In Barbados, Minister of Agriculture Haynesley Benn sees promise in the local and regional agricultural sectors: Benn stated, “last year we had a drought, which affected the production of canes, causing it to fall, between October and December there was no rain and then the indiscriminate burning of canes in January and February, hence sugar [...]
Archive | July, 2010
t&t field naturalists’ club
The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists’ Club was founded in 1891 to “bring together persons interested in the study of natural history, the diffusion of knowledge thereof and the conservation of nature and natural resources”. The Club organises a variety of events, including lectures, field trips and overseas expeditions. It also publishes a quarterly bulletin [...]
caricom food security policy
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is currently holding a workshop to review and validate a regional food security policy: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene a two-day workshop starting on Monday (26 July) to review its draft Regional Policy for Food and Nutrition Security. The CARICOM Draft Regional Policy for Food and Nutrition Security outlines guidelines [...]
geothermal energy developments in the eastern caribbean
Here’s some geothermal energy news from the Eastern Caribbean. In Dominica the government has issued a procurement notice for geothermal exploration in the areas of Wotten Waven and Laudat: As part of a project financed through funding by the French Development Agency and the European Union, the Caribbean island state Dominica has sent out a [...]
rainy season health risks
A couple of articles from the Trinidad Guardian remind us of the public health concerns that come with the rainy season. First: The rainy season is officially here. That means we should be cognisant of flash flooding, clogged drains and overflowing of rivers, among other “wet season” related issues. However, during the wet season the [...]
runoff contaminates coastal waters of st. thomas
Recent heavy rains and the release of backed-up stormwater have made the waters of Magen Bay, St. Thomas, USVI off-limits to swimmers until further notice: Heavy rains caused the mangrove swamp abutting the beach to break at about 5 a.m., sending backed-up stormwater rushing into the bay in a foul-smelling brown torrent that stained the [...]
fisheries summer programme in st. vincent
A brief snippet of fisheries news from St. Vincent: The first ever Fisheries Summer Program began here today and it attracted a number of students from both Secondary and Tertiary Level institutions. The program which will end on Friday [July 30] is being conducted under the theme “A Future For Me In the Fishing Industry” [...]
trailblazers of st. lucian agriculture
From the Voice newspaper: columnist and former Minister of Agriculture, Peter Josie, pays tribute to some of the pioneers of agricultural development in St. Lucia: Thursday July 15, marked the sixty-fifth year since the first of a number of hard-working Caribbean pioneers arrived on this island to take up the challenge of agriculture development. Their [...]
Oil exploration on the Saba Bank
Permission has been given for oil exploration to begin on the Saba Bank: Exploration for crude oil on the Saba Bank, the largest submarine atoll (coral island) in the Atlantic Ocean, has moved a step forward with the board of Saba Bank Petroleum Resource N.V. taking the decision to allow Emerald Petroleum, a small oil [...]
