25th Anniversary: Hurricane Hugo left path of destruction in US, Caribbean
By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Hurricane Hugo made landfall 25 years ago, leaving a path of death and destruction from the Caribbean to the southern and eastern United States. Hugo was responsible for 49 deaths in the U.S. and…
Hurricane strands tourists, sparks looting in Mexico
By Yemeli AFP From Yahoo News Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) (AFP) – Hurricane Odile destroyed homes and shut down airports in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, sparking looting, marooning thousands of foreign tourists and injuring 135 people. The powerful storm caused…
A flood of rhetoric
By T. M. Krishna From The Hindu Why doesn’t a natural calamity move India and Pakistan beyond political posturing? On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 shook Kashmir. The tragedy was of epic proportions. Most of the casualties…
Cayman Islands Government channels mark Hurricane Ivan Anniversary
Government Information Services (GIS) television and social media channels join Radio Cayman this month in showcasing memories of Hurricane Ivan, 10 years after the storm passed through the Cayman Islands. Hurricane Ivan was the tenth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever…
Labor Day hurricane/JW Marriott’s 1st Caribbean hotel
Caribbean convection & Labor Day Hurricane. History of the Bonus Army & the Vets washed out to Sea.. From BobbiStorm From Hurricane Harbor Friday, August 29, 2014 In the Gulf of Mexico there is a large area of convection that…
Vigorous tropical wave coming off Africa this weekend – will need watching closely
From Dr Jeff Masters Weather Underground Little change to 97L headed towards the Lesser Antilles A tropical wave (Invest 97L) was near 13°N, 47°W on Tuesday morning, about 900 miles east of the Lesser Antilles Islands, and was headed west…
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Cayman Islands Weather Service launches mobile weather app
Getting caught short in an unexpected shower of rain can be a thing of the past thanks to a newly launched Cayman Islands National weather service app. The free-to-download mobile app features a simple interface giving up-to-the-minute updates on weather…
Boosting resilience in the Caribbean
By Jessica Faieta from Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Tuesday August 26, 2014, IPS – Having lived and worked for more than a decade in four Caribbean countries, I have witnessed firsthand how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are extremely…
UPDATE:Wounding in Bodden Town- domestic incident/ Further arrest robbery Cayman Brac/CUC apologises for latest power outages
UPDATE #2: Wounding in BT from domestic incident From RCIPS Thu Aug 14 2014 Police confirms that the female involved in the domestic assault has been air lifted off island yesterday for further medical treatment. The suspect remains in hospital…
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Foreign providers in the Caribbean: pillagers or preceptors?
From Eldis Cross-border higher education in the Caribbean Are the foreign providers of education in the Caribbean pillagers or preceptors? This collaborative paper addresses the growing phenomenon of cross-border higher education (CBHE), specifically on the trends of CBHE in the…
