KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 20, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says the key to the Caribbean achieving economic growth and development will be its ability to “think strategically and collaborate”.
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 19, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, has challenged the Caribbean community to employ and promote sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in their energy sectors, even as they pursue development for their countries, in his address at the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference currently being held in Port of Spain.
By Zadie Neufville
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday January 19, 2106, IPS – By year’s end, Jamaica will add 115 mega watts (MW) of renewable capacity to the power grid, in its quest to reduce energy costs and diversify the energy mix in electricity generation to 30 per cent by 2030.
With 90 per cent of its electricity coming from fossil fuels, the government is committed to reducing the country’s carbon emissions by increasing the amount of electricity generated from renewables from 9 per cent now, to 15 per cent by 2020.
As the Zika virus spreads, PAHO advises countries to monitor and report birth anomalies and other suspected complications of the virus
Washington, D.C., 18 January 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — With the Zika virus now circulating in 18 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is recommending that its member countries monitor and report any increases in neurological syndromes and congenital anomalies, which growing evidence suggests may be linked to Zika infections.
Gender stereotypes can be imposed on children from infancy, and therefore, the process of dispelling them must start in the early childhood years of development. This was a central message as the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) hosted a Conversation on Gender Socialisation and Early Childhood Development (ECD), entitled ‘Teaching Them’, at its headquarters in Barbados on Friday January 15, 2016.
Historically there has been an imbalance in opportunity, value and expectation between women and men. This has contributed to the root causes of gender inequality, including the most egregious form of gender-based discrimination, that of gender-based violence.
The plan will determine how best to integrate the optimum mix of renewable energies into the national energy grid, at the least cost.
Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) will soon begin the process of constructing a 3.2 megawatt solar power plant.
JOHN’S, Antigua, Jan. 16, CMC – The Electoral Commission in Antigua and Barbuda is in the process of preparing for a referendum to determine whether the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will replace the British Privy council as the final court of appeal.
The referendum is scheduled to be held later this year but the Gaston Brown led administration has warned that it could stop the process if it becomes too politicised.
The Jamaica Defence Force will this year host the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) from the 26 to 29 January in Kingston, Jamaica. The annual conference, which is in its 14th year, is a forum for defence and security chiefs from across the region to hold collective discussions on mutual and common security concerns while sharing experiences and ideas.
ST.GEORGE’S GRENADA JANUARY 15, 2016- GIS: Government is partnering with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and people in action to establish self-sufficient communities through Permaculture, or the use of modern science for sustainability.
John Stollmeyer Director of Caribbean Permaculture Consultants told GIS the idea is to get communities to be creative with ideas for production that are inexpensive to start, but with big profit margins.