CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says it has launched a documentary on forest management coinciding with the with the observance of the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNCCD).

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands Government is in the process of changing customs legislation to ban the importation of a significant number of types of single-use plastic. 

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis has told delegates attending the Fourth International Conference on Small Island States (SIDS 4) that his country “is burning."

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Issues relating to climate change and its impact on sustainable adaptation programmes will be among matters discussed at the fourth annual Intra-ACP Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) Global Forum that gets underway in Jamaica on Monday next week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it is seeking to use the sterile insect technique (SIT) in a bid to reduce the fruit fly population.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says Trinidad and Tobago expects to receive “a significant sum” in compensation for the ongoing oil spill clean-up in Tobago.

BELMOPAN, Belize - The Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) says it has enhanced its collaboration with the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) during a three-day information and knowledge sharing exchange .

BASSETERRE, St Kitts - The executive director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)  Elizabeth Riley, Tuesday said regional countries should be fully prepared for all severe weather events this year, amid predictions of an above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia has become the latest Caribbean country to implement water rationing measures as the region continues to feel the effect of a prolonged dry period.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says it has approved a project to help Guyana adapt to climate change and reduce flood risk in its coastal regions.

BASSSETERRE, St. Kitts – St. Kitts-Nevis agricultural officials say they are closely monitoring the outbreak of a disease affecting mango trees on the twin island Federation.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Germany has launched the “German-Caribbean Climate Talks” here amid concerns that temperatures in the Caribbean continue to reach record breaking highs, and the impacts of climate change are becoming an increasingly prominent concern for regional governments.