Jan, 12, 2009 -- Barbados' energy ministry's official Andre Brathwaite told BNamericas that the country's offshore oil and gas licensing round is now closed and awards have been made and will announce winners on Monday Jan. 12.

Port-of-Spain -- Jan. 9, 2009 -- Companies on the Pt Lisas Industrial Estate have been hurt by falling prices and are losing millions of dollars. Declining orders for products have now forced energy producers to shut down operations or bring forward maintenance work because of thinning profits, low demand and dipping prices for ammonia, methanol, steel and urea.

Bridgetown -- Dec. 23, 2008 -- If everything goes according to plan, a joint venture between the Barbados National Oil Company Limited (BNOC), and an American company could result in exploration for more oil and gas reserves at the Woodbourne, St. Philip, based oil company.

CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana -- Dec. 18, 2008 -- Oxford University Centre for the Environment (OUCE) and the Caribbean Community Centre for Climate Change (CCCCC) have formed a partnership to address the impacts and challenges surrounding climate change, the environment, tourism and related sectors throughout the Caribbean region.

New evidence reveals that the farm has known of, but publicly denied animal suffering and disease since july 2012. More than 130,000 people had signed a petition against the farm’s practices.

Dec. 13, 2012 - The Organization of American States (OAS) announced the recipients of 14 grants under the “Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean Project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations and community associations in Central America and the Caribbean to build sustainable communities within the framework of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas.

“Water and climate change is more than an environmental issue” said Mr. Sylvester Clauzel, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology of St. Lucia.

Nov. 14, 2012 - To help fight the high cost of electricity to heat water, new high quality, “made in the USA” solar water heating systems are being introduced to the islands. 

Caracas - Nov. 8, 2012 - The collapse of sardine fisheries in the southern Caribbean Sea during the past decade may have been driven by global climate change, according to a study.

Oct. 1, 2012 - More than ten Government Ministers and senior officials with responsibility for water resources management in the Caribbean will meet at the 8^th Annual High Level Session (HLS) Ministerial Forum on Water, to be held in The Bahamas on October 4^th and 5^th, 2012.

Sept. 28, 2012 - Ex-Im Bank provided a $6.4 million loan guarantee to finance the export of solar modules from West Coast-based SolarWorld Americas to Williams Industries Inc.-Williams evergreen Ltd. of St. Thomas, Barbados. 

Kingston - Sept. 4, 2012 - As Government continues to encourage investment in renewable sources of energy, private interests are being urged to consider wind energy as a lucrative area for investment.

Sept. 4, 2012- Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) will engage technicians and practitioners in the Agriculture Sector from Barbados in a training workshop on Water Use Efficiency (WUE).

Basseterre - Aug. 26, 2012- Presentations from leading experts on topics including the development of geothermal energy, mechanisms for funding investment in renewable energy, electricity systems integration and energy access solutions for developing countries and strategies for improving energy efficiency and energy access will be made at next month’s Third Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum and Exhibition (CSEF III).

Kingston - July 26, 2012 - Korean company Samsung has been declared the preferred bidder for the development and operation of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure in Jamaica.