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Sexual abuse of children is under reported says Cayman’s Red Cross In a shocking disclosure by School Counsellor Sue Tressider she said the latest Red Cross “Protection Starts Here” campaign has shown 27 students at Clifton Hunter High School were…
Uncommon Attraction: Cayman Crystal Caves, Grand Cayman
By Steve From Uncommon Caribbean In the four years that have passed since my first (and still only) trip to Grand Cayman, I’ve routinely found myself pining over the many great reasons I have to make a return visit. Most…
In pursuit of the Caribbean’s hidden dangers
By Jeffrey Marlow From WIRED An octopus lingers near a bed of giant mussels discovered at a new methane seep in the Caribbean Sea. (Image: Ocean Exploration Trust) The world’s oceans are a source of wonderment, sustenance, and, at times,…
Tsunami conspiracy theories in the Caribbean
By Martín De Ambrosio From SciDevNet [ST THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS] As soon as I arrived at last week’s meeting on tsunami science here in the Caribbean, I encountered two delegates who shared a worrying rumour with me: “Somebody knows something…
Mangroves could be saviour of Guyana’s shrinking coastline
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday May 14, 2014, IPS – Agriculture has always played an important role in the socioeconomic development of Guyana, the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state that straddles South America.Agriculture accounts for more…
A day to celebrate migratory birds, a most spectacular event
By Kathy Reshetiloff From Bay Journal News Service International Migratory Bird Day celebrates and calls attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas — bird migration. Bird Day is celebrated in Canada, the United States,…
Dutch Caribbean experts discuss scenarios for trans-boundary marine mammal management …
By Tadzo Bevotez From St Maarten Island Time … in the wider Caribbean with regional partners in Puerto Rico PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The eastern Caribbean is of special significance to regional marine mammal conservation based on its high abundance…
Poem for Discovery Day
By Joan Wilson QUINCENTENNIAL CAYMAN Celebrate Cayman, why shouldn’t we? We’re three beautiful islands in the Caribbean Sea. Five hundred years since 1503 What a year to remember for you and me. Yes, what a year that was…
Celebrity Cruises ship joins University of Miami “OceanScope” programme to Monitor Oceanographic and Atmospheric Conditions
Celebrity Equinox becomes third Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. vessel to feature technologythat helps scientists understand effects of climate change MIAMI/PRNewswire/ — Last week, as Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox completed its scheduled dry dock in Cadiz, Spain, it joined Royal Caribbean…
Caribbean clingfish: Tiny, tenacious and tentatively toxic
From Science Daily, Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Communications Sometimes we think we know everything about something only to find out we really don’t, said a Texas A&M University scientist. Dr. Kevin Conway, assistant professor and curator of fishes with Texas…
