PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chan Santokhi is expected to reinforce Suriname’s commitment to its carbon-negative status and environmental stewardship, at the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan in November.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors have approved US$20 million in International Development Association additional financing for the Haiti: Renewable Energy for All Project. 

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — A geologist with the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) Tuesday said that the high temperatures detected at the La Soufriere volcano on Sunday are unusual when the volcano is not erupting.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Canada-based companies for the advancement of nuclear technologies adoption here.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The United States government has launched  the Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity Programme (RESET) that will support a significant number of businesses, including small farmers, artisanal fisherfolk and cooperatives in the region.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - The St. Kitts-Nevis government has commissioned a six-megawatt (MW) rental power plant as the twin island Federation aims to provide temporary stability to the national grid while the sole provider and distributor of electricity undertakes critical infrastructure upgrades.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors has approved new financing to aid recovery efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl in July 2024. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Wednesday denied media reports that a gold mining company plans to discharge water containing low levels of cyanide and mercury into the Essequibo River.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has said that the innovative work being done under the New Zealand-funded Sargassum Products for Climate Resilience Project to develop a plant growth enhancer or bio-stimulant from Sargassum, will be showcased during the upcoming Caribbean Week pf Agriculture (CWA).

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minster Roosevelt Skerrit  Friday criticized the World  Bank  over its lending policies to countries in the Caribbean, including Dominica as they seek to develop alternative forms of energy.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) began here on Monday with St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar calling on the region to adopt educational programs that focus on the impact of climate change.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules Tuesday has reiterated the need for a collective approach towards dealing with the sargassum situation in the Caribbean.