St. Eustatius celebrates sharks
This week is Shark Week in St. Eustatius: “Sharks are magnificent creatures, yet their image has received a bad press,” says Jessica Berkel. And she should know. Berkel is Marine Park Manager with St. Eustatius National Parks (Stenapa) Foundation. On Saturday she launched Shark Week 2018 with a presentation about …
CARICOM to develop sustainable energy communications strategy
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, in collaboration with several partners, will be developing a communications strategy for sustainable energy, in order to create and increase awareness of challenges and opportunities in the energy sector; to facilitate behavioural change at all levels; to encourage innovation; and to facilitate the transition to new …
Prime Minister of Dominica plants trees to mark World Environment Day
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica planted over 80 trees last week as part of national celebrations of World Environment Day: Tuesday, June 5th was recognized as World Environment Day and that day was marked in Dominica with tree-planting exercise geared at restoring and preserving the island’s natural environment. World …
Residents concerned about Grand Bahama pollution
Resident of Grand Bahama island are concerned about the pollution being generated by the several industrial plants located there: Murky groundwater samples were obtained on Wednesday during another drilling exercise at Pinder’s Point, Grand Bahama – an area residents believe is affected by industrial pollution. The exercise was undertaken by …
Bonaire brands itself the world’s first “Blue Destination”
The island of Bonaire is positioning itself as the first “Blue Destination” in the Caribbean and the world. From Tourism Bonaire: In celebration of World Ocean Day, Bonaire proudly announces the development of a multifaceted public private partnership program that will officially establish Bonaire as the first Blue Destination. In …
Sargassum invasion a ‘national emergency’ in Barbados
The government of Barbados is treating the massive accumulation of sargassum on the country’s east and south coasts as a national emergency, and is working to find ways to put the seaweed to beneficial use: The influx of sargassum seaweed on beaches across Barbados is being treated as a national …
Jamaican government to launch plastic bottle deposit programme
The government of Jamaica will be partnering with the private sector to launch a deposit and refund programme for plastic bottles: The Government is committing $75 million over three years towards the implementation of a plastic bottle deposit scheme. This was announced by minister without portfolio in the Ministry of …