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Is climate change pushing the Caribbean towards a health crisis?
By Advira Shand, From Voices of Youth I still cringe when I remember the agony I encountered when I was brought to my knees by the chikungunya virus in late 2014. Almost everyone within my community in South Manchester got…
Sea level rise predicted to be larger than originally thought
By Caroline Reid From IFL Science There had been a consensus that sea levels would rise between 30 and 90 centimeters (one to three feet) by the end of the century. That was in 2013. Now, with even more data…
why you never want your city to host the Olympics
These photos show why you never want your city to host the Olympics By Brad Reed From BGR Earlier this summer, my hometown of Boston made national headlines after its citizens waged a successful campaign to kill the city’s bid…
Questions remain as NHI registration looms in BVI
From BVI Beacon With registration for the National Health Insurance programme set to begin on Tuesday, residents are bracing for widespread changes to the territory’s health care system. Many of those changes are expected to be positive, with thousands of…
Mentoring saves lives in the Caribbean
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Mentorship Institute (CMI) and the Barbados Youth Development Council have recently trained several young leaders across the country. In keeping with this year’s theme “Developing Young Leaders for the Future”, the…
Here’s why most Caribbean seafood can’t leave the region
From Antillean Media Group Many Caribbean countries are lacking standards for sanitary and phytosanitary measures for fish and seafood, which makes international exports impossible. Now, a regional body is trying to change that. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 27, 2015 — The…
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The View from Europe: Improving the Dominican Republic-CARICOM relationship
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Mutual incomprehension perhaps best sums up the way in which the Anglophone Caribbean and the Dominican Republic presently regard one another. Although in recent months the focus has been on the complex concerns…
[Bermuda] Island off tax haven ‘radar’, Premier says
By Jonathan Bell From The Royal Gazette A favourable trip to London by Michael Dunkley has been notable for what did not come up in talks, the Premier said. “One thing that never came up was the European Union blacklist,”…
Five more data recovery tools that could save the day
By Brien Posey From TechRepublic Maybe it was hardware failure or user error or a malicious attack… but you don’t necessarily have to kiss that data goodbye. Here are some apps that just might get it back for you. 1:…
Tracing the scars of Katrina
By Jeyhoun Allebaugh & Marcus Gilmer From Mashable Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast. While the storm’s wrath was felt throughout the Southeast, the iconic images associated with the hurricane show a great American city…
