Tropical Storm Elsa has battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it moved through the Caribbean, killing at least three people. A 15-year-old boy and a 75-year-old woman died in separate events in the Dominican Republic last Saturday after walls collapsed on them, while a […]
The fifth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season formed over the Atlantic early Thursday. Tropical Storm Elsa has sustained winds of 40 mph and is continuing its track westward at a quick pace of 25 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A few weeks before the official start of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, forecasters at the US-based Colorado State University are warning that the six-month period will be more active than normal. The CSU Tropical Weather Project team said it anticipated at least 16 named storms with gusts over 100 km/h or […]
More than two years after Barbuda suffered the crippling effects of hurricane Irma, residents are still struggling to recapture some semblance of normalcy. Environmental activist John Mussington, said the disaster recovery process has been achingly slow. He thinks it unfortunate that the government seems more focussed on commercial development than they are on meeting the […]
If occasional crises – hurricanes, revolutions and most recently, Haiti’s devastating earthquake – have crumpled this picture postcard view, the Caribbean remains a region largely devoted to the good life. First, some geography. The islands are divided into three broad groups. To the west are the Greater Antilles: mainly independent countries including Cuba, Jamaica and […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Dear Mr. Minister An appeal on behalf of ‘ out of status’ Bahamians Dear Minister Hussen, As Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, you have implemented several programs that have positively affected many immigrants in Canada. The recent pilot program which lifted the ban on sponsors who did not declare […]
By Lincoln DePradine As Canadians prepare to vote in federal elections on October 21, citizens of Caribbean heritage have been urged to make climate change an issue to raise with the politicians seeking office to the House of Commons in Ottawa. Powerful hurricanes such as Dorian that hit The Bahamas this month, Maria that flattened […]
A Barrie man is raising money to help those affected by hurricane Dorian. Beatrice Vaisman reports. The catastrophic devastation left in the wake of hurricane Dorian has hit close to home for a Barrie man. Chris Ashton has strong ties to the country that he calls his second home. “My parents have a place in […]
Hurricanes like Dorian and Maria may be disastrous for humans and their property, but some fish have actually evolved to thrive in severe weather. A team of scientists studied how extreme weather events affect river fish in Puerto Rico. The island is ideal for examining the environmental and human impacts on freshwater fish because Puerto […]
Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. Puerto Rico was ceded to the U.S. by Spain in 1898, and the Island has belonged to the United States ever since. In 1917, Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens, and everyone born in Puerto Rico is a citizen of the United States. But Puerto Rico is […]
