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First ECLAC disaster training for Cuba targets environment experts
Environment experts, from Cuba are now better equipped to evaluate the impact of disasters using Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This following a DaLA training workshop conducted…
What can you expect at the first IPBC Latin America?
The secrets to building a world-class IP function will be shared at IAM’s IPBC Latin America. Bringing together IP managers from Latin America and beyond from companies of all sizes, the event will present practical insights for devising and implementing…
Caribbean nations pay steep price for climate change caused by others
By Daniel Gutman BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 2018 (IPS) – Although their contribution to global warming is negligible, Caribbean nations are bearing the brunt of its impact. Climate phenomena are so devastating that countries are beginning to prepare not so…
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Vibrating slab of Antarctic ice sounds like a horror movie
BY MARK KAUFMAN From Mashable In the faraway realms at the bottom of the Earth, Antarctic scientists have unexpectedly recorded bizarre drone-like sounds.After burying 34 seismic monitors in the snow atop the Ross Ice Shelf in 2014 — which is…
A major UK energy supplier is now 100 percent wind power
By Rachel England From engadget Scottish Power is the first major UK provider to make the move. Scottish Power has become the first of the UK’s “big six” energy companies to completely drop fossil fuels for electricity generation, after selling…
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Caribbean Ministers approve plan to prepare for the health impact of climate change on small island developing states
Third Global Conference on Health and Climate: Special Focus on Small Island Developing States, concluded on Wednesday with an Action Plan to be implemented in the Region Washington, D.C., October 18 2018 (PAHO / WHO) — Ministers from across the…
Trump threatens to use military to stop migrant caravan at border
By Jeffrey Rodack From Newsmax President Donald Trump threatened to use the military to close the border with Mexico in an attempt to block a migrant caravan from trying to enter the U.S. Trump’s comments came in a series of…
An impossible library
Three Girls Sit In An Impossible Library By Trey Ratcliff From Stuck In Customs CHINA DAILY ARTICLE While I was in Shanghai, I was interviewed by the biggest newspaper in China, the China Daily. Here is a link to the…
US Coast Guard offloads more than 3,516 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana seized in Caribbean interdictions
From Caribbean News Now MIAMI, USA — The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber offloaded approximately 3,516 pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $47 million seized in…
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The Caribbean reiterates “1.5 Degrees Celsius to Stay Alive”
By Kenton X. Chance From CARICOM BRIDGETOWN, (InterPressService) – If there is one lesson that Dominican Reginald Austrie has learnt from the devastation Hurricane Maria brought to his country last September, it is the need for “resilience, resilience, resilience”. And it is…
