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Sargassum inundates Big Sand in Union Island in April. (IWN photo)

Gov’t addressing impact of sargassum on people & industries

The Ministry of Health says it is taking steps to reduce the impact of sargassum seaweed on the well-being of the population and local industries such as tourism and fishing….

9 Aug 2015 3:34PM

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Caribbean artistes urged to spread ‘climate justice’ message (+Video)

31 Jul 2015 9:42AM

Caribbean building capacity ahead of Paris climate talks

29 Jul 2015 2:41PM

Exxon was responsible for the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. Here, part of the spill in the Chenega Bay, Evans lsland (Prince William Sound). Credit: ARLIS Reference.

Big oil privately accepted global warming, but publicly battled climate science

20 Jul 2015 5:54AM

Gov’t sets up task force to deal with floating seaweed

14 Jul 2015 8:11PM

A Tamarixia radiata wasp (Internet photo).

St. Vincent to import wasps to fight citrus greening

The Ministry of Agriculture will import 20,000 wasps in its effort to control the Asian citrus psyllid, which transmits the huanglongbing disease, or citrus greening. The most important damage that…

7 Jul 2015 6:44AM

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