Tag: Caribbean
Barbados | Place for Relaxation Seekers
Check out Denis Goulet's publication in the latest edition of PECB Insights, on his recent trip to Bridgetown, Barbados.
Disaster preparedness, business continuity and the role of insurance
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruption and yes, manmade cyber-attacks are real threats and possibilities which smart businesses plan and take account of in their modern operations.
Caribbean – Become a Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Implementer
Join us in Port of Spain on 04-08 June for the ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Implementer training event. Sign up today!
Creating a safety culture in Latin America
Some organizations are taking the lead in challenging the mindset of many of their workers to bring their health and safety performance to the next level.
The Canada-Trinidad terrorism link
An interesting look at the historical link between Canada and Trinidad terrorism. An analysis by Phil Gurski.
Upcoming training opportunities in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean
ISO training and certification opportunities with ContinuityLink in August, September and October.
Mexico’s spyware scandal is a gift for organized crime
Recent revelations about the government of Mexico's widespread use of spyware to monitor adversaries in the press and the human rights community represent a gift for organized crime. The New York Times first reported in June that Mexican journalists, lawyers, human-rights activists and their families had been targeted by government-owned spyware, which would allow eavesdroppers ...
Risk of Gulf of Mexico tropical system increases
Waters around southeastern Mexico and over the south-central Atlantic have the potential to yield the next tropical systems of the 2017 hurricane season. Tropical system may form near the southwestern Gulf of Mexico next week A broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over Central America will drift northward over the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico ...
Resilience bonds: a secret weapon against catastrophe
The costs of natural disasters are becoming too much to bear – and it’s driving up premiums no matter where you live. The solution may be a transformative type of insurance never seen before. In a conference room overlooking downtown Miami, British executives are talking about why they know south Florida’s streets so well. It ...
Is there a way to tackle air pollution?
The search for solutions to the threat of polluted air is generating ideas that range from the modest to the radical to the bizarre. A London primary school may issue face-masks to its pupils. The council in Cornwall may take the extreme step of moving people out of houses beside the busiest roads. Four major ...