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Barbados and New Zealand to collaborate on Blue Economy development
September 13, 2019
Barbados has joined a collaborative effort with New Zealand which will focus on fighting against the acidification of oceans and climate change. “Ocean acidification is a serious and urgent global challenge, linked with climate change, that requires international cooperation”, said New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change James Shaw. The Barbados government have joined the New Zealand-led […]
The game-changers for the Caribbean Blue Economy

From our Editorial Team
August 13, 2019
The Blue Economy – the sustainable use of oceans for economic growth – is finding its feet in the Caribbean. The region is taking steps towards a robust regional Blue Economy, with incremental policy change in several countries and locally developed technologies that are setting the stage for future growth. The change is slow but […]
Barbados received funding for renewable energy projects
July 1, 2019
Barbados has received 1.4 million euros from the European Union as a second tranche of financing under the 11th European Development Fund Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Budget Support Programme. This funding for renewable energy will be used to support Barbados towards its goal of becoming 100 per cent fossil fuel-free by 2030. Barbados has […]
Solar PV system installed in Barbados under government’s new energy programme
June 12, 2019
A 109KW solar photovoltaic system was installed at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology in Barbados. This renewable energy system was installed under the Government’s Public Sector Smart Energy Programme. The programme’s objective is to promote the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the public sector. The contract was awarded to Solar […]
Solar development project in Barbados led by international partnership
May 23, 2019
MPC Capital has announced its expansion of development and investment activities in the Caribbean and Central America. The company is currently active in Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Colombia. MPC Capital and Guinea Estates have partnered to lead the development of a 5MW solar project in Barbados. This project is expected to […]
Blue Tech Challenge winners offer sustainable economy through marine technology
April 9, 2019
The Inter-American Development Bank announced in March five finalists for its Blue Tech Challenge, representing projects from the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Haiti and St. Lucia. The Blue-Tech Challenge accepted 50 applications in 2018 for projects using new solutions to ensure continued sustainability for the Caribbean’s vital ocean economy. IDB specialists worked with a Blue-Tech Advisory […]
Barbados could produce energy from sugar factory
March 14, 2019
The Barbados Agriculture and Food Security Minister Indar Weir announced the Portvale Sugar Factory may soon be used to produce renewable energy from its biomass. If stakeholders come together, the project could be in place by 2020 said the Minister. Energy would come from burning bagasse, a bi-product in the production of sugar, to make […]
Barbados government commits to electric buses and all-electric fleet by 2030
February 18, 2019
Electric buses will start operating throughout Barbados ‘by year-end’, said Minister of Energy Wilfred Abrahams. Initially, the Ministry of Transport will order twenty buses and work towards an all-electric fleet of government vehicles over the next 11 years. Minister Abrahams said, “We are moving to a completely electric fleet not just of buses but Government vehicles […]
Barbados fund commits to financing energy sector
January 7, 2019
Barbados’ Enterprise Growth Fund Limited (EGFL) has funded $15.9 million worth of energy projects through its Energy Smart Fund. Mr. Timothy Simmons, the fund’s CEO has reported substantial progress of the renewable energy sector in Barbados, in part supported by the Energy Smart fund. The EGFL funds renewable energy projects for a company, and reduces […]