Wärtsilä Corporation, News February 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM E. Europe Standard Time Wärtsilä Voyage has won the 2021 SMART4SEA Training Award for its Wärtsilä Cloud Simulation Solution , which ensured continuity of critical seafarer training even during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Following a combination of open nomination and audience-vote for global initiatives that foster safety and sustainable shipping, […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 22, 2021) – Mr. Stedmond Tross, Chairman of the Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC) Board of Directors introduced the new general manager of the company on February 22, 2021, at a ceremony at the company’s board room. “We are here this morning to introduce to the general public Mr. Albert Gordon, our […]
Castries, St. Lucia, February 24th, 2021: The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) is pleased to partner with the St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) in hosting the first ever virtual Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Seminar on March 1st & 2nd, 2021. This year’s seminar will highlight the celebration of LUCELEC’s twenty-fifth (25th) anniversary […]
THE University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI) has announced a partnership with New Fortress Energy (NFE) to introduce a cryogenics engineering course in the Faculty of Engineering. This course, said the UWI, is testament to the natural gas provider’s long-standing commitment to developing a sustainable future for Jamaica’s economy and society through LNG. Professor […]
On January 28th, 2021, Bermuda experienced severe weather related to a winter storm with winds up to fifty-eight (58) miles per hour (mph) and gusts up to eighty-one (81) mph. Weather forecasters also predicted that Bermuda would experience hail and that conditions would ease by January 30th, 2021. In the aftermath of the storm, the […]
The new dome at the La Soufrière Volcano continues to grow with lateral spreading of approximately fifteen (15) metres towards the north-west and south-east. The volcano also continues to produce visible gas and steam eruption, mostly at the contact areas between the pre-existing 1979 dome and the 2020-2021 dome, as well as the top of […]
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday praised the strong solidarity within CARICOM as Member States share their limited first batches of COVID-19 vaccines. The Secretary-General’s comment came as he led his CARICOM Secretariat Staff in taking vaccine shots from 100 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine provided by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The […]
Bridgetown, Barbados February 1st, 2021 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) successfully hosted an online training programme and simulation exercise in geographical information systems (GIS) for disaster risk management (DRM) in the Caribbean region. The training programme was delivered between January 11th and 28th 2021, with the final two days dedicated to a simulation […]
By Dr. Gary Jackson, Executive Director, CCREEE Posted: Friday 12 February, 2021 at 12:21 PM During recent interviews on the newly launched Project Preparation Facility (PPF) – established by the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) – the host asked an interesting question: “what kind of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TANTALUS RINGS OPENING BELL AT TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE NORWALK, CT – February 12, 2021 –Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. (TSXV: GRID) (“Tantalus” or the “Company”), a smart grid technology company, celebrated the Company’s listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) by virtually ringing the opening bell at the Toronto Stock Exchange at 9:30 […]