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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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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, 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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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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Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Robert Glasser

CANADA | Global conference renews call to reduce greenhouse gas

MONTREAL, Canada, Mar 7, CMC – The fifth Regional Platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas began…

March 7, 2017
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Smoke billows from the fire at the city dump on Sunday afternoon. Photo| Shawn Hanna

BAHAMAS | Government orders evacuation as major fire hit landfill

NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar 6, CMC – Police have ordered the evacuation of people living close to the public…

March 6, 2017
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Fishermen who depend on fishing for a living need an early warning system

CARIBBEAN | Early warning system to help Caribbean fishermen deal with climate change

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 4, CMC – The challenges of climate change and variability faced by fishermen and women…

March 4, 2017
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CARICOM preparing for UN conference on Law of the Sea

BELMOPAN, Belize, Mar 4, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been fine-tuning their positions ahead of the…

March 4, 2017
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Health Minister Nicholas Steele intends to take a bill to Parliament which will ban the importation of Styrofoam

GRENADA to ban the importation of Styrofoam

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Feb 24, CMC – The Grenada government says it is to table legislation banning the…

February 24, 2017
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