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The algae epidemic suffocating the Caribbean has hit a scary milestone — the world’s largest seaweed bloom now stretches from Africa to Mexico
By Morgan McFall-Johnsen From Business Insider Sargassum seaweed has been washing up in unprecedented quantities on beaches in the Caribbean, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico since 2011. It smells awful, hampers tourism, and harms wildlife. NASA satellites recently observed the largest seaweed bloom in…
Study: Cancer risk rises after iodine treatment for thyroid
From Newsmax Patients who receive radioactive iodine treatment for an overactive thyroid have an increased long-term risk of cancer death, new research finds. The study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect, but “we identified a clear dose-response relationship between this widely used treatment…
Weightlifting better at reducing heart fat than aerobic
From Newsmax Obese people who engaged in resistance training were more likely to see reductions in a type of heart fat that has been linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. In the small study, researchers determined that a…
Firebrand Philippine president pushes the US to send the entire 7th Fleet into the South China Sea
By Ryan Pickrall From Business Insider Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared the US on Monday to send the entire US 7th Fleet into the South China Sea to confront China if it really wants to drive Chinese forces from the…
ECLAC Op-Ed
2030 Agenda and Latin America and the Caribbean: Urgency at critical point *By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have undertaken a huge commitment to the 2030 Agenda with important advances in…
Conflict and insecurity driving spread of diseases like Ebola, WHO chief warns
By Peter Beaumont From The Guardian UK Deadly outbreak is ‘global wake-up call’, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells Guardian The head of the World Health Organization has called the world’s second worst Ebola outbreak a “global wake-up call” to the escalating risk…
Do this in Grand Cayman
5 things first-timers should do in Grand Cayman, from snorkeling with stingrays to bioluminescent kayaking By Adrenne Jordan From USA Today Snorkeling with stingrays, exploring shallow sandbars and long walks on an award-winning beach: Grand Cayman offers a plethora of adventures for visitors….
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Dusk All-Inclusive presents premium pre-Caribana event
Toronto, Ontario (Sonique Solutions) – The Durham Region of the Greater Toronto Area will be illuminated on July 20th 2019 by a new high-end Caribbean event entitled ‘Dusk All Inclusive Party’. This new event experience falls on the lead-up to…
Gloria Ballantyne, a stateswoman extraordinaire
By Nelson A. King from Caribbean Life As tributes overflow in memory of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ sporting icon, Gloria Ballantyne, who died on Sat., June 29, at 81, Caribbean Life revisits a profile two years ago written about…
Puzzles for July 10 2019 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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