In Irma recovery, Caribbean Islands on unequal footing
BY GREG SCRUGGS From Americas Quarterly Storm devastation is partly a matter of chance. But the islands’ kaleidoscope of governing structures will affect how they rebuild. As Hurricane Irma blew through the Caribbean last week, it passed over a mishmash…
Hurricane Irma wiped out so many plants in the Caribbean that entire islands changed color
By Tom Murray From Business Insider Sometimes devastation — like beauty — is best viewed from above. The NASA Earth Observatory has released an astonishing set of images that show the stark contrast between what islands in the Caribbean looked like before and…
Caribbean bat species need 8 million years to recover from recent extinction waves
From SAT Press Releases: Bats include the fishing bat, vampire bats and many fig-eating species How long does it take a community of mammals to recover after a wave of species loss? Bats in the Caribbean Islands may hold new…
XLI Technologies, Inc. gaining momentum, cancelling Caribbean territory and getting back 4.7 million shares of stock
By GlobeNewswire, February 23, 2017, LAS VEGAS, Feb. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XLI Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK:XLIT) (the “Company” or “XLI”) and BOSCH Technologies, LLC (“BTL”) have agreed to a mutual release and cancellation of their exclusive distribution and…
Dad-of-two nearly died during Caribbean cruise
From The Sun UK DOCS SAID I WAS GOING TO DIE’ Dad-of-two nearly died during Caribbean cruise after ending up with horrific bed sores from ‘dirty’ Barbados hospital after being struck down with pneumonia His wife was told to say…
PETER WICKHAM: Political 2017
By Peter Wickham From Nation News Barbados 2017 IS LIKELY to be a relatively quiet year politically in this region as there is only one scheduled election in the Cayman Islands. Politicos in the southern and eastern Caribbean tend not…
Cuban referee: ASATT on right track
From Newsday Trinidad & Tobago The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT ) is doing a fantastic job according to the Cuban-born referee, Humberto Navarro, who visited these shores to officiate at the Republic Bank 3rd Annual Water…
TravelFix: Drew survives hurricane season during stay in the Caribbean
By Tony Lewis From The CW33 ST. LUCIA – Drew likes the Caribbean so much he can’t tear himself away. We catch up with our world traveler at the end of his 5-week stay. “Last time we spoke I was…
UK: Caribbean photography exhibition begins Black History Month at the Belgrade Theatre
From Warwick Black History Month celebrations are kicking off at the Belgrade Theatre with the launch of a Caribbean photography exhibition; Embodied Islands running from 4 – 28 October. The exhibition has been put together and curated by Associate Professor…
Shhh, it’s a secret: a Caribbean vacation during hurricane season rocks
By Dana Zucker & Sherry Wernicke, Luxe TravelingMoms From Traveling Mom Many people see the Caribbean as a place you only visit in the winter and spring. You go there to escape the cold where you live. The summer is…