Came across this via The Huffington Post: an interview with the Director of the Nature Conservancy’s Caribbean programme. Here’s an excerpt: When did The Nature Conservancy (TNC) launch its Caribbean program? As you may know, The Nature Conservancy is one of the oldest conservation organizations in the U.S. We launched sixty years ago with a [...]
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The St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network
A video about the work and accomplishments of the St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network. Previous related posts on Green Antilles: In St. Kitts, concern about sand-mining’s impacts on turtle nesting, Ross vet school teams up with fishermen to protect turtles in St. Kitts, and Beach cleanup for leatherback turtles in St. Kitts.
Funding obtained for wind energy development in St. Kitts
Funding has been secured for the construction of a wind farm in St. Kitts: Caribbean developer North Star has secured a $16.5m commitment from the US Overseas Project Investment Corporation (Opic) to fund construction of the first phase of the 5.4MW Belle Vue wind farm in St Kitts. … Nevis-based North Star is building St [...]
The Nevis Turtle Group
The St. Kitts and Nevis Leeward Times spotlights the work of the Nevis Turtle Group: Nevis Turtle Group which was formed in 2003 is a non governmental organisation with a core-membership of about 10 persons and some 20 volunteers involved in the conservation method. The group was initially started by Pemberton in 2001 when he [...]
St. Kitts and Nevis steadily increasing agricultural production
Two bits of agricultural news from St. Kitts and Nevis. First, despite an overall economic decline, the agricultural sector continues to grow: For third consecutive quarter being reported by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the agriculture sector of St. Kitts and Nevis is the only one to show growth and progress when 2010 outcomes are [...]
Nevis geothermal project still awaiting financing; concern about company’s lack of experience
The Nevis Island Assembly has passed a resolution guaranteeing a multi-million dollar loan for the Spring Hill geothermal project: The Nevis Island Assembly has approved a Resolution guaranteeing a US$57 million loan that is being sought by West Indies Power (Nevis) from the United States Government’s Export Import (Ex-Im) Bank for the construction of an [...]
St. Kitts and Nevis aims for 60% increase in renewable energy
As the government of St. Kitts and Nevis seeks to formalise and finalise its National Energy Policy, the Energy Minister announces the country’s ambitious renewable energy targets: Energy Minister in the Federal Government, the Hon. Dr. Earl Asim Martin is hoping that renewable energy services provided in St. Kitts-Nevis will increase 60 percent by 2015. [...]
Consultation on the St. Kitts and Nevis energy policy
Earlier this week the draft national energy policy for St. Kitts and Nevis was presented to stakeholders for consultation: According to the OAS Representative in St. Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Starret Greene, the first forum [was] held at the Pinney’s Beach Hotel in Nevis on Tuesday, April 12, and at the Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI) [...]
