Can you imagine a Caribbean minus its beaches? It’s not science fiction, it’s climate change
From The World Bank Rising sea levels could have catastrophic effects for the Caribbean and would affect the poorest and most vulnerable in the region. Santo Domingo could be the fifth most affected city in the world To increase their…
Jamaica looks to bamboo industry for housing, furniture and charcoal
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday September 4, 2014, CMC – Jamaica is to embark on the large scale production of bamboo for the construction of low-cost houses and value added products such as furniture and charcoal for the export market….
Shifting rainy season wreaks havoc on Barbuda’s crops
From Caribbean360 Highlands, Barbuda, IPS – Water rationing has become a way of life for the 1,800 residents of the tiny island of Barbuda, which has been experiencing prolonged dry periods, especially in the Highlands area near the main agricultural…
Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA Championship, third- and fifth-place matchups set
Bid to Centennial Cup America on the line in L.A. Grand Finale; Four 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup berths already set Guatemala City, Guatemala (Wednesday, September 10, 2014) – The Central American Football Union (UNCAF) today announced the matchups for the…
Just because you’re shopping at a Farmer’s Market doesn’t mean the food came from that farm
By Chris Morran From Consumerist When you pull up to a farmer’s market, ready to stock up on locally grown produce, you’d probably assume that everything on sale was raised by the farmers doing the selling, or that it was…
The Devil You Know debuts this Saturday
There is still time to buy tickets for the hottest night of the year so far, the exclusive premiere of a uniquely Cayman-based community project – the world premiere of the short film, The Devil You Know, which takes place…
Dyson shows off the best robot vacuum cleaner yet
By Chris Smith From BGR After teasing it on YouTube a few days ago, Dyson on Thursday unveiled its first robot vacuum cleaner – the Dyson 360 Eye – that’s supposedly better than anything its competitors can offer in every…
Universal & Lowes Hotel announce ‘Caribbean-Themed’ resort for Universal Orlando RESORT
From BWM When it opens in the summer of 2016, guests visiting the new Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando will walk into a colorful Caribbean hideaway built around a lush, tropical lagoon and towering waterfall. The new hotel,…
101 years ago, someone mapped the morals of Portland, building-by-building
By Chris Morran From Consumerist The 1913 report on vice in Portland resulted in this map assigning a different color to varying degrees of immorality at hotels, apartments, and boarding houses. Click image to enlarge. (via BigThink.com) Long before there…
