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Video: Bequia’s Whaling Debate

8 Apr 2017 11:33AM

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Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves. (iWN file photo)

Sustainable Dev’t minister to outline his ‘vision for a sustainable future’

5 Apr 2017 9:57PM

One of the two orcas killed by Barrouallie whalers was shot in the presence of a whale watching group.

St. Vincent to outlaw killing of orcas

5 Apr 2017 6:04AM

Cruise ship cancels bookings after whalers kill orca in front of guests in St. Vincent

4 Apr 2017 6:20AM

President of the Caribbean Development Bank Dr. Warren Smith says the bank is giving high priority to addressing the fallout from climate change in the region. (Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS)

Climate change solutions can’t wait for U.S. leadership

3 Apr 2017 8:16PM

A manmade rainwater catchment on a farm in Antigua. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

Caribbean faces forecast for prolonged drought

By Desmond Brown BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (IPS) — The Caribbean Drought & Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) is warning countries in the region that the same abnormal climate conditions they have experienced over…

2 Apr 2017 7:20AM

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Director of Richmond Vale Academy in St. Vincent Stina Herberg explains how compost is produced using vegetation, cardboard, and animal droppings. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

How a devastating hurricane led to St. Vincent’s first sustainability school

1 Apr 2017 6:39AM

Bequian whalers are permitted to kill four humpback whales per year but almost never maximise the quota. Here, they process a 50-foot humpback whale caught in March 2017. (iWN photo)

Bequia’s century old unifier faces a rift

19 Mar 2017 7:04AM

In November 2009, Guyana made a deal with Norway, which agreed to pay up to 250 million dollars over the course of five years if Guyana maintained its low deforestation rate. The country has been lauded for its low-carbon development path. (Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS)

Guyana’s new oil fields both blessing and curse

12 Mar 2017 5:20PM

Torrential rains from trough systems in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in November 2016 resulted in landslides like this one, which swept one structure away and threatened nearby houses. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

Caribbean awaits Trump moves on climate funding, Paris deal

6 Mar 2017 7:07AM

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