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Caribbean countries aim to seek compensation for climate chang
From The Daily Herald PHILIPSBURG–Compensation from industrial nations will be sought by Caribbean nations for losses related to global warming, especially for its impact on the region’s mainstay – tourism. Caribbean representatives are slated to meet in Mexico in June…
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U.S. pledges to work with Caribbean, Central America to lower energy costs
From News Americas Now News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. May 6, 2016: The United States says it is committed to working with the Caribbean and Central American to lower energy costs to nationals. The commitment came as Vice President Joe…
Trinidad and Tobago civil society organisations prepare to take action on climate change as global agreement signed
Port of Spain, 06 May 2016 – Adapting to the impacts of climate change is a priority under the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement, which has been signed by 177 countries, including several Caribbean countries. Saint Lucia, Barbados, St. Kitts…
Cayman Islands to use Oxitec against mosquitoes again
Grand Cayman will use Oxitec solution to suppress wild Aedes aegypti, the dangerous mosquito that spreads dengue, Zika and chikungunya, in an effort to help eliminate these diseases Programme follows successful trial of Oxitec’s mosquito in Cayman Islands that reduced…
Environmentally worse to travel by air or car?
By David Nolan, Green Car Reports From Business Insider Eco-activists often indict air travel as a carbon-spewing threat to the global climate. Worldwide, commercial jets pour an estimated 700 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, leading to…
Tablets help in Hurricane Dry-Run in Cayman Islands
For the first time today (Wednesday, 4 May 2016) government inspectors deployed a mobile emergency communications platform to monitor annual hurricane preparations. Using tablet computers, managers provided each other and specialist staff with live-update,…
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The Waning of Petrocaribe?
BY DAVID L. GOLDWYN, CORY R. GILL From Atlantic Council Central America and Caribbean Energy in Transition Petrocaribe, Caracas’ eleven-year-old energy and diplomatic alliance, is weakening. As Venezuela spirals closer to economic demise, the United States and the international community…
A record-breaking wildfire in Canada forces an entire town to evacuate
By Jen Kirby From New York Mag A massive wildfire has engulfed the area around the Canadian town of Fort McMurray in Alberta. The blaze has destroyed homes and forced almost the entire town — about 80,000 people — to…
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Busy little potters at the Earth Day Fair
The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park was filled with a delightful bustle last Sunday, as almost 600 guests showed their support for Earth Day! To celebrate Earth Month this year, the team at the Botanic Park came together with the…
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Cayman Islands utility company and government regulatory authority provide additional CORE generation
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) and Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) have completed additional revisions to the Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) programme which has been in place since February 2011. CUC and the ERA have agreed to an additional 2 Megawatts…
