NASSAU, Bahamas – Bahamians have been urged to prepare for an above-average hurricane season that begins on June 1st and that they should begin their preparations to lessen the risks of death and damages.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Fisheries officials here are investigating “an apparent mass die off” event involving the long spine Black Sea Egg from the Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines,, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Thomas, Saba and Statia.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has urged people not to tamper or remove equipment used for monitoring the La Soufriere volcano that erupted in April last year, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says thousands of small-scale, community driven initiatives, including many in the Caribbean, are making “a huge difference” in people’s lives and contributing to efforts to curb global warming. 

PARAMAIRBO, Suriname – Suriname has announced plans to establish a data base of all fishing boats registered in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean country in a move aiming at curbing illegal fishing and other criminal activities.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s climate and disaster resilience capacities have been strengthened with the development of a Bush Fire Warning Index and Management System.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The Staatsolie Power Company Suriname (SPCS), says it has been forced to open blow down valves in order to guarantee the integrity of the Afobaka dam as the country continues to deal with the impact of heavy rains during the traditional dry season.

CASTRIES, St. Luci –St. Lucia says it is taking “decisive steps” to quell the upsurge of the invasive iguana population on the island.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Wednesday said a persistent weak La Nina pattern is expected to continue during the next three months, which may drive increasing uncertainty into the seasonal rainfall forecast.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominicans may be without their national dish for a ”very long time” as the authorities here warn of the chytrid fungus continuing to have an impact on the mountain chicken,  a species of giant frog native to the area.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Irfaan Ali Monday said Guyana is sacrificing billions of dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) to protect its forests which are almost the size of England and Scotland combined.

LONDON, UK – The London-based Commonwealth Secretariat says it is supporting moves by the St. Lucia government to roll out fresh projects that aim to boost the flow of climate finance into the country.