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Snorkeling in the Caribbean

These Caribbean Resorts Are Perfect for Snorkeling Lovers, From Antigua to Bonaire to The Bahamas

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It’s one of the most popular activities in the Caribbean — snorkeling. There’s nothing quite like slipping on a mask and fins and diving into another world just offshore. Coral gardens, schools of tropical fish, sea turtles drifting by — snorkeling calls to the adventurer in all of us. Yes, you can snorkel at just about […]

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Time For Caribbean Region to "Attack" High Energy Costs

Above: geothermal work in Dominica (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s time for a frontal “attack” on high energy costs in the Caribbean region, according to Dr Warren Smith, president of the Caribbean Development Bank. Smith, who was speaking at the 44th Annual Meeting of the of the Board of Governors of […]

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Puerto Rico Governor Signs Law to Reform Energy Utility

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signs the new law (Photo: OG Puerto Rico) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed what he is calling the “most profound transformation” of Puerto Rico’s electricity sector since 1941. The Law of the Reform of Puerto Rico’s Energy Sector is based […]

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Grenada Looking to Court Investments in Green Energy

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada says it is targeting investments in green energy, following the signing of an expression of interest with Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room. Under the arrangements, the Carbon War Room would help Grenada in courting investors and other organizations to finalize a roadmap for “action and investment […]

Puerto Rico Governor Signs Law to Reform Energy Utility

By Jun Zhang Op-Ed Contributor HIGH ENERGY costs are the Achilles heel of the Caribbean. More than 97 percent of this region’s electricity is generated from fossil fuels and many islands devote a hefty portion of their GDP to fuel imports. On some Caribbean islands, electricity bills can soar up to six times higher than […]

Tobago, Major Energy Player?

 Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Tobago soon become a “major energy player?” That’s the view held by Victor Hart, chairman of the Steering Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Hart said that the country’s central government is collecting significant revenue from energy giant Centrica, which conducted […]

Japan Funds Solar Energy Project For Schools in Barbados

 Above: solar panels By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Japan has provided $121,000 in grant financing to Barbados to outfit five primary schools with photovoltaic energy. Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados, Yoshimasa Tezuka, said the project would “allow students to see the value of renewable energy as a basic human need.” “Efforts to reduce […]

Dominica Prime Minister Visits Martinique

 Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, held talks on Tuesday with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The talks focused on green energy in the Caribbean in general and geothermal energy in particular. The latter has been a major priority for Dominica, which is […]

Haiti and Vietnam Sign Cooperation Agreement on Energy

Above: Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Haiti (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Haiti and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the energy sector, the government announced. The agreement was signed by Haiti Public Works Minister Jacques Rousseau and Vietnam Trade and Industry Minister […]

Trinidad, Martinique Talk Energy

 Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy hosted a delegation this week from the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago for talks on energy cooperation. The talks, which were held in Fort-de-France on Wednesday and Thursday, followed a meeting in June between Letchimy […]

Trinidad: Natural Gas, Oil Production Drive Energy Sector Growth

 Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector grew by 2.4 percent in the last quarter of 2013, according to data from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs. That number was in line with a recent estimate by the country’s Central Bank, which similarly pegged the […]

Caribbean Islands Commit to Branson-Led Green Energy Challenge

 Above: Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Seven countries and territories in the Caribbean have signed on to a regional challenge aimed at transitioning the Caribbean to green energy. The agreements were signed at the Creating Climate Wealth event on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island last week. Branson arranged […]