Mike Jarrett - Portside Caribbean

Caribbean oil: hope yet trepidation

The Caribbean is no newcomer to oil he rhetorical question has been raised: is the Caribbean the next global oil-producing region? Truth is: the Caribbean is no newcomer to oil. Some of the earliest c

Paramaribo: New access system in place

Paramaribo: New access system in place 2019, March 1: With the recent implementation of the Access Permit (AP) system, the Suriname Port Management Company (SPMC) has taken another step towards its go

CARIBBEAN OIL [4]: Belize says no to offshore exploration

CARIBBEAN OIL Yielding to local and global pressure …Belize says no By Canute James * 2019,March 1: Peace has returned to the tranquil waters off Belize. The hopes entertained by aspiring hydrocarbon

CARIBBEAN OIL [3]: PetroCaribe Meltdown … as Venezuelan economy weakens

CARIBBEAN OIL PetroCaribe meltdown as Venezuelan economy weakens 2019, March 1: When he launched his PetroCaribe project in 2005, late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez had one intention: to use his co

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: Repair and recovery brings growth

Turks and Caicos Islands: repair and recovery brings growth 2019, March 1: The current fiscal year is proving just as hectic as the last in the port community of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Followin

CARIBBEAN OIL [2]: Guyana’s dilemma

CARIBBEAN OIL Guyana’s dilemma: too much, too suddenly By Canute James * 2019, March 1: As Guyana moves towards realising its significant oil potential, it has one latent concern: it could be too much

SAINT LUCIA: Scope for expansion at Port Castries

Scope for expansion at Port Castries By Mike Jarrett 2019, March 1: A walk around the cargo section and the Ferry Terminal at Port Castries reveals order and organization. Essentially a domestic port

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: RENEWED INTEREST IN WIND

Renewed interest in wind 2019, March 1: Interest in wind propulsion technology in feverish efforts currently to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions is on the increase. Interest is being driven by r

PORT OF CARTAGENA Contecar terminal gets major upgrade

COLOMBIA: Contecar terminal gets major upgrade 2019, March 1: Effort and initiatives to keep Colombia’s Port of Cartagena on the cutting edge continue relentlessly with the commissioning of four addit

CARIBBEAN OIL [1]: Birth of a new oil region?

Birth of a new oil region? By Mike Jarrett 2019, March 1: Is the Caribbean the next major global oil-producing region? With successful exploration in the southern Caribbean Sea, this already appears t

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