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Tenacious Dorian heads for Puerto Rico; Bahamas and Florida could be next

By Bob Henson Aug 27 2019 7:07 PM EDT From Weather Channel Nudged on all sides by a grab bag of influences, Tropical Storm Dorian has held its own, working its way into the eastern Caribbean after passing near Barbados…

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Puerto Rico: Protests over homophobic text messages

From BBC Thousands have marched in Puerto Rico for the fifth consecutive day, calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Protesters are demanding he resign after text messages between Mr Rosselló and his team were leaked on Saturday. The…

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José Andrés plans to open kitchens around the U.S. to feed furloughed workers

By Maria Yagoda From Food & Wine At the Cayman Cookout, the humanitarian-chef opened up about World Central Kitchen and why he feeds “people of all parties.”  Every year during the Cayman Cookout, located at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, José Andrés makes a grand…

Clemson researchers: Trees grow more efficient leaves to compensate for hurricane damage

By Steven Bradley From The News Stand BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Some tree species heal from the ravages of hurricane damage by growing replacement leaves optimized for greater efficiency, according to a Clemson University field study presented at the British Ecological…

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Conference lends ‘Parrot’s-Eye View’ into Latin America and Caribbean

By Michael Rouleau WILLIMANTIC, CT (10/16/2018) On the 526-year anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of the New World, on Oct. 12, Eastern Connecticut State University hosted its third Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Conference. The symposium featured research presentations…

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The Caribbean reiterates “1.5 Degrees Celsius to Stay Alive”

By Kenton X. Chance From CARICOM BRIDGETOWN, (InterPressService) – If there is one lesson that Dominican Reginald Austrie has learnt from the devastation Hurricane Maria brought to his country last September, it is the need for “resilience, resilience, resilience”. And it is…

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Solar PV + Energy Storage Systems take charge in the Caribbean

By Livio Filice From Renewable Energy World The decreasing cost of solar PV and battery storage equipment coupled with high cost of electricity and grid outages are playing an increasingly important role in the future energy landscape of the Caribbean…

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New study says nearly 3,000 deaths In Puerto Rico were caused by Hurricane Maria

From WN A new independent survey says the people killed by Hurricane Maria is likely to be 46.5 times the government’s death toll estimate of 64 with their newest estimate linking 2,975 deaths to the destructive storm from September 2017…

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Hurricane Debby, and 5 others expected to hit the Caribbean

By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian Guyana Guardian – Still recovering from Hurricane Maria, which had caused the loss of around 4,600 lives across the region just a few months ago, several Caribbean nations are once again bracing themselves and…

Solar street lights

Smart Solar Street Lights – Lighting up Kuwait and Caribbean islands From Victron Energy It seems ironic that a company whose main role is to explore, develop and produce hydrocarbons should choose solar power for lighting at their headquarters. That…