Lifestyle

The Bahamas Minister of the Environment and Housing, Kenred M.A. Dorsett, has expectation of IRENA for his country and CARICOM.

CARICOM countries seeking int’l support for energy projects

By Kenton X. Chance ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan 16, CMC — CARICOM delegates have started arriving here for the two-day Fifth Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s…

17 Jan 2015 12:24AM

Environment

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has installed 750 kilowatt hours of photovoltaic panels, which it says reduced its carbon emissions by 800 tonnes annually. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

FEATURE: St. Vincent embarks on renewable energy path

13 Jan 2015 9:16PM

The ban on the import of poultry from the United Kingdom has been lifted.

St. Vincent lifts ban on poultry imports from the UK

9 Jan 2015 7:46AM

Children take part in a fruit-peeling competition at Nine Morning celebration in Kingstown. (IWN photo)

Stubbs and Carriere win major Nine Mornings competitions

1 Jan 2015 10:41AM

MCMH gets new equipment to test for various diseases

1 Jan 2015 10:16AM

Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, killed about five students in St. VIncent and the Grenadines between 2020 and January 2021.

Two suspected Chikungunya deaths in St. Vincent

Health officials are investigating two possible deaths in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as a consequence of the mosquito-borne illness Chikungunya, which causes fever and severe joint pain, muscle…

29 Dec 2014 7:16AM

Health