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Strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits Mexico From BBC An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude has shaken parts of Mexico, causing buildings to sway in the capital. The US Geological Survey said it was centred near the town of Tecpan de…
US report: Global warming impact is here, PR ‘exceptionally vulnerable’
By Caribbean Business Online Staff and wire services Puerto Rico is “exceptionally vulnerable” to a range of impacts including sea level rise, more powerful hurricanes and decreased water availability, according to a new federal scientific report that emphasizes how global…
Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals process – Caribbean Webinar on Marine resources, oceans and seas
Posted By nwehner From Open Channels The international community is working to develop a set of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as the overarching global development framework after 2015. As part of…
Dive into Cayman Islands with legends and lions
A weeklong celebration of Cayman’s famed diving October 4 – 11, 2014 From the birthplace of recreational diving comes a celebration of what makes it special: Cayman’s diving to be showcased, industry dive legends to be honored and predatory Lionfish…
Global environment facility’s Caribbean regional fund for wastewater management
Posted by Nicholas Robson from Cayman Institute A slate of recently developed Caribbean Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) knowledge products, which focus on tools geared toward building climate resilience in the Caribbean water sector, as well as, resources for the…
Can plants help in war on bugs?
By Kat McGowan From iol scitech Washington – We are losing the war on insects. Every year, we dump 1 billion tons of insecticides on them; every year, they eat up to a fifth of the crops we grow. It’s…
New lifeline for storm-hit Caribbean Islands
By Natricia Duncan From The Voice High Wycombe group forms foundation to raise relief funds A new fundraising initiative has been launched to support cash-strapped Caribbean states left devastated by storms. The Caribbean Peoples Foundation, set up by a group…
These [Cayman] reefs are beautiful—but most of the coral is dead
By Tim McDonnell From Mother Jones One tiny Caribbean island is scrambling to save its coral in the face of global warming. Grand Cayman Island is a speck of white sand about twice the size of Manhattan floating in the…
Shrimp ban agreed in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
By Analia Murias From FIS In order to protect the shrimp breeding and development periods, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) established ban seasons and areas for catching all shrimp species in seawater and estuary…
Low storm forecast but Cayman residents urged to be prepared
Most weather experts have predicted a below average hurricane season this year in the Atlantic but Cayman residents have been warned by local officials not to be complacent and to make their preparations now as government begins its hurricane checks….
