Magnitude 7.6 aftershock hits Chile day after massive quake
By Anita Li From Mashable A strong magnitude 7.6 aftershock struck Chile’s northern coast Wednesday night, just one day after it was hit by a massive magnitude 8.2 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The aftershock’s epicenter was 12…
U.S. warns that some Bermuda beaches are polluted with sewage
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly The U.S. Consulate General in Bermuda issued an advisory on March 31, warning visitors about contaminated beaches along the island’s south coast. The advisory was based on a 2013 study of the waters…
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Detention for criminal suspects reduced in Cayman Islands According to the Police (Amendment) Law, 2014, a police custody officer can only authorise the detention of a person without criminal charges for up to 48 hours from the time of the…
New Endangered Cayman Rock Iguana Exhibit opens at Cayman Turtle Farm
A new terrestrial exhibit at the Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter featuring the Sister Islands Rock Iguana, Cyclura nubila caymanensis (otherwise known as the Cayman Rock Iguana/Sister Islands Iguana) opened in March. This species of iguana – a cousin…
Chile earthquake: 6 dead, almost a million evacuated
From Chicago Tribune News Tribune wire reports SANTIAGO, Chile—Hundreds of thousands of people evacuated from Chile’s low-lying coastal areas returned home Wednesday morning after authorities called off a tsunami alarm as damage from a massive overnight earthquake seemed mostly limited….
Earth Hour 2014
See the world go dark for Earth Hour 2014 From Mashable By Ann-Marie Alcántara A girl lights a candle in preparation for Earth Hour.IMAGE: FLICKR, EARTH HOUR Iconic landmarks and cities went dark for one hour on Saturday to showcase…
Increasingly popular shea butter comes from some of the world’s poorest communities
From Business Insider The fruit of the shea tree has long been considered sacred by many in Western Africa because of its myriad health benefits. But now growing demand among Western consumers for the fruit, known as “women’s gold” by…
UK on-shore shale gas and land rights: Can a so called “legal block” stop the UK shale play in its tracks?
From Eversheds 2013 was a year in which the UK environmental lobby began to mobilise against the UK unconventional gas industry. The autumn saw the establishment of a protest camp at Barton Moss in Greater Manchester in response to exploratory…
Record participation in Caribbean tsunami warning exercise
REPORT from UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The level of participation in the tsunami warning exercise that took place on 26 March in the Caribbean was unprecedented, compared with similar exercises in 2011 and 2013. Organized under the auspices…
Demographic change in Europe and North America offers opportunity for the Caribbean to modify political positions
By David Jessop From Stabroek News In 2001, one in 10 voters in the United Kingdom were members of an ethnic minority; by 2050 the number will have risen to one in five. Put another way, demographic change is set…
