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Interview With Barbados Energy Minister Senator Darcy Boyce
Above: Minister Darcy Boyce (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Like the rest of the Caribbean, Barbados is working to deal with the problem of increasing energy costs. With imported fuel dominating foreign exchange and the accordant high gas prices putting […]
Puerto Rico, USVI Governors Seek White House Support for Electrical Connection
Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh have signed a letter asking White House to […]
Guyana Continues Rehabilitation Projects on Linden-Lethem Road
Above: the Linden-Lethem Road By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana is continuing rehabilitation works on the country’s Linden-Lethem road, which is passable despite difficult weather conditions, according to an engineer from the Public Works Ministry’s Work Services Group. There are […]
Guyana Must Capitalize on Country’s Close Proximity to Brazil: Ramotar
Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar with Secretary of State of Roraima Eduardo Oestreicher (left) and Guyana’s Consulate General in Brazil, Leila King By the Caribbean Journal staff It is incumbent on Guyana to take advantage of the country’s close proximity […]
In Haiti’s Tabarre Issa, Finding Out the Truth about Ecological Toilets
Above: Septic systems dug by residents at Tabarre Issa (Photo: Fritznelson Fortune) By Lafontaine Orvild TABARRE, HAITI — COMPLETE WITH GALLERY AND GARDEN, 534 wood and plasterboard houses dot a gravel plot of former sugarcane fields northwest of Haiti’s capital. […]
Dominican Republic Signs Cooperation Agreement on Bioenergy
Above: Santo Domingo (Photo: DRT) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission signed a technical cooperation agreement Friday with the Inter-American Development Bank on the development of bioenergy. The agreement will develop a series of studies […]
EU to Fund Study on Geothermal Link from Dominica to French Islands
By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a 1.1 million Euro grant to enhance planning and study the feasibility of exporting geothermal electricity from Dominica to Martinique and Guadeloupe. The bank, which is the […]
Guyana’s Road to Brazil Moves Forward
Above: the Takutu River Bridge (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has completed a feasibility study for the Linden to Lethem Road paving project that would link the country with Brazil, the government announced Friday. Guyana will share […]
Dominica Begins Geothermal Exploration
Above: boiling lake in Dominica (Photo: DT) By Mara Etienne Following talks of testing Dominica’s geothermal resources to determine its potential energy value for the island and others in the region, the country’s government began an exploratory drilling exercise in […]
Japan Grants $15 Million for Green Energy in Small Island States
Above: foreground, Naoko Ishii and Karl Hood By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Japan has announced a $15 million grant to support clean energy efforts by Small Island States. The money targets the SIDS-DOCK partnership, an initiative launched […]
Canadian Firm Signs Bauxite Deal in Underexplored Region of Guyana
Above: PM Samuel Hinds and CEO Hilbert Shields (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian firm First Bauxite Corporation is hoping to develop a vastly underexplored region of bauxite mining in Guyana’s Bonasika, an area along the Essequibo river […]
Guyana, Canadian Firm Sign Gold Deal
Above: from left, PM Samuel Hinds, President Bharrat Jagdeo (background) and Sandspring Chairman John Adams (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Guyanese government signed a partnership agreement yesterday with Canadian mining company Sandspring Resources and its affiliate ETK, […]
Jamaica Signs Deal with US Solar Firm
Jamaica’s Department of Local Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding Friday with US-based Green RG Management to test its solar technology in Jamaica. The tests will determine the feasibility of the technology for Jamaica, beginning with using the technology in […]
Jamaica Eyes Smart Grid
Above: the Wigton wind farm Jamaica is considering the feasibility of introducing a smart grid to the island’s electrical distribution network, Minister of State for Energy and Mining, Laurence Broderick, announced yesterday. “We are looking at [a smart grid],” he […]
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