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…
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…
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…
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…
How to select the right fire detection system
All the potential hazards and fire threats inside a business site is uncontrollably unforeseen especially during working hours when all are busy managing and doing their work. Installing safety alarms such as fire detection systems are one of the worthiest…
18 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
18 Oct Thu 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thu Oct 18 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during…
Caribbean countries to test ocean acidity link to greenhouse gases
From teleSur A recent UN report on climate change said limiting global warming to 1°C, would avoid some of the most devastating consequences of the phenomenon. Caribbean nations plan to test the acidity of the sea surrounding them to learn…
Children vomit blood after dream TUI trip to Caribbean turned into holiday from hell
By Ewan Foskett From Daily Mirror UK Mum-of-three Billie Baker says her kids still suffer nightmares after they were kept in hospital by armed guards against their will A British family’s dream Caribbean holiday turned into a nightmare after their…
17 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 Dist
17 Oct Wed 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Oct 17 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…
Cayman Islands joins International Infection Prevention Week IIPW: October 14-20 2018
From The Cayman Islands Public Health Department The Health Services Authority joined the world in observing International Control Awareness Week. Annually the third week of October is observed as International Prevention Week. In this week, awareness is raised on the…