Discouraging forecast for the Caribbean [sargassum seaweed]
From Yucatan Times According to the monthly reports of the Optical Oceanography Laboratory of the School of Marine Sciences of the University of South Florida, intended to provide an overview of the current flowering condition and the probability of future…
Building back better: increasing resilience in the Caribbean water sector
By Dr Nigel Walmsley From HR Wallingford With climate change bringing the prospect of an increase in the frequency of high intensity hurricanes in the Caribbean region, Dr Nigel Walmsley explains why action for long-term resilience is needed now to…
CTO expands programme with industry-specific scholarships for Caribbean nationals
From WIC News In an effort to provide more opportunities for Caribbean nationals pursuing higher education and careers in the tourism industry, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Scholarship Foundation has enhanced and expanded its programme. With the support of partners…
Miami Cancer Institute names Horacio Asbun, M.D., FACS, Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
MIAMI, FL – February 25, 2019 – Surgeon Horacio Asbun, M.D., FACS, has joined Miami Cancer Institute, the region’s premier cancer treatment and research destination and part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Asbun will serve as Chief of Hepatobiliary and…
Another Caribbean nation to legalize medical cannabis, decriminalize adult use
By Matt Lamers From Marijuana Business Daily After 15 months of public consultation, Saint Kitts and Nevis is ready to follow regional neighbors in developing a medical cannabis industry. In a statement to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Timothy Harris…
US – Napolitano: Don’t believe Cohen without corroboration
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen’s upcoming testimony before key House committees shouldn’t be believed unless there is something that corroborates what he’s saying, Judge Andrew Napolitano said Tuesday. “This dynamite piece that The Wall…
Audio scribes
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio It’s no coincidence we refer to musicians as artists: They transfer what’s in their heads into ours through a language we call music. If we are accepting of what we receive a connection is…
US: Trump, Kim meet in human rights hell
By John Gizzi From Newsmax Whatever emerges from the summit this week between President Donald Trump and North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, it is highly unlikely that the international spotlight on host nation Vietnam is going to change with…
UK Government urges businesses to sign up for LatAm and Caribbean Roadshow
By Angus Stewart-Robinson From Nearshore Americas As the UK moves towards a post-Brexit era, the UK government has called on businesses to look towards Latin America’s growing economy for new export opportunities. Joanna Crellin, HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, will lead…
Royal Caribbean apprentice competition attracts almost 35,000 entries
By Harry Kemble From Travel Weekly Royal Caribbean International’s competition to find an apprentice to test its shore experiences has attracted nearly 35,000 entries since it launched just over two weeks ago. The winner of the competition to fill the Shore Explorer ‘Apprentice-Ship’ role,…