Militarising the Ebola crisis
By Joeva Rock From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Sunday September 28, 2014, IPS – Six months into West Africa’s Ebola crisis, the international community is finally heeding calls for substantial intervention in the region. On September 16, U.S. President…
Can St. Lucia be a model for other Caribbean nations losing beaches?
By Anastasia Moloney From Thomson Reuters Foundation Beaches disappearing, coastlines eroding, tides and waves encroaching on hotels, ports and airports facing flooding, and salty water contaminating freshwater sources. These are just some of the ways rising sea levels, linked to…
Sea turtles find safe haven in Costa Rican national park
From Fox News Latino Nestled in the Costa Rican Caribbean is Tortuguero, a small village surrounded by fresh water, the sea and the splendors of nature that it has learned to preserve for its own benefit and for the enjoyment…
Climate change an “Existential Threat” for the Caribbean
By Desmond Brown From Inter Press Service KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Sep 22 2014 (IPS) – When it comes to climate change, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves doesn’t mince words: he will tell you that it is a matter of life and…
Moving toward a solar revolution in the Caribbean
By Phil Elwood And Eva Glas From Levick Energy It seems relatively obvious that Caribbean nations should reap the benefits of solar power generation, especially given that the equatorial island countries are consistently bathed in sunlight 365 days a year….
Caribbean export awards over $200K USD to Agro-Processing Companies across the region
From Anguilla News Bridgetown, BARBADOS. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) announces the awarding of over $255,000 USD or €197, 000 in financial assistance to CARIFORUM agro- processing firms as part of the Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP)…
Farewell to Cayman Islands Civil Service veteran – Mrs. Karen Gourzong
Civil Service veteran and Secretary for the Business Staffing Plan Board, Mrs. Karen Gourzong, will retire effective September 26, 2014 from the Department of Immigration. Mrs. Gourzong has had a long and distinguished career with the Civil Service which has…
Tai Chi in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands’ Jackie Balls – “Miss Jackie” – invites everyone to take a look at their new Tai Chi Schedule starting on Wednesday October 1st. Why not join her to see why over 250 million people from all walks of…
Cayman Islands Girls’ Brigade donates to Prison
Seniors and Brigaders from the Savannah Company of the Girls’ Brigade chose Fairbanks’ female prisoners as the beneficiaries of their community service project this year. For the project, which requires them to give back to the community, the girls obtained…
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“Right is might”- the reality and the dream
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday September 26, 2014 – Activities at the United Nations in New York this week may have looked like a celebration of internationalism and a recognition that territorial wars, terrorism, religious intolerance,…
