Heavy rain kills eight in St Vincent
From BBC PHOTO: People had to rescued from cars in Bexon on St Lucia At least eight people died and dozens were forced out of their homes by heavy rain in the Caribbean islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines….
Carnivorous fish attack bathers in Argentina
From BBC A school of carnivorous fish related to the piranha has attacked bathers in an Argentine river, injuring about 70. Thousands of bathers were cooling off in the Parana River in Rosario, 300km (186 miles) north of Buenos Aires,…
A second red algae Gloiotrichus species discovered in the Caribbean
From Plant Press Vol. 16 no. 4, October 2013 A most unusual genus of red algae, Gloiotrichus (Liagoraceae, Rhodophyta),previously known only from Australia and later Hawaii, has been found for the first time in the Caribbean Sea. Katina Bucher, James…
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The Editor Speaks: Latest dump fire should be a wakeup call
The major fire at Cayman’s landfill (dump) known as Mount Trashmore on Friday (20) should be a wakeup call to the government on just how dangerous the situation is there. The obnoxious clouds of smoke dropped nasty black oily soot…
Marina for the Brac planned but faces problems
The Alexander Hotel management is proposing to build a multimillion-dollar marina in Cayman Brac. Grand Cayman Architect Burns Connolly who is acting for the owners of the hotel has submitted the plans for the first phase. They include excavating part…
Huge fire at GT Dump. Ministry issue statement
A major fire started at the George Town landfill [“dump] early Friday (20) morning. Crews from the Cayman Islands Fire Service are on the site known locally as Mount Trashmore. We received a report there was an explosion just before the…
Garden of the Groves’ Celebration of Migratory Birds
By Erika Gates From The Bahamas Weekly Basic Birding Class for adults was also part of the IMBD celebrations and was conducted over four consecutive Saturdays by Cert. Bahamas Birding Guide, Erika Gates. Freeport, Bahamas – During the final months…
Over US$400 million pledged for rapid response to disasters
From Caribbean 360 The latest promise of aid for natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes in the Caribbean was made in response to appeals by top UN officials. NEW YORK, United States, Tuesday December 17, 2013, CMC – The…
UF research shows coral reefs can be saved
From UF News GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although some scientists suggest that coral reefs are headed for certain doom, a new study by University of Florida and Caribbean researchers indicates even damaged reefs can recover. In a 13-year study in the…
