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The Bank of Jamaica will release a nationwide digital currency
June 15, 2022
The Bank of Jamaica plans to issue the first-ever digital currency nationwide. The issuance will help residents on the island who do not have access to bank accounts. The digital currency will have a fixed value pegged to the Jamaican dollar. Source: Washington Post
The Institute for Environmental Analytics annunced an MoU with the Suriname Energy Chamber (SEC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA) for a study using its renewable generation software
June 15, 2022
The Institute for Environmental Analytics announced an MoU with the Suriname Energy Chamber (SEC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA), to conduct a pilot study in Suriname using its EnergyMetric renewable generation modeling software. Source: Ace Media
The Evolution of Climate-Impact Blended Finance for the Caribbean
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GIZ and MPAConnect collaborate to promote Caribbean marine conservation
May 17, 2022
Partners GIZ and MPAConnect are collaborating to promote Caribbean marine conservation by increasing the capacity for the mobilization of resources from conservation funds. Source: St. Lucia Times
INOXCVA wins contract from Caribbean LNG to design and engineer Antigua LNG receiving terminal
May 5, 2022
Caribbean LNG, a joint venture between Eagle LNG Partners and Antigua Power Company (APC), has hired INOXCVA to design and engineer the Antigua LNG receiving terminal to deliver natural gas to the Eastern Caribbean. Source: Offshore-Energy Biz
Caribbean Workforce Development Needed to Drive Solar Energy Revolution
April 15, 2022
By: Dr. Wayne Archibald from Green Solutions International SKN INC Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our times, but there is no more time for ideas without action. The social, economic, and political costs of inaction are too high for small island developing states across the Caribbean. The global community agreed to […]
The ECCB will complete construction of their solar and storage project by end of 2022
March 29, 2022
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s solar power canopy is the biggest solar-power generation system on St Kitts and Nevis. It is also the biggest solar-power system in the Eastern Caribbean operated by any entity other than a power company. Source: Central Banking
RESEMBID funds seven sustainable development projects with grants totaling USD 3 million
March 17, 2022
The Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) Resilience, Sustainable Energy, and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID) are funding seven sustainable development projects in the Caribbean, with grants totaling $3 million. They awarded grants to the Cayman Islands, Anguilla, St. Maarten, CARILEC, and ACS. Source: Caribbean Loop News
Barbados Prime Minister defends decision to explore for oil and gas
March 17, 2022
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley defended the decision to explore for oil and gas along their maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago. According to Mottley, describing it as an issue of equity, fossil fuels have the potential to finance Barbados’s bid for net zero. Source: Argus Media