How the Amazon River may make hurricanes more deadly
By Kimberly Miller From Palm beach Post A University of Miami study found that fresh water plumes dumped into the Caribbean Sea may be helping hurricanes intensify rapidly along a path often taken by tropical cyclones, including October’s Hurricane Matthew….
Caribbean Nations Weathering the Storm After Hurricane Matthew
By BRIAN MAJOR From Travel Pulse The Bahamas and Haiti are at opposite ends of the Caribbean tourism spectrum. Yet, tourism-reliant communities in both destinations were devastated by Hurricane Matthew, the deadly October 2016 category four storm. Similarly, disparate elements…
Caribbean leaders want swifter action on climate funding
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean News Service ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 02 2017 (IPS) – When Tropical Storm Erika hit the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica on Aug. 27, 2015, it killed more than two dozen people, left nearly 600 homeless…
Caribbean Travel Marketplace draws 1,000 participants
The Caribbean Travel Marketplace, which was held Jan. 31-Feb. 3 at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, the Bahamas, attracted an estimated 1,000 registrants, including 271 travel, meeting and incentive buyers. Of the 32 first-time buyers who attending this year’s event,…
US had near record heat, costly weather disasters in 2016
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press From Caribbean Business WASHINGTON, D.C. — With steamy nights, sticky days and torrential downpours, last year went down as one of the warmest and wildest weather years on record in the United States. The National…
Tree-planting organization reaches milestone, sees solution to Haiti’s deforestation
By Alexandra Simon From Caribbean Life Eight years since starting an international tree-planting mission, the Trees That Feed Foundation (TFFF) recently planted their 100,000th tree in Haiti, and sees a hopeful light for the country’s agricultural future following the destructive…
New Year’s Message from the incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency David Granger President of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
By Chairman of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency David Granger President of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana I extend to all best wishes for a bright, prosperous and productive New Year as we enter 2017, the Forty-Fourth Year of…
Carib Year in Review 2016
NAN Caribbean Year in Review 2016 From NAN Compiled By NAN News Editors News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Dec. 28, 2016: It’s almost December 31st, a time when one looks back at the year before – and measures the…
Former coup leader wanted by US, wins Haiti senate seat
From Caribbean News Service PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec 06 2016 – A former coup leader wanted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration for alleged cocaine trafficking and money laundering has won election to Haiti’s senate, according to preliminary results released by…
Cayman Islands Premier’s remarks on Cayman Thanksgiving 2016
Cayman Thanksgiving 2016 remarks By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin Once again we have been blessed with a hurricane season that did not trouble the Cayman Islands. It is for that, and the other riches of our lives, that we celebrate…