Bahamas on alert for poisonous cane toad
From Caribbean 360 The invasive species produces toxins from glands behind the eyes that can kill small pets and cause severe reactions in humans. NASSAU, Bahamas, Monday September 9, 2013 – The Bahamas government has put the country on alert…
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Iguanas need our help in many locales [including Cayman Islands]
Keith Winsten From Florida Today How much can you learn from a lizard? A lot, it turns out. Next year the International Iguana Foundation (IIF) turns 20 — and I’ve been associated with the group for the last seven years….
Nick Pringle | Pitch perfect
By Sumana Mukherjee From Live Mint From the cricket field to the sales spiel, the commercial director of Accolade Wines—in India as Hardys—has it all extra-covered. Pringle’s workday starts with Australia and travels westwards with the sun, ending with the…
In Puerto Rico, cocaine gains access to U.S.
By Lizette Alvarez From New York Times SAN JUAN, P.R. — With its navigation lights off, the 35-foot speedboat raced north toward Puerto Rico one night this month, its two large engines at full throttle. Above, a Coast Guard helicopter…
‘Biggest dinosaur ever’ discovered
By James Morgan Science reporter, BBC News Fossilised bones of a dinosaur believed to be the largest creature ever to walk the Earth have been unearthed in Argentina, palaeontologists say. Based on its huge thigh bones, it was 40m (130ft)…
Pope should redistribute Vatican’s income first
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage says if Pope Francis wants income redistribution he should start with his own Church. On his Friday show, Savage said he would bid $1 million for Michelangelo’s famous…
Flouting the rules of law and morality’
By Juan Vasquez from Miami Herald GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Before this onetime coaling station for the U.S. Navy ships in the Caribbean was transformed into a site holding captives in the war on terror that U.S. officials…
OPINION: What exactly does climate warming mean for the Caribbean?
By Peter Binose From Caribbean360 One thing we can be sure of and we are already experiencing worldwide and in the Caribbean, is that as the ice caps melt more water will be vaporised and they will contribute to heavy…
More than 5,900 cases of Chikungunya in Caribbean, South America
By Paul Tinder From Vaccine News More than 5,900 suspected cases of chikungunya have been reported in the Caribbean region and South America since December 6, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said on Friday. The ECDC published…
Caribbean visitor spending climbs
From Breaking Travel News The Caribbean recorded a rise in visitor expenditure in 2013 when compared to 2012, with the spending rate outpacing that of visitor arrivals for the first time in three years. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the…
