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How ‘self-limiting’ mosquitoes can help eradicate malaria
From Wired Next month, in a laboratory an hour outside of London, scientists will begin stitching bits of DNA together and inserting them into hundreds of tiny, cucumber-shaped insect eggs. It’s the first step toward engineering a new kind of…
Neymar fouled 10 times
Brazil’s talisman striker was fouled more times than any World Cup player in 20 years in their first match By Tom Murray From Business Insider Brazil was held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday in their first 2018…
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Keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees could spare millions pain of dengue fever
By Neela Banerjee The tropical disease is spread by mosquitoes that thrive in the wetter, hotter conditions that accompany climate change. Faster international action to control global warming could halt the spread of dengue fever in the Western Hemisphere and…
Limiting global warming could avoid millions of dengue fever cases
From UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could avoid around 3.3 million cases of dengue fever per year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA)….
The Cayman conundrum: why is one tiny archipelago the largest financial centre in Latin America and the Caribbean?
By Dr Jan Fichtner From LSE Analysing how millions of multinational corporations structure their global ownership chains reveals that Cayman acts as a ‘sink’ offshore financial centre where foreign capital accumulates and data trails often end, writes Jan Fichtner (University…
UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean
UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history The joint customs and police Port Control…
Free ‘Lula’!
From Caribbean Peace Movement April 10, 2018 The Caribbean Peace Movement (CPM) is disgusted and outraged by the latest episode in the orchestrated illicit right-wing oligarchical campaign to target and “bring down” one of the most outstanding and respected leaders…
Social movements and other allies from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe condemn the political persecution and threat of imprisonment against Lula
TO: Brazilian Government Brazilian Politics Society and Economy From Friends of the MST Social movements and other allies from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe condemn the political persecution and threat of imprisonment against Lula, the leading candidate…
Small farmers concern OCES
Small farmers top of concern for new OECS – Brazil – Argentina Agricultural Knowledge Exchange OECS Media Release Friday, April 6, 2018 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is building upon progress to safeguard the Eastern…
PAHO issues yellow fever warning
BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reiterated its previous recommendation that Caribbean and other international travelers be vaccinated at least 10 days prior to traveling to or visiting areas where yellow fever…
