Fortune Cookie: An Italian banker’s tribute to a pioneer
By Sourish Bhattacharyya From Daily Mail UK This is a story in many parts, which starts in the Cayman Islands, where an Italian banker meets an Indian from Calgary, Canada, also working in a financial institution, and the two fall in…
Latin America and the Caribbean redouble efforts to eradicate hunger
REPORT from Food and Agriculture Organization Relief Web President of Chile, FAO Director-General, Vice President of Venezuela and representatives of the 33 countries gather for FAO regional conference Santiago de Chile – Representatives of all countries in Latin America and…
How to make real Texas nachos
By Joshua Bousel From Serious Eats Real Texas nachos need nothing more than fresh fried tortilla chips, melted cheese, pickled jalapeño, and—if you insist—beans. [Photographs: Joshua Bousel ] On one of my earlier trips down to Texas, back when the…
Caribbean edges closer to adopting fisheries policy
From Guyana Times The Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) says the region is closer to adopting a fisheries policy The Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) says the region is closer to adopting a fisheries policy which it describes…
Shrimp ban agreed in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
By Analia Murias From FIS In order to protect the shrimp breeding and development periods, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) established ban seasons and areas for catching all shrimp species in seawater and estuary…
Caribbean fears loss of “keystone species” to climate change
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 CODRINGTON, Barbuda, April 30, 2014, IPS – A marine biologist has cautioned that the mass deaths of starfish along the United States west coast in recent months could also occur in the Caribbean region because…
Conch fritters: a traditional Caribbean dish
By Elvira de las Casas From Que Rica Vida Conch fritters are just one more product of the cultural melting pot of the Caribbean, where native foods merged with European and African cuisine to create what we know today as…
Declining catch rates in Caribbean green turtle fishery may be result of overfishing
From Science Codex A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua’s legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take, according to conservation scientists from the…
Caribbean fisheries managers focus on innovation and cooperation at 12th Forum Meeting in Dominica
BELIZE CITY, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 (CRFM)—In the face of new and emerging challenges—such as climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, and food and nutrition insecurity—Caribbean countries are strengthening collaborative effort which they hope would maximize their initiatives to…
Apple Pie Smoothie
Posted by Elise Bauer From Simply Recipes Wow! I’m doing a happy dance just thinking about this apple pie smoothie. It’s dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and it’s GREAT. Anytime you have that many “-free”s in a recipe, I’m doubtful. But I…
