Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Area : South Church Street, South Sound Road and Secret and Hidden Gardens (off Fairbanks Road) Date : Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Time : 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CUC advises customers on South Church Street, South Sound Road and in Secret Gardens and Hidden Gardens off Fairbanks Road that they […]
By David L. Goldwyn Caribbean countries are in the midst of a multi-faceted crisis. The region has long struggled with electricity prices nearly double those of the United States, economic privation from the collapse of international tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and elevated risks from extreme weather and rising sea levels. Today, these challenges are […]
For immediate release November 9th, 2021 Nineteen members of staff from the Generation Department, at both operational and Management levels, participated in a two-week training programme that examined the operations of the newly installed Wärtsilä engines at the Cane Hall Power Station. The training commenced October 25th, under Senior Wärtsilä Instructor, Mr. Matti Kakko. […]
For immediate release November 9th, 2021 After months of tedious work, two Wärtsilä engines, which were installed at the Cane Hall Power Station earlier this year, were officially handed over to St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited on November 8th 2021. The engines were installed as part of a generation expansion project that began in November […]
Wärtsilä Corporation, News 15 November 2021 at 2:01 PM E. Europe Standard Time The technology group Wärtsilä has for the sixth year in a row been selected as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), both in the DJSI World and DJSI Europe indices. The 2021 DJSI results were announced on 12 November […]
November 15, 2021 JPS is announcing that it has signed an agreement with GB Energy Texaco for the first installation of Electric Vehicle chargers at select service stations. The first charging station will be at Texaco’s New Kingston location on Trafalgar Road, and will be open to the public by the end of next month. […]
Trinidad and Tobago. 11 November 2021. Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement today to achieve Caribbean Regional Health Security, through the building of core capacity within CARPHA to prevent, detect, respond to and control infectious disease outbreaks. Based on the request from CARPHA and the decision of the […]
Financing for adaptation to climate change was a major focus of discussions between the Secretaries General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) at COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland. At their meeting on Monday, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett and her PIF counterpart Mr Henry Puna agreed on the urgency for […]
The season could end early — but it’s far from a guarantee Just over a month has elapsed since the peak of hurricane season, but the Atlantic is eerily quiet. Not a stitch of tropical activity is expected in the next five days, and it has been nearly two weeks since a named storm was […]
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, November 10, 2021. CCRIF SPC is pleased to announce that the Government of Ireland – through Irish Aid – has provided €1 million (US$1.16 million) to support the rollout of COAST – CCRIF’s parametric insurance product for the fisheries sector – in five additional CCRIF member countries in the Caribbean. The Caribbean […]