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Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Five Countries
Environmental crime respects no borders. This investigation — conducted with Igarapé Institute — reveals how wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, illicit gold mining, and slash-and-burn land clearance are spreading across five Amazonian...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on International Big Cat Alliance, Nature 2030 programme and more (Week 127)
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on Environment and Geography...

Petrobras Completes Test in Offshore Oil Area Ahead of Environmental Assessment
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that environmental agency Ibama should be satisfied with the results of an emergency drill done by state-run oil firm Petrobras in the country's Foz do Amazonas basin, ahead of Ibama's...

Lula: Brazil's environmental agency must be satisfied with Petrobras tests in offshore areas.
Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva said that the environmental agency Ibama must be satisfied with results of a emergency drill conducted by the state-run oil company Petrobras within the Foz do Amazonas Basin. Petrobras already...

Brazil’s environmental agency should be satisfied with Petrobras test in key offshore area, Lula says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that environmental agency Ibama should be satisfied with the results of an emergency drill done by state-run oil firm Petrobras in the country’s Foz do Amazonas...
Petronas to drill new wells in Suriname
The Malaysia-based Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) says it plans to drill four new oil wells in Suriname which are expected to lead to further production developments later this year, according to state-owned Communications...

Thousands of global delegates set to attend IBC Guyana 2025
THE countdown is on for the International Business Conference (IBC) 2025, where more than 800 delegates and 2,000 trade partners from over 30 countries will gather in Georgetown from October 14 to 16, 2025. The IBC, hosted by the Suriname Guyana...

Caribbean healthcare leaders converge in Miami for transformative training on HIV prevention, treatment
–to fast-track 95-95-95 targets THE Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), in collaboration with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and with support from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Global...

Highlights of Suriname (0-0) Panama en Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
End of transmission That's all from us! It has been a pleasure bringing you coverage of the exciting match between Suriname and Panama, part of the Concacaf Final Round of Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We appreciate your company and...

CARICOM, Colombia explore avenues to expand South-South Co-operation
CARICOM and Colombia trade negotiators concluded the second round of negotiations to update the CARICOM-Colombia Trade and Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (TECA), in Bogota, Colombia on September 10, 2025. The negotiations, which took...

Highlights of Suriname (0-0) Panama en Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
End of transmission That's all from us! It has been a pleasure bringing you coverage of the exciting match between Suriname and Panama, part of the Concacaf Final Round of Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We appreciate your company and...

Sranan Gold Files Technical Report for the Tapanahony Gold Project in Suriname
News Highlights New combined Measured and Indicated total of 55 Mt at a grade of 71 g/t Ag for a total of 125 Moz Ag 61% increase in tonnage and a 14% increase in Ag ounces representing an increase of 15 Moz contained Ag Inferred total of 0.6...
WEATHER GURU | Celebrate Arbor Week by planting a tree to fight climate change
This coming Monday will be celebrated by many as Spring Day, with many office staff dressing up in bright summery attire. Though, strictly speaking, September 21 is the actual start to spring, my hay fever says it has already started with all the...

PSC Executive endorses Suriname-Guyana chamber’s International Business Conference 2025
EXECUTIVE Director of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Nayteram Ramnarine, has thrown his full support behind the upcoming International Business Conference (IBC) 2025, describing it as a vital platform for advancing economic growth and...

Suriname, South Dakota National Guard Train in Jungle Warfare
The Suriname Armed Forces (SAF) and South Dakota National Guard (SDNG) strengthened their partnership during a first-of-its-kind jungle warfare exchange that concluded July 18, 2025. SAF and SDNG service members spent 10 days sharing critical...

Caribbean healthcare professionals to attend HIV training in Miami
Sep 13, 2025 News University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Kaieteur News – The Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), in collaboration with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and with support from the...

New battlefronts in Trump’s war on wind – This Week in Cleantech
This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or so, starring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey. This week’s episode, recorded live at RE+ in Las Vegas,...

Across eight Amazon countries, forests on Indigenous lands…
New research published today in Communications Earth and Environment, a Nature Group journal, finds that municipalities in the Amazon region closest to healthy forests on Indigenous lands face less risk from rising cases of two categories of...

Dominican manufacturer calls for bold investment and tax reform to revitalize the sector
Managing Director of Benjo’s Seamoss, John RobinManaging Director of Benjo’s Seamoss, John Robin, has outlined the multifaceted challenges facing Dominican manufacturers and issued a clarion call for targeted reforms and bold investments to...

PRAIS workshop in Barbados upgrades islands’ capacity for land degradation reporting
Photo: PISLMThe Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), in partnership with the Government of Barbados, organized a regional workshop aimed at enhancing the capacities of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in...