MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Fierce hurricanes, heat waves, floods and wildfires ravaged the planet in 2017, as scientists said the role of climate change in causing or worsening certain natural disasters has grown increasingly clear. It was also the year the world’s second largest polluter, the United States, turned...
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Caribbean Biomass Initiative
BACKGROUND Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo, Caribbean Initiative Director The 23 Caribbean island countries with their 42 million inhabitants share a common history of colonization and agriculture that has shaped their economic, social and cultural development. The rise and fall of the sugar cane industry has been one of the most significant...
Petroleum Update in the Caribbean
Cuba Hits Crude Oil Milestone Cuban Central Petroleum Perforation and Extraction Company celebrated the arrival this Thursday at the one million tons of crude oil (7 million barrels) extracted in their facilities during 2008. It is the fourteenth time that they have reached this figure in a 12-month period, a...
Secondary students awarded for ‘energy week’ essays, art
Secondary school students were yesterday awarded for their participation in the Art and Essay Competitions held in observation of Caricom Energy Week. The competitions, facilitated annually by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), sought to bring awareness to the importance of energy conservation and tackling climate change. The distribution of the...
Projects: Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
Sagicor Visionaries Challenge Challenge Description The Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) has partnered with Sagicor and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to launch the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge (SVC). The Challenge is a design competition with the overall goal of creating more sustainable Caribbean communities. Challenge Goals 1. Boost institutional capacity...