The algae epidemic suffocating the Caribbean has hit a scary milestone — the world’s largest seaweed bloom now stretches from Africa to Mexico
By Morgan McFall-Johnsen From Business Insider Sargassum seaweed has been washing up in unprecedented quantities on beaches in the Caribbean, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico since 2011. It smells awful, hampers tourism, and harms wildlife. NASA satellites recently observed the largest seaweed bloom in…
What money should be
By Nik Milanovich From TechCrunch With the release of the Facebook consortium’s project Librawhitepaper, the internet, tech world, financial services industry and policy circles are all burning with conversation on the project’s potential. We are still very early into Libra’s life…
WALSHY FIRE – ABENG… A conversation between Africa and the Caribbean
From Reggaeville ABENG IS A “CONVERSATION BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN” FEATURING TOP NAMES IN DANCEHALL AND AFROBEATS Walshy Fire has used his platform as a member of Major Lazerand as a producer and international DJ to gather artists from Africa and…
Solar Cow provides free electricity to incentivize school attendance in Africa
By B Kara Weinsten From Core77 You won’t be able to drink from these cows… YOLK, the company known for creating compact, transportable solar panels has created the Solar Cow, a solution providing free electricity to rural areas while incentivizing…
New Pirates of the Caribbean: Growing instability in Venezuela
By Nathan Paul Southern from Global Risk Insight We often associate pirates with Blackbeard’s cutlass or a Somali fisherman’s Kalashnikov. However, their next hotspot could well be the turbulent coast of Venezuela. Globally, the threat of piracy, particularly that posed…
meeco develops clean energy products for tourism sector in Africa
Project development and financing model sun2share introduced in Botswana The tourism sector is one of the largest industries worldwide and at the same time one of the fastest growing. In 2017, the travel and tourism industry accounted for 10.4% of the…
The Editor speaks: Dengue fever is the Caribbean curse and Zika is back in Cuba
The Cayman Islands government have issued a press release we have published today warning Cayman Islands’ residents to be aware of the symptoms of dengue as a precaution following increased activity in the region. Please make sure you read the…
Nobody knows why the Earth just rang like a bell
By News.com.au From New York Post Seismic sensors first picked up the event originating near an island between Madagascar and Africa. Then, alarm bells started ringing as far away as Chile, New Zealand and Canada. Hawaii, almost exactly on the…
Millions left behind as diabetes drives surge in insulin demand
From Newsmax A global diabetes epidemic is fuelling record demand for insulin but tens of millions will not get the injections they need unless there is a dramatic improvement in access and affordability, a new study concluded on Wednesday.Diabetes —…
World Orphans Day is November 12, 2018
Each year World Orphans DayTM is observed around the world on the second Monday in November. This year that day is November 12, 2018. The Stars FoundationTM, Nashville, TN based nonprofit, has declared this as a day devoted to empowering…






