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Guyanese Government to investigate gold-mining effluent in the Cuyuni river

GUYANA | Fact finding team to investigate river pollution from gold mining

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr. 19, CMC – A fact finding team has been deployed to investigate reports of environmental…

April 20, 2017
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Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Hon. Daniel Orlando Smith, OBE, MHA piloted the environmental tax.

BVI | Bill passed for visitors to pay US$10 in environmental levy

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Apr. 19, CMC – All visitors to the British overseas territory, the Virgin Islands, …

April 19, 2017
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Finance and the Public Service Minister Audley Shaw (left), and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Kenji Tobita (2nd right), sign the Record of Discussions documents that will facilitate implementation of the J$348.9-million (¥300-million/US$2.7-million) grant-funded three-year ‘Project to Promote Energy Efficiency in Caribbean Countries’. The signing took place at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Wednesday, April 12. Looking on (from second left) are Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Ambassador Masanori Nakano; and Group Managing Director for the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, which will implement the project, Winston Watson.

JAMAICA | Gov't to Benefit from Japan-Funded Energy Project

KINGSTON, April 13, 2017 - Jamaica is among four Caribbean countries that will benefit from the Japan International…

April 14, 2017
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Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman

GUYANA | Gov't seeking to sign EU forest agreement

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 12, CMC – Guyana Wednesday said it would be sending a delegation to Belgium to…

April 12, 2017
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while addressing the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a US$330 million 190 megawatt (mw) power plant at Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine, on April 7. The engagement, dubbed the Renaissance Project, will entail the replacement of 292 mw of obsolete power generation equipment at the old Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) power plant, with new efficient natural gas-fired generating capacity.

JAMAICA | Jamaica Moves 74 Places up on the Global Energy Index

KINGSTON, April 9, 2017 - Jamaica has moved 74 places up on the World Economic Forum’s Global Energy…

April 9, 2017
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the symbolic groundbreaking exercise for the construction of a US$330 million 190 megawatt (mw) power plant at Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine, during a ceremony on April 7. Also participating (from left) are: Opposition Spokesman for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) East-West Power Company, Yong Jin Kim; President and CEO of Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Kelly Tomblin; Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Senior Officer, Power Business Division, Marubeni Corporation, Tatsuya Ozono. The plant’s construction, dubbed the Renaissance Project, will result in the replacement of 292 mw of obsolete power generation equipment at the old JPS power plant, with new efficient natural gas-fired generating capacity.

JAMAICA | Prime Minister Lauds Local Investor Support for Renaissance Project

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9, 2017 – Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has lauded local investors and other stakeholders for…

April 9, 2017
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HAITI | Civil society groups against mining in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Apr 4, CMC – Civil society organisations here have called on the new Haitian…

April 4, 2017
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Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes says the information will reduce wanton destruction of the environment while fitting perfectly into the government’s green economy agenda.

GUYANA | Commission to undertake project to map Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 1, CMC – The Geological Service Division of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)…

April 1, 2017
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GUYANA | Gov't committed to development of oil and gas sector

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar. 30, CMC – President David Granger has reiterated his government’s commitment to the development of…

March 30, 2017
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Sargassum, which gets its name from the Portuguese word for grape, is a floating brownish algae that generally blooms in the Sargasso Sea and now inundates many beaches in the Caribbean.

ST. LUCIA | Project on seaweed to be showcased at US institute

CASTRIES, St Lucia , Mar 30, CMC -A project on the transformation of sargassum seaweed into organic compost…

March 30, 2017
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CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters at Turkeyen, East Demerara, Gorgetown, Guyana

CARIBBEAN | Jamaica to host launch of regional project to develop energy efficiency building code

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 22, CMC – A regional project team (RPT), established to develop a Regional Energy Efficiency…

March 22, 2017
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