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The Bahamas' New Motto: "Sand, Surf and Solar"
Kenton X. Chance

When it comes to tourism in the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), The Bahamas -- 700 islands sprinkled over 100,000 square miles of ocean starting just 50 miles off Florida -- is a heavyweight. With a gross domestic product of eight billion dollars, the Bahamian economy is almost twice ... MORE > >


Caribbean Youth Ready to Lead on Climate Issues
Desmond Brown

At 24 years old, Stefan Knights has never been on the side of those who are sceptical about the reality and severity of climate change. A Guyana native who moved to Trinidad in September 2013 to pursue his law degree at the Hugh Wooding Law School, Knights told IPS that his first-hand experience ... MORE > >


Island States Throw Off the Heavy Yoke of Fossil Fuels
Desmond Brown

The Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, on a quest to become the world’s first sustainable island state, has taken a giant leap in its programme to cut energy costs. Last week, the government broke ground to construct the country’s second solar farm, and Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas ... MORE > >


St. Vincent Embarks on Renewable Energy Path
Kenton X. Chance

For decades, the fertile slopes of La Soufriere volcano, which occupies the northern third of this 344-kilometre-square island, has produced illegally grown marijuana that fuels the local underground economy, and the trade in that illicit drug across the eastern Caribbean. But now the ... MORE > >


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