Gemma Handy
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Managing Editor at Antigua Observer
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1 month ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Gemma Handy
Letting off steam: How Dominica's volcanoes will boost its green energyThe new geothermal power plant will access steam from boiling hot, natural underground reservoirs [Ormat]With rainforests, waterfalls, volcanoes and hot springs, the Caribbean island of Dominica's dramatic landscape is a haven for adventure-seeking ecotourists. It attracted 83,966 visitors last year, a 13% rise from 2023, and led by new direct flights from the US, and the opening of more hotels.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Gemma Handy
Letting off steam: How Dominica's volcanoes will boost its green energyGemma HandyReporting fromSt John’s, AntiguaOrmatThe new geothermal power plant will access steam from boiling hot, natural underground reservoirsWith rainforests, waterfalls, volcanoes and hot springs, the Caribbean island of Dominica's dramatic landscape is a haven for adventure-seeking ecotourists. It attracted 83,966 visitors last year, and led by new direct flights from the US, and the opening of more hotels.
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2 months ago |
tribune242.com | Gemma Handy
By Gemma HandyThe front page headline has been lost to the archives of time but the date is recalled with the speed of artillery fire. Life-changing events tend to have that effect. And the publication of the very first edition of the Turks and Caicos Weekly News – the culmination of a decades-long dream – was one such moment. Consequently, July 7, 1982, is a date W Blythe Duncanson will never forget.
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2 months ago |
bbc.co.uk | Gemma Handy
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Guyana, and the wider Caribbean region, are concerned Trump's price hikes will increase the cost of their importsThe Caribbean nation of Guyana is breathing a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the introduction of higher tariffs on a number of countries. Guyana, which is nestled between Venezuela and Suriname on the South American mainland, had been singled out for rates of 38% on many of its exports.
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2 months ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Gemma Handy
Share The Guyanese government did not respond to requests for comments. The country, once one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere, and a former British colony, has been enjoying a surge in wealth since it first discovered oil in its territorial waters in 2015. Last year it exported $3.13bn (£2.4bn) of crude oil to the US, according to United Nations figures. Across the Caribbean all countries now face a 10% tariff on their exports to the US.
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Tiny #Dominica is leading the way among independent Caribbean nations in reducing reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity. Its trailblazing #Geothermal plant - just the second in the Caribbean after Guadeloupe - is on track to open by Christmas. https://t.co/Uqch58Vo7Y
RT @BBCWorld: Was China the reason Guyana faced higher Trump tariff? https://t.co/a4R8IsNUoL
Is Guyana caught in a geopolitical battle between the US and China? And how will Trump’s tariffs affect the wider Caribbean? https://t.co/kjl1i9ViW9