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From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could fuel cars
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From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could fuel cars

BRIDGETOWN – When large swathes of invasive seaweed started washing up on Caribbean beaches in 2011, local residents were perplexed. Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2024
‘Cadmium Talks’ webinar helps cacao farmers in Caribbean navigate new EU regulations
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‘Cadmium Talks’ webinar helps cacao farmers in Caribbean navigate new EU regulations

BRIDGETOWN (IICA) — In response to the introduction in January 2019 of European Union (EU) regulations that stipulate stringent maximum levels (MLs) for cadmium content in chocolateand cocoa products imported…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2023
Minor 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Jamaica On Saturday Afternoon
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Minor 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Jamaica On Saturday Afternoon

KINGSTON — The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies reported that a 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt across eastern sections of Jamaica on Saturday afternoon. It was…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2023
Webinar Tuesday To Discuss Active Role Of Caribbean In Halting Spread of COVID-19
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Webinar Tuesday To Discuss Active Role Of Caribbean In Halting Spread of COVID-19

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago — With the active policy shift from COVID-19-driven responses to post-COVID-19 recovery, the debate now is over what comes next for the Caribbean and the…
Posted by VI Free Press December 13, 2020
Caribbean States Need Urgent Help To Face High Debt Due To COVID-19: ECLAC
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Caribbean States Need Urgent Help To Face High Debt Due To COVID-19: ECLAC

SANTIAGO, Chile — Caribbean countries, especially the small island states, need support from the international community to confront the “perfect storm” that is looming over them: heavy indebtedness and a…
Posted by VI Free Press November 2, 2020
Sir Hilary Beckles Says Caribbean Universities Need $600 Million To Stave Off Cutbacks Due To COVID-19
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Sir Hilary Beckles Says Caribbean Universities Need $600 Million To Stave Off Cutbacks Due To COVID-19

KINGSTON — COVID-19 has dealt Caribbean universities funding and enrollment challenges that they have never faced before. In light of that, the University of the West Indies (The UWI) held…
Posted by VI Free Press October 19, 2020
Canadian University Explores Partnership With Key Caribbean Institution
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Canadian University Explores Partnership With Key Caribbean Institution

ST. CATHARINES — Students at the University of the West Indies could be about to get a range of new studying options after the college agreed to debate creating an Institute…
Posted by VI Free Press April 18, 2019
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