Joachim Schmillen 
JAMBIN Handover at the CMU Jetty on August 23, 2019 The Centre of Blue Economy and Innovation is on a constant quest to find and implement methods to protect and conserve our ocean. One such project is the “Jambin Project ”. This device is a floating water filter that uses aeration technology to trap solid … Read more
US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking this war machine is a must US Air Force fighters during the 1991 Gulf War. Everett Historical/Shutterstock Benjamin Neimark, Lancaster University; Oliver Belcher, Durham University, and Patrick Bigger, Lancaster University The US military’s carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, … Read more
Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of strategies to save them A healthy coral reef at Swains island, American Samoa. NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/CRED, Oceanography Team., CC BY Cody Clements, Georgia Institute of Technology Coral reefs are home to so many species that they often are called “the rainforests of the seas.” Today they … Read more
The World Ocean Day – Blue Economy and Jamaica Today – as it is done every year on 8 June since 2009 – we will celebrate the World Ocean’s Day. By its resolution 63/111 of 5 December 2008, the UN General Assembly designated 8 June as World Oceans Day. I love this day, because it is … Read more
The Caribbean Supply Chain Event is the second major event in the French Caribbean, succeeding the #SCTL2016, which gathers a range of international researchers and professionals of the Supply Chain. This event is a rich crossroads for all the actors of the supply chain and of the transborder economic cooperation. As a result producers, distributors, … Read more
We can clean the Kingston Harbour. Yes – we can. I have to confess: I believe that we can clean the Kingston Harbour Bay (KHB). This confidence in the possibility is tested quite hard after every rain. Last Thursday it was time again – at this time it was bad. For weeks there was no … Read more
EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR 2019 The countdown is on. We are less than two months away from the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1st. As in each year in April, various universities and research organizations start talking numbers. In other words, they begin … Read more
How money and politics in the US beat science to create climate change denial In the history how money and politics in the US intimidate science into denying climate change, Exxon has now discovered a new variant. The company is arguing in the court of the violation of its fundamental right of freedom of expression. … Read more
Ms. Leneka Rhoden, Project Manager Leneka Rhoden is the reigning Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2018. She is the founder and Managing Director of e-Biome: a Scientific Research and Development Consultancy geared towards transforming the role of STEM in Jamaica. She is also the founder and Executive Director of iAspire International, a non-profit … Read more
Blue Economy and JAMPRO Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) invited me to speak at one of their series of Strategic Planning information sessions to share our expert knowledge on the topic of the Blue Economy. These information sessions are open to all staff and form part of the research stage to identify emerging/nascent industries for the … Read more