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Tiny grazers may be the new hope for Caribbean reefs
From ScienceBlog Thirty years ago a mysterious disease wiped out long-spined black sea urchins across the Caribbean, leading to massive algal overgrowth that smothered already overfished coral reefs. Now, marine biologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) report that…
Step to take when downloads are taking too long
From Wn.com The Internet and all its uses are unlimited in a sense. Millions of new websites are created and millions of downloads take place from some of these websites per day. Each day, thousands upon thousands of downloads take…
Trinidad & Tobago: Civil society ready to tackle climate change in 2017
Port of Spain, January 5, 2017 – Five civil society organisations (CSOs) in Trinidad and Tobago are starting 2017 ready to tackle climate change through raising awareness, advocating for strong policies and action, and implementing practical adaptation projects guided by…
Top 10 password mistakes you should avoid
From Wn.com Learning from own mistakes is good, learning from others mistakes is wonderful. Way back in 2007 I received a email from a hacker asking my password. Though I was aware and quite sure this is a hacker I…
Four dead in Guyana road accident
By News Source Guyana From St Lucia Online NEWS SOURCE GUYANA – A fourth person has died as a result of that smash up on the Linden Soesdyke Highway, which took place on Wednesday night. Three persons died on the…
Silicon Valley’s obscure unicorns could boost the 2017 IPO market
By Liana B. Baker, Heather Somerville and Lauren Hirsch, Reuters From Business Insider Social media firm Snap Inc may be the highest profile tech IPO planned for 2017, with the potential to raise billions. But more than a dozen expected…
How to be a kinder human in the new year
BY CHLOE BRYAN From Mashable For many of us, 2017 is going to be rough. Getting through it will require peak kindness. If you’re looking to treat others better in 2017 (uh, we hope that is the case), start with…
CRFM successfully implements EU-funded project helping to strengthen sanitary controls in the CARIFORUM fishery sector
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture has successfully completed the project “Capacity Building of regulatory and industry stakeholders in Aquaculture and Fisheries Health and Food Safety to meet the SPS…
In an instant messaging world, a delayed response is anxiety inducing
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable LONDON — “Step away from the phone,” I said to myself as my eyes bore down at my iMessages. I felt heavy with the burden of anticipation; my heart racing as my foot tapped in…
Top UN official in Haiti, Security Council welcome announcement of president-elect
4 January 2017 – A senior United Nations official and the Security Council today joined the international community in congratulating the next President of Haiti, whose election completes a repeatedly delayed process that took over a year. Sandra Honoré, the…
