FBI raids Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island
By Haroon Siddique From The Guardian UK The FBI has raided Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean, in a further sign the death of the financier will not halt scrutiny of his alleged sex trafficking crimes. Mobile phone footage broadcast by NBC…
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Caribbean farmers could be going digital
From SCITECH EUROPA Guest writer, Ken Lohento, is the Senior ICT for Agriculture Programme Coordinator at the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA). The CTA was established under the Lomé Convention between the African, Caribbean and Pacific…
Boschulte seizes moment in front of 3,000 journalists in front of USVI as top of Caribbean destinations
By Ernice Gilbert From The Virgin Islands Consortium MIAMI, FLORIDA — Department of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte knew he had a short window — exactly two minutes — to promote the U.S. Virgin Islands in front of over 3,000 top…
Kenya seeks Caribbean support in bid for UN Security Council seat
By PSCU From Daily Nation In Summary The President made the appeal as he pitched for closer cooperation among African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to spur development and economic growth. Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said the meeting…
Superyacht ‘Big Sky’
Caribbean yacht charters available with superyacht ‘Big Sky’ this winter By Katia Damborsky From Yacht Charter Fleet The 48m/157ft motor yacht ‘Big Sky’ has announced her winter availability in Caribbean hotspots including Antigua and the British Virgin Islands. A well-equipped and highly experienced charter…
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Plastic Recycling Project ‘RePLAST OECS’ launches in Saint Lucia
By Felix Finisterre Senior Project Manager, Saint Lucia Office, UNITE Caribbean OECS Media Statement Thursday, August 8, 2019 — Environmental stakeholders from the public and private sectors in Saint Lucia lent their support and expertise towards the successful launch and two-day…
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Caribbean, Central America renewable energy watch
From Bnamericas The Dominican Republic’s government has authorized the commissioning of Akuo Energy-controlled Parques Eólicos del Caribe’s 50MW Guanillo wind farm (pictured) in Montecristi province after it was inaugurated in June. Power regulator SIE approved the plant’s operation in the national interconnected power grid after verifying the…
Give us our birdman back! Jamaican government demands return of two Caribbean sculptures that have been in London for more than 200 years
By Henry Goodwin From Daily Mail UK The sculptures depict a rain god and a birdman and are both around 3ft tall Both carvings, thought to have been made by the Taino people, are at the British Museum Jamaica’s culture minister said they are…
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Leclanché and Government of St. Kitts agree to build largest solar generation plus storage project in Caribbean
Fully Integrated Solar Photovoltaic and Lithium‐ion Battery Energy Storage System Will Provide Clean and Reliable Energy for Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis, DALLAS and YVERDON LES BAINS, Switzerland, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/…
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BHP to invest $US283m in Caribbean project
By Australian Associated Press From Yahoo Finance Global miner BHP has approved a $US283 million ($A418 million) investment to fund the development of an oil and gas project in Trinidad and Tobago. Total investment in the Ruby Project, in which…
