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Greener Building with Caribbean-Friendly Materials: A Sustainable Guide for Eco-Conscious Construction   Building sustainably in the Caribbean should be embraced beyond the trendy—it’s a necessity for building climate resilience, improving human health, and ensuring cultural preservation. As a sustainability expert who is passionate about both interior design and sustainable construction, I’m exploring green building materials …

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Green Building Strategies for Caribbean SIDS that Deliver Real Impact: A Practical Playbook   Executive Summary Green building is a vital strategy for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) due to their high vulnerability to climate change impacts, even though they contribute minimally to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This approach is not merely an environmental …

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With the world abuzz lately about everything green, I thought it apt to share 3 essential ways to make your next event a more sustainable one.  And certainly, the transition from Christmas to Carnival season here at home means plenty liming – concerts, all-inclusives fetes, breakfast parties, cooler sessions, and the like. A major consequence …

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In honour of World Environment Day 2022 and acknowledging its theme, “Only One Earth”, Bishop’s High School, Tobago announced the launch of its school-wide recycling initiative with an official handover of recycling bins at the school on Thursday June 09. The Bishop’s Recycling Initiative (BRI) is one element of a comprehensive program for greening Bishop’s …

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Lately, I find myself thanking God for Mr. Tracy Wilson almost on a daily basis. Many of you will not know that name or who he was, fewer still will understand the importance of the work he was expertly trained in and how many of the tools and techniques could have been applied to our …

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The development of effective tourism policy for the island has been severely wanting for sometime now. One of the most important metrics of policy efficacy is stakeholder/end-user satisfaction. We should take heed! I’ve long held the opinion that our endeavours in the mass/resort tourism arena are misplaced and in fact should be directed at community …

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In the wake of the destruction of the recent hurricanes that plagued our region, few can deny the dire need for more sustainable infrastructure (roads, bridges, water supply and power plants) and buildings – residential, public, commercial etc. What is also undeniable is the empirical evidence that subsequent seasons will produce more frequent and stronger …

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