Riverton Dump ideal for waste-to-energy investment in Jamaica
A policy think tank is proposing that Jamaica can reap millions of dollars in revenue from the controlled burning of waste at its largest and most-problematic dump
Caribbean subduction zones have catastrophic tsunami potential, study shows
New risk models show a potentially large earthquake in Caribbean subduction zones would be capable of generating catastrophic tsunamis
How Latin America and the Caribbean is ending hunger
According to the FAO, Latin America and the Caribbean is the region that has made the most progress in the reduction of hunger, becoming an example for the rest of the world.
Public health crisis looms as Kingston dump burns
Recurring fires at Jamaica’s Riverton City dump pose immediate and long-term threats to Kingston’s population, raising questions on how waste is managed in Jamaica
CDB pushes energy security in the Caribbean
Regional energy security has been named as a cross-cutting theme in the Caribbean Development Bank’s new Strategic Plan for 2015-2019
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation pushes cassava as Caribbean food crop
The Food and Agriculture Organization is intensifying its promotion of the cassava root as a food crop in the Caribbean, citing growing food imports bills
