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….
Eastern Caribbean islands still reeling after Christmas Eve storm
By Larry Luxner From Baltimore Post Examiner Part of a bridge is washed away in St. Vincent following Dec. 24 torrential rains. (Embassy of St. Vincent) St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica — three of the world’s smallest countries —…
Letter from Robert Bradshaw and Carlton Ebanks re Cleveland Dilbert proposed marina and flooding fears
To: Environment Minister Wayne Panton, House Speaker Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell, Department of Environment Director Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Planning Director Haroon Pandohie Copy: UK’s Overseas Territories Minister Mark Simmonds and the Foreign and Commonwealth Environmental Audit Committee 17th April…
BP’s billions draw scam artists
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal Hundreds seek to profit from oil-spill settlement. After the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded four years ago in the Gulf of Mexico, hundreds of South Florida residents paid the nonprofit Noula Inc. $300 each,…
Clinton Foundation to assist St Kitts-Nevis with renewable energy initiatives
From Caribbean360 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas says the twin-island Federation will receive assistance from the US-based Clinton Foundation to improve efforts in developing the renewable energy sector. He says he expects the collaboration will…
Turtles change migration routes due to climate change
By Diego Arguedas Ortiz From Inter Press Service CAHUITA NATIONAL PARK, Costa Rica, IPS – The critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle has few sanctuaries left in the world, and this is one of them. But in 2012 only 53 nests…
18 baby octopuses make their debut at Mote aquarium
By Summer Smith From Baynews9 Shown attached are three baby Caribbean reef octopus, also known as octopus briareus, that hatched last week. (Photo: Mote Marine Laboratory) For the first time, the Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota is home…
Taiwan Stock Exchange investigating Asia Plastic Recycling [reg in Cayman]
From The China Post TAIPEI–The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE, 證交所) sent three people to China Tuesday to further investigate Asia Plastic Recycling Holding Ltd. (亞塑再生) after a recent research report accused the company of falsifying its financial records. Taiwan’s Financial…
WORLD OCEANS DAY… is June 8th
On June 8th, in commemoration of World Oceans Day, ICS will launch the “Life Needs the Caribbean Sea” public awareness program of the plight of the Caribbean Sea; as a key element of Caribbean Sea Futures 2030 Initiative. The World…
Caribbean fears loss of “keystone species” to climate change
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 CODRINGTON, Barbuda, April 30, 2014, IPS – A marine biologist has cautioned that the mass deaths of starfish along the United States west coast in recent months could also occur in the Caribbean region because…
