Event: Fisherman’s Week of Activities, Barbados
The Barbados National Union of Fisherfolk Organizations (BARNUFO) will be celebrating National Fisherman’s Week from Sunday June 24 to Saturday June 30, 2018. See the flyers below for full details of the week’s activities. Information is also available at the BARNUFO Facebook page. [Photo: Warren Smart]
Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas supports manta ray research and conservation
Did you know that the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in The Bahamas is a significant hub for manta ray research and conservation? [Earlier this month] at Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas, one of only two aquariums in the Western Hemisphere to presently care for and study the manta …
Event: BirdsCaribbean International Conference 2019
BirdsCaribbean is inviting birders to save the date for their 22nd International Conference, which will be held in Guadeloupe July 25 to 29, 2019: Planning is underway for the 22nd International Conference of BirdsCaribbean. We are excited to announce that we will be hosted by Parc National de la Guadeloupe …
Co-founder of Bahamas-based coral farm in the running for UN Environment’s Young Champions of the Earth prize
UN Environment’s Young Champions of the Earth prize is intended to recognize and reward young people with big ideas that address urgent environmental issues in bold and creative ways. Among the finalists from Latin America and the Caribbean this year is Gator Halpern, a young environmental entrepreneur who is building …
Green energy advances on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia
From the St Maarten Daily Herald, a report on sustainable energy initiatives on the Dutch Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius: St. Eustatius and Saba are doing well in the area of generating energy in a sustainable manner. In St. Eustatius 46 per cent of the electricity is …
Agricultural technology advances in the Caribbean
An article from the Saint Lucia Star highlights some of the ways in which technology is modernizing agriculture in the Caribbean, with examples from Barbados and Saint Lucia: Thanks to a boom in ‘green technology’ there are now a lot more tools at their disposal. The uptake of GreenTech among …
Event: CARICOM Electric Vehicle workshop and Expo
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be hosting an Electric Vehicle (EV) workshop at the Barbados Hilton Hotel on 20–21 June, followed by an EV Expo on 22 June at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium: The activities will be held with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, …