The Caribbean colony that brought down Scotland
By Allan Little BBC News, Darien, Panama As Scotland prepares for an independence referendum I decided to look back at the late 1690s when an independent Scotland launched an ambitious but ultimately doomed plan to create a colony in what…
Caribbean corals. We need your help to investigate a devastating coral disease?
What is killing Caribbean corals? Investigating a devastating coral disease? By Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn | Felicia Aronson From Experiment If we understand what is damaging coral reefs, we can save them. White band disease is responsible for destroying up to 95%…
Chile #1 Top 10 most competitive countries: Latin America and the Caribbean
By Beñat Bilbao-Osorio From forumblog.org As a region, Latin America and the Caribbean has proven relatively resistant to the global downturn of recent years, but could boost competitiveness by pushing through overdue reforms. The region should focus on improving its…
