Hammock Camping Infographic Part 2
Tired of the same old camping routine? Or maybe you’ve started to see some flaws in your regular camping set up that might be solved by changing things up a little bit? Sounds like you might need to give hammock…
Statement on Recent Natural Disasters in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States
By laspau From Havard University Laspau is fortunate to work with an amazing community of talented individuals and institutions across the Americas. Over the past month, natural disasters such as hurricanes in the Caribbean and the southern United States and…
Prayer urged as natural disasters strike Mexico and Caribbean islands
From Anglican News More than 225 people have been killed and many more injured following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico yesterday (Tuesday). It comes as the wider region is battered by Hurricane Maria – the fourth hurricane to…
Caribbean, USGC hurricanes could result in USGC fuel oil glut: sources
From Platts Houston (Platts) An active hurricane season this summer in the Caribbean region has put strain on fuel oil storage and interrupted normal flows, which could result in an influx of supply headed to the US Gulf Coast, sources…
Cartoon of the Week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Puerto Rico loses electricity after Hurricane Maria flash flooding – as it happened
By Amanda Holpuch, Damien Gayle, Matthew Weaver, Claire Phipps and Sam Levin From The Guardian UK TIME: Wed Sep 20 18h ago Fema – all energy customers without power 20h ago Puerto Rico loses 100% of its electricity – reports…
WeirFoulds supports hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean
By Nadia Chiesa, Kayla Theeuwen, Frank E. Walwyn From WeirFoulds WeirFoulds is deeply saddened by the recent devastation in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Our Caribbean practice group works in and travels to a number…
SCLAN pledges its support for hurricane ravaged countries
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chair of the Spouses of the Caribbean Leaders Action Network (SCLAN), H.E. Kim Simplis Barrow, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Belize and Special Envoy for Women and Children in Belize extended deepest sympathy…
Hurricane Maria: Implications for travellers to the Caribbean
By SIMON CALDER TRAVEL CORRESPONDENT From The Independent UK Hurricane Maria has swept across the northern Caribbean, causing huge disruption to travellers. As with the previous major storm, Hurricane Irma, airlines have cancelled and re-timed flights to and from the…
World Council of Credit Unions activates Caribbean Relief Fund
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) has activated a Caribbean Relief Fund to support credit unions that have been affected by Hurricane Irma that recently devastated sections of the Caribbean. According to…