The world’s smallest island nations, many of which are in the Caribbean have announced new actions to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and end poverty, as they wrapped up a sustainable energy conference in Barbados, organized by the UN and the Government of Barbados.
In the Barbados Declaration – adopted ahead of next month’s UN Conference on Sustainable Development 20 years after the landmark Rio [...]
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Jamaica looks to save US$30 million per year in energy costs
PROMOTING Energy Efficiency in the Caribbean
CARIBBEAN NATIONS MOVE TO REDUCE FOSSIL FUELS USE
May 11th, 2012 
Admin: Donna GOV’T TO INTENSIFY PUSH FOR ENERGY SOLUTION
May 11th, 2012 Admin: Donna Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has said that the Government will be redoubling its efforts to resolve the country’s energy problems.
“The high price of energy has negatively affected our economic performance over many years. The significant rise in oil prices has not been matched by similar increases in the value of our country’s exports [...]
Launch of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programme in Jamaica
May 8th, 2012 Admin: Tricia Programme to save on energy and create fiscal space and positively impact Jamaica’s energy sector
The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining (STEM) in Jamaica on May 2, 2012 officially launched the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programme at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, Jamaica. The audience at the launch included representatives from various ministries [...]
Energy and Providence
May 8th, 2012 Admin: Donna New Providence Bahamas are very fortunate to have a relatively well developed infrastructure; testimony at least that good planning and foresight [as even its name suggests] of future energy needs pays off. But what of the future? even a well managed Commonwealth like Bahamas is troubled to keep pace with the demand for energy, the [...]
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Comments OffCaribbean to access $10.6 million in climate change financing through IDB
May 5th, 2012 Admin: Donna
Grant from the Climate Investment Funds will support regional adaption measures
Caribbean countries and regional organizations will apply a $10.6 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to carry out a regional track of activities to address the impact of climate change, the Inter-American Development Bank announced today.
At a recent meeting of the CIF’s subcommittee [...]
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May 3rd, 2012 Admin: Donna Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell has warned that government agencies and ministries that do not cut their energy bills will feel it in their pockets.
“With your current consumption as your benchmark, please be advised that starting today, your energy cost must only go down. If you increase consumption, … you can expect [...]
CSF-Sagicor Sustainable Caribbean Communities Project – - (coming soon)
May 2nd, 2012 Admin: Donna CSF-Sagicor Sustainable Caribbean Communities Project – – (coming soon)
Posted May 2, 2012
The Caribbean Science Foundation has initiated the CSF-Sagicor Sustainable Caribbean Communities Project. This educational project will build Sustainable Caribbean Communities (SCC) through innovation from science and technology that integrates across all levels of formal and informal education sectors in the Caribbean with meaningful linkages [...]
Posted in Environmental Management, Jamaica, News, Other Opportunity, Training Opportunity Comments OffPetroCaribe, Wigton investing millions at Munro
April 30th, 2012 Admin: Donna The PetroCaribe Development Fund (PCDF) and Wigton Windfarm Limited will be investing several million dollars in funding and training as part of a renewable energy initiative at the Munro College, St. Elizabeth.
The initiative will see the PCDF investing approximately J$7.7 million to rehabilitate the school’s 225-kilowatt wind turbine, while Wigton will provide technical assistance and [...]
Artificial reefs strengthening Montserrat’s marine ecosystem
April 30th, 2012 Admin: Donna BRADES, Montserrat – A project to build artificial reefs is now well into its second phase and making a difference to Montserrat’s marine ecosystem.
The Montserrat Reef Project was initiated by Andrew Myers and Emmy Aston, who currently operate Scuba Montserrat and was funded during the second round of the Montserrat Tourism Board’s Tourism Challenge Fund. [...]
Climate change could be in primary school curriculum by September
April 30th, 2012 Admin: Donna RAMBLE, Hanover — Minister of Education Reverend Ronald Thwaites has indicated that climate change could be included in the education curriculum at the primary level in the next school year, which begins in September.
“We are hoping that it will start in September at the primary level and then one day we start at the pre-primary [...]
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