Germany, CDB to build capacity for climate change projects in the Eastern Caribbean
from Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is supporting member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in their efforts to build capacity to develop robust climate change projects for financing. The bank’s…
Dutch sea search stumbles on ‘oldest’ shipwreck
From BBC It is being hailed as a lucky accident, after salvage teams searching for containers that fell off a ship in a storm discovered a 16th Century shipwreck on the North Sea floor. The ship, dating back to 1540,…
CDB to improve climate resilience in Sandy Bay, St Vincent
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved financing of USD13.4 million to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to enhance the resilience of the Sandy Bay…
Avoid sun to prevent cancer? Wrong
From newmax Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD, writes: We have been told, again and again, to avoid the sun because ultraviolet radiation causes cancer. But is that really the best strategy? One survey, called the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, looked…
Advisory Council signs pact with group of Latin American and Caribbean countries
From Gulf Times The Advisory Council and the Parliamentary Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) signed Monday a memorandum of co-operation (MoC) at the headquarters of the Advisory Council. The MoC was signed by HE the Speaker of…
Joe Biden pledges to respect women’s ‘personal space’
From BBC Joe Biden has pledged to be “more mindful” about physical contact with women, hoping to draw a line under a controversy that has clouded his expected White House bid. The former US vice-president posted a video on Twitter…
Former West Indies head coach accepts apology from new president
From Caribbean News Now ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Phil Simmons are pleased to announce that both parties have come to an amicable resolution in the claim from Simmons’ dismissal as head coach in 2016. This…
Construction crane crashes into Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas in Bahamas; 8 hurt
By Tiffini Thiesen From Orlando Sentinel A crane toppled over onto a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Monday with no passengers on board in the Bahamas, according to news reports. The Oasis of the Seas vessel was in dry dock and out…
Miami Cancer Institute opens Multidisciplinary Skin Cancer Clinic
This would be the first clinic near the Latin American and Caribbean region that includes the only 3D whole body photo-imaging technology MIAMI – April 3, 2019 — Miami Cancer Institute announced the opening of its Multidisciplinary Skin Cancer Clinic, including…
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