How a tiny island is adapting to climate change ... on its dinner plates
The island of Dominica faces some of the most acute threats from climate change. Residents have begun to adapt. | Umair Irfan/Vox Dominica’s traditional foods are countering modern threats. KALINAGO TERRITORY, Dominica — Inside a small yellow roadside shop on the edge of a lush hill, two sisters…#dominica #alushhill #valaryantoine #arniquevalmond #caribbean #umairirfanvox #cassava #latinamerica #petri #cozierfrederick (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Singapore ’s Banks Increase Customer Scrutiny After Money Laundering Scandal
Singapore’s banks are reportedly increasing customer scrutiny following a $1.8 billion money laundering scandal. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Sept. 23), this added oversight is being applied to customers from a number of countries — China among them — with lenders also stepping…#singapore #vanuatu #turkey #stkitts #nevis #dominica #cyprus #cambodia #connectedeconomy #pymnts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
American Canadian School of Medicine Dominica (ACSOM) Hits another Milestone now listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools
American Canadian School of Medicine Dominica (ACSOM) Earns Prestigious Listing in the World Directory of Medical Schools PORTSMOUTH, Dominica, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- American Canadian School of Medicine Dominica (ACSOM), the first nonprofit medical school in the Caribbean,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
"When there is no money, that is when I vomit blood": the domino effect and the unfettered lethal exploitation of Black labor on Dominican sugar plantations - Wilson BK.
BACKGROUND: In this article, I utilize the concept of the Plantationocene as an analytical framework to generate a holistic and historical understanding of the present-day struggles of a mostly Haitian migrant workforce on sugar plantations in the Dominica... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
The 2 Worst Passports In The World
The citizenship-by-investment industry is in crisis. CBI has become a core part of the revenue model of several Caribbean island nations—and some other countries—over the last 40 years. The model is fairly simple. In exchange for their investment funds—typically $100,000 and up—the investor is…#cbi #caribbean #russians #middleeasterners #suellabraverman #commonwealth #dominica #dominican #uae #hencebravermans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World's biggest fruit eaters REVEALED in interactive map (and neither Britain or the US is near the bottom)
Dominica is home to the world's biggest fruit lovers, data shows. People on the Caribbean island eat a whopping 387.18kg of fruit a year. The UK only chomp on 86.4kg of fruit a year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I Spent My Life Saving the Whales. Now They Might Save Us
More than fifty years ago, my team and I first discovered that whales sing to each other. Recordings we captured of the beautiful, evocative songs of the humpback whale captivated people all over the world. Whale song became the soundtrack for the “Save the Whales” movement, one of the most successful conservation initiatives in history. It led to the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act, which marked the end of large-scale whaling in the United States and saved several whale populations from extinction.
In the decades since, I’ve often pondered what it would take to spark a new conservation movement uniquel...
Source: TIME: Science - June 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Roger Payne Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Global Crypto Firms Thrive Despite China ’s Ban
Although China outlawed crypto trading in 2021, major exchanges continue to court Chinese customers. For example, a document submitted as part of FTX’s bankruptcy filings in November reveals that Chinese users accounted for 8% of the exchange’s customers. Moreover, Chinese crypto firms have found…#ftx #hongkongopen #huobi #hongkong #hkma #cryptoban #justinsun #ip #dominica #caribbean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tron Launches Dominica Metaverse Bound Token With Huobi
Smart contract blockchain Tron has expanded its mission to bring Dominica into the metaverse, with the launch of a digital identity token. The Dominica Metaverse Bound Token (DMBT) has been launched as part of the Dominica Metaverse Digital Citizen (DMDC) program, authorized by the government of…#tron #dominica #caribbeanisland #dmclabs #dominicametaverse #ddid #huobi #justinsun #caribbean #kyc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tron founder Justin Sun says SEC complaint lacks merit
founder Justin Sun said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges against him lacked merit. In a March 23 Twitter thread, Sun said the financial regulator’s complaints were “the latest example of actions it has taken against well-known players in the blockchain and crypto space.”…#justinsun #twitter #sun #ftx #bittorrent #dominica #btt #trx #cryptoslate #tron (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trump Media Group Investigated by Feds for Money Laundering (Report)
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York investigated whether Donald Trump’s social media company violated money laundering statutes in connection with the acceptance of $8 million with suspected Russian ties, according to a new report. Sources told…#southerndistrict #donaldtrumps #russian #guardian #caribbean #vladimirputin #tmtg #trumpstruthsocial #paxumbank #dominica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
, but will that really be enough
None TRX completed 5 billion transactions and also outperformed others in terms of stablecoin market cap TRON’s latest announcement is evidence of its efforts to increase TRX’s global adoption and usage. TRON has announced a partnership with the Commonwealth of Dominica to usher in a new era of…#tron #dominicametaverse #dominicacoin #ethereum #bnbchain #polygon #trons #defillama #tvl #santiment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man who lived on ketchup while stranded at sea for weeks has ducked out of sight
In this photo provided by Colombia's Navy press office, castaway Elvis Francois is attended by Colombian Navy members after he was rescued near the department of La Guajira, in the extreme north of Colombia, as he sits on board the merchant ship CMA CGM Voltario at the port of Cartagena, Colombia,…#colombia #navy #elvisfrancois #colombiannavy #laguajira #cmacgmvoltario #cartagena #dominica #caribbeansea #stmartin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Member of St. Maarten ’s Parliament Launches Bid to Adopt Tron as Legal Tender
Tron-based cryptocurrency could become legal tender in the Caribbean nation of St Maarten, after pro-crypto member of parliament Rolando Brison initiated legislation to begin the process earlier this month, according to local news outlet SMN-N. The move to adopt Tron as legal tender in the…#tron #caribbean #stmaarten #rolandobrison #smnn #dutch #sintmaarten #justinsun #stmaartens #dominica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TRON DAO Joins The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
[PRESS RELEASE – Geneva, Switzerland, 27th December 2022] TRON DAO, a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps, today announced that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). As an EEA member, TRON DAO…#tusd #tron #geneva #eea #dominica #dapps #tronandethereum #bittorrent #mainnet #dao (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
