Grid-tied solar project In Turks & Caicos a testbed for Caribbean renewable energy development
By Michael Puttre From Solar Industry Turks and Caicos-based Fortis TCI Ltd., owner of the islands’ electric utility, recently installed a 35.25 kW solar photovoltaic system on the company’s headquarters in Providenciales. The pilot project could serve as a model…
Is Puerto Rico going the way of Greece and Detroit?
By Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero From Caribbean360 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, IPS – Puerto Rican society has been shaken to its foundations by the announcement in February by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s credit rating agencies that they had downgraded the island’s…
Caribbean fears loss of “keystone species” to climate change
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 CODRINGTON, Barbuda, April 30, 2014, IPS – A marine biologist has cautioned that the mass deaths of starfish along the United States west coast in recent months could also occur in the Caribbean region because…
Going green without sinking into the red
By Peter Richards From ipsnews CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr 7 2014 (IPS) – Most Caribbean countries are famous for their sun, sand and warm sea breezes. Far fewer are known for their wide use of solar, wind and other forms…
Putting climate polluters in the dock
From CaribbeanCIC Can Caribbean governments take legal action against other countries that they believe are warming the planet with devastating consequences? A former regional diplomat argues the answer is yes. Ronald Sanders, who is also a senior research fellow at…
Caribbean could put climate polluters in the dock says former diplomat
By Desmond Brown, From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday March 24, 2014, IPS – Can Caribbean governments take legal action against other countries that they believe are warming the planet with devastating consequences? A former regional diplomat argues the answer is…
Heavy rainfall washing out St Vincent honey production
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 DUMBARTON, St. Vincent, Wednesday March 12, 2014, IPS – Allan Williams, 32, is an agriculture extension officer in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. But as a trained apiculturist, he has also been involved in beekeeping…
Race on to save Caribbean banana industry from impact of climate change
By Desmond Brown From caribbean360 The banana industry is a valuable source of foreign exchange for several Caribbean countries, including Dominica. LONDONDERRY, Dominica, Wednesday February 26, 2014, IPS – When Dean, the first storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season,…
Protest coverage in Haiti and Venezuela reveals U.S. media hypocrisy
By Kevin Edmonds, The Other Side of Paradise From nacla The media coverage of the events unfolding in Venezuela provides a troubling example of how the imperial ambitions of the United States can magnify crises—especially when contrasted with the current…
Political violence in Venezuela, a game with no clear end
President Nicolás Maduro takes a trial-and-error approach to the economy in crisis. Humberto Marquez CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday February 17, 2014, IPS – Violence on the streets of Venezuela, with anti-government protests in the capital and 12 other cities, is a…
