Grenada: Energy Market Overview The island state of Grenada is located at the southern end of the Grenadines in the eastern Caribbean. The state’s territory encompasses the three major islands Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, as well as a number of smaller islands. Together the islands are home to a population of 110,000 people. More than 90 percent of the population … [Read more...] about Grenada Energy Market
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The Caribbean Private Sector: How to expand lending
“All cassava have the same skin, but all don’t taste the same way,” is a Caribbean proverb which seeks to say people may look similar on the outside yet are all quite different on the inside. The saying, which first originated in Guyana, speaks about the individuality of people, yet it also resonates with me as a development professional when thinking about the diversity of … [Read more...] about The Caribbean Private Sector: How to expand lending
Saint Lucia’s Energy Market
Saint Lucia: Energy Market Overview St. Lucia is part of the Lesser Antilles and is located north of St. Vincent and northwest of Barbados. It has a population of 174,000 people, of more than a third reside in the capital of Castries. St. Lucia’s economy used to be primarily based on mono-crop agriculture (especially bananas). However, since the early 2000s, tourism has … [Read more...] about Saint Lucia’s Energy Market
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Energy Market
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Energy Market Overview St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island state comprising the main island of St. Vincent and seven smaller inhabited islands as well as about 30 uninhabited islets constituting the Grenadines. The islands are home to a population of 120,000 people and cover a land area of 389 square kilometers. St. Vincent … [Read more...] about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Energy Market
A new Caribbean energy future is needed today
by Christopher Barton and Lumas Kendrick There is an inseparable linkage between the fiscal crisis confronting the Caribbean Region and the reality of paying some of the world’s highest per capita energy costs. The countries in the region are encumbered with the necessity to import increasingly expensive oil products for transportation and electricity generation. Covering the … [Read more...] about A new Caribbean energy future is needed today