Caribbean cruise horror stories at US Senate hearing
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON, United States, Friday August 1, 2014 – There could have been few places where the old adage “worse things happen at sea” seemed more appropriate than a recent US Senate Commerce Committee hearing in which members were…
Mediterranean anchovies caught in North Sea at Walton Pier
From BBC Anchovies are normally seen in shoals in the Mediterranean or other warm seas Shoals of fish that normally inhabit warm Mediterranean waters have been seen swimming in the North Sea off the Essex coast. Angler Richard Holgate, who…
A vote for Scotland’s independence could reverberate through NATO
By Leo Michel From Op-Ed LATimes Scottish independence could spell the end of Britain’s nuclear forces Novelist and longtime Scotland resident J.K. Rowling did not mention national security issues when she recently donated 1 million pounds ($1.71 million) to the…
In the Caribbean: unshackling people one island at a time
By Elizabeth Roberts From the Gospel Coalition In the heart of the Caribbean, carpeted with lush rainforests ringed by spectacular beaches, it’s easy to see why St. Kitts owes its earliest name to the native word for fertile land: Liamuiga….
What’s wiping out the Caribbean corals?
By Angela Herring From News@Northeastern Here’s what we know about white-band disease: It has already killed up to 95 percent of the Caribbean’s reef-building elkhorn and staghorn corals, and it’s caused by an infectious bacteria that seems to be transmitted…
Broadband Internet Access and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Gustavo Guerrero From CIPE Development Blog While broadband Internet has become an essential business tool, it has been slow to arrive in the areas that need the benefits of development the most – namely rural regions of developing countries….
Antigua PM wants free movement of goods within regional grouping
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Tuesday July 29, 2014, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said that the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) should consider unrestricted circulation of commercial goods within the grouping. Speaking as…
Barbados opposition leader calls for Caribbean parliamentary reform
From Caribbean360 Barbados, Tuesday July 29, 2014, CMC – Opposition leader Mia Mottley has called for parliamentary reform throughout the region, as members of the Caribbean, Americas and the Atlantic region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association opened their 39th regional…
Canada’s humanitarian funding to OCHA for Latin America and the Caribbean region
From relief Web Friday’s (25) announcement of $350,000 is supporting the efforts of the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to strengthen the international humanitarian system’s preparedness and response capacity to meet emergency needs in Latin…
Caribbean Region represented at African Conference
Over 700 participants from 81 countries descended on the Kenyan capital, Nairobi for a Conference from July 14-18, 2014, to discuss and gain exposure to strategies for addressing one of the main challenges faced by agriculture value chains – financing….
