Guyana: Energy Market Overview Guyana is located along the northern coast of South America and is home to a population of 778,000. Its neighbors are Suriname to the east, Venezuela to the west, Brazil to the west and south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. The vast majority of the country is populated extremely sparsely and 90 percent of the population reside in or in the … [Read more...] about Guyana’s Energy Market
Jamaica’s Energy Market
Jamaica: Energy Market Overview Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, after Cuba and Hispaniola and is home to a population of 2.83 million people. The country’s largest contributors to the national GDP are the bauxite industry, the tourism sector, agriculture and the manufacturing sector. The tourism sector is an important source for foreign exchange. Jamaica … [Read more...] about Jamaica’s Energy Market
Suriname’s investment in ECD: A means to reap future benefits
The IDB, the Government of Suriname (GOS) and the Foundation for Human Development (FHD) signed a Technical Cooperation (TC) on 30 October 2013 to kick-start implementation of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Program in Suriname. Evidence has shown that if children are exposed early to comprehensive child development support services, learning outcomes are improved. The … [Read more...] about Suriname’s investment in ECD: A means to reap future benefits
Tree planting ceremony at the Point-A-Pierre Wildfowl Trust
It was August 28th, 2013. The sun playing hide-and-seek behind the clouds. A sense of peace and tranquility engulfs the IDB Team as they swan through the wetlands, navigating around two ponds and through the woody areas of the Trinidad and Tobago Point-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, discovering with every step the miracles of Mother Nature. … [Read more...] about Tree planting ceremony at the Point-A-Pierre Wildfowl Trust
The Caribbean has some of the world’s highest energy costs – now is the time to transform the region’s energy market
by Christopher Barton, Lumas Kendrick, and Malte Humpert The high and volatile price of electricity is the most important issue in the energy sector. Electricity prices in the Caribbean are among the highest in the world, and they fluctuate greatly with the global price of oil. The primary cause of the high cost of electricity is that most Caribbean countries use diesel and … [Read more...] about The Caribbean has some of the world’s highest energy costs – now is the time to transform the region’s energy market