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F&S Solar commissions Caribbean’s largest PV plant
By PETRA HANNEN From pv magazine With a capacity of 58 MW, the Caribbean’s largest PV plant has been commissioned in the Dominican Republic. The site was developed, planned and built by German EPC, F&S Solar. It now aims to…
Liberty Latin America, C&W’s Parent Company, reaffirms commitment to the Caribbean Region
CEOs Address 34th CANTO Conference in Panama City PANAMA CITY, Panama–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The CEO of the recently established Liberty Latin America – Balan Nair, and CEO of its subsidiary company, Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), Inge Smidts – underscored their continued…
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Caribbean fisheries sector at risk
Climate change impacts are expected to have increasingly negative effects on species populations, fisheries production, livelihoods, food safety and fisheries management and multilateral relations. A new research report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) cautions that climate…
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Vero Water® expands in Caribbean and Latin America with eco-friendly solutions partner, OneLink Global
NEWS PROVIDED BY Vero Water MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — VERO WATER®, a leading provider of luxury still and sparkling water to the hospitality industry, today announced its rapid expansion in the Caribbean and Latin America in partnership…
Top patent owners talk licensing with IAM
Earlier this year, IAM and ktMINE released a list of the US Patent 100, the organizations which, as of January 1, 2018, owned the 100 largest US patent portfolios. Did you know that the speaker faculty for Patent Licensing 2018 (September…
Caribbean islands rev up for electric car revolution
By Sophie Hares Thomson Reuters Foundation From The Christian Science Monitor Given the high costs of imported fuel for energy, several Caribbean islands are considering increasing the number of electric vehicles on their roads. But they face several barriers, including…
After last year’s hurricanes, Caribbean lizards are better at holding on for dear life
By ED YONG From The Atlantic A stunning case of natural selection in action The lizards didn’t see the hurricanes coming. Neither did Colin Donihue. Last summer, Donihue, a researcher from Harvard University, traveled to the Caribbean islands of Turks…
Survey highlights persistent discrimination against people living with HIV
AMSTERDAM (ILO News) – Despite progress being made in treatment that enables people living with HIV to work, they continue to face discrimination when seeking employment and as they try to keep their jobs and progress in their careers, says…
The Caribbean Theater?: Haiti and the First World War
By Christopher Davis From Small Wars Journal Part of what separated World War I from all the previous conflicts in human history was its global scope. Though nearly all the significant battles of the war were fought in Europe, the…
Environment Ministers agree on unified approach to tackle climate change issues
Thursday, July 26, 2018 — The OECS 5th Council of Ministers of Environment and Sustainability (COMES5) Meeting concluded on the evening of Wednesday, July 11 with Ministers of Environment identifying several areas for greater collaboration and unified action, to address…
