://thndr.it/1iSXIsu In honor of UN World Oceans Day, June 8th, the Institute of Caribbean Studies, Washington DC is launching its “Life Needs the…
Hurricanes with female names result in more fatalities
From EdOrbit When it comes to hurricanes, there are serious gender equality issues, according to new research which reveals that storms given feminine names tend to cause significantly more deaths than those with masculine ones. The reason, researchers from the…
Green Climate Fund Executive Director delivers Memorial Lecture to Caribbean Development Bank Annual Meeting
(CDB) Héla Cheikhrouhou, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, presented the 15th William G Demas Memorial Lecture yesterday at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank. The lecture addressed the topic “The Green…
CTO, CARPHA agree plan to ensure sustainability of Caribbean tourism
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have agreed a plan to address health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues that threaten the sustainability of Caribbean tourism industry…
Minister’s Statement on Exceptional Circumstance Appropriation Change re George Town landfill and Junior Batabano event.
Statement to the Legislative Assembly – May 2014 By: Honourable Osbourne V. Bodden, JP (Minister for Health, Sports, Youth & Culture) Re: Exceptional Circumstance Appropriation Change Madam Speaker, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to bring to the attention…
World Environment Day Wed June 4: Climate change and Small Islands
By Salome Phelamei From Zee News India As we celebrate World Environment Day (WED) every year on 5th of June, many people pledge to make some positive contribution for the environment, whereas for some this day is just `another event`…
Caribbean risk outlook: Hurricane season has arrived
From Global News Matters Hurricane season is here: What risks does the Caribbean face? A “near or below normal” hurricane season has been forecast by the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Eight to thirteen tropical storms and three…
Sand, sun & smart growth? Reframing the Caribbean as an urban region
By Greg Scruggs Dying downtowns, disaster recovery and selling politicians on the virtues of smart growth are familiar themes tossed about at your standard confab of urban professionals. But in this case, the downtowns in question are in places like…
Caribbean island finds silver lining in climate change discussion
By Cate Devine, Senior Feature Writer & Food Writer From The Herald Scotland You may not imagine that a tiny country with a population of just 270,000 would be the venue for a global discussion on climate change. Most would…
