Lifestyle

From left: Ellsworth Dacon, Sen. Camillo Gonsalves, and Hon. Clayton Burgin peruse a document after the announcement in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. (Photo: CMC/IWN)

St. Vincent’s geothermal project gets US$15 million loan

By Kenton X. Chance ABU DHABI, Jan 18, CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been granted a loan of US$15 million to help fund the development of a…

18 Jan 2015 10:32AM

Environment

A solar farm in St. Vincent. Employment in the renewable energy industry increased by more than one million jobs in the last year. (IWN photo)

Expert says falling oil prices buy Caribbean time for green energy transition

18 Jan 2015 9:43AM

SVG discontinues use of Ebola questionnaire

17 Jan 2015 8:36AM

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

17 Jan 2015 12:24AM

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

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on Thursday announced that it has lifted the temporary ban on all poultry imports from the United Kingdom Chief Veterinary Officer at the Ministry…

9 Jan 2015 7:46AM

Health