ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), grouping, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, has welcomed the establishment of a Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD) by the University of the West Indies.

AccuWeather Global Weather Center – As Hurricane Sam continues to navigate across the Atlantic as a major hurricane, there are at least three other trouble spots that AccuWeather forecasters are monitoring for tropical development across the basin this week. Following the formation of Subtropical Storm Teresa on Friday, only two names remain on the list for the season — and both names may soon be used. It is only a matter of time before the season shifts to rank in third place for all-time number of named storms generated in one hurricane season.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, says he remains optimistic that there could still be “a good result” emanating from the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) that gets underway at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow next month.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it will be building several solar farms under the country’s Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Program (GUYSOL), using funds from the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF).

MIAMI, FL – Hurricane Sam remains a major storm on Monday as it inched closer towards the northern Leeward Islands, but there are no coastal watches or warnings for countries in the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is exploring the possibility of entering the carbon market upon finalization of the Paris Rulebook at the 26^th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November.

NEW YORK, New York – The French Caribbean Island of Martinique has been inducted into the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB-ICC).

NEW YORK, New York – Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday called for a renewed global effort in the fight against climate change to meet the goal of the Paris Agreement.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Government has lowered the volcanic alert level from Orange to Yellow, nearly five months after eruption of the La Soufriere volcano.

The newest tropical storm of the 2021 hurricane season developed Wednesday afternoon over the eastern Atlantic, claiming the name Victor, the second-to-last moniker on the season's first list.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Seismic Research Centre of the University of the West Indies (SRC-UWI) says there is no evidence that the Eastern Caribbean is under threat of a tsunami following the eruption of the Volcano Cumbre Vieja in the Canary Islands.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Monday said that students, decision makers, and citizens will soon be able explore the oceans virtually as part of the Knowledge Services subcomponent of the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP).