BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Friday said that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions in the Pacific, combined with unusually warm waters around the Caribbean could  create a regional heat season with the possibility of heatwaves, gradually ramping up, but unlikely to match 2023 and 2024.

Miami, FLORIDA - Caribbean countries will be represented at the three-day 17th annual  Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) that gets underway here on May 7.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Monday said the Rio Cobre river, river whose source is in the Rose Hall Mountain in the north-east of the St. Catherine parish, has returned to its ambient condition following its contamination last week.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Antigua and Barbuda’s Health and Environment Minister, Sir Molwyn Joseph, says there is a need to protect and preserve the environment in the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) for the benefit of future generations.

CARTAGENA, Colombia - Two Jamaican cities, including the capital, Kingston,  are included in a new initiative aimed at reducing marine plastics and plastic pollution in Latin America and Caribbean cities through a Circular Economy Approach (GEF LAC Cities) that recently launched an intercity network on plastics circular economy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Monday said it has taken a significant step towards advancing geothermal energy development in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government plans to table the long-anticipated Oil Pollution, Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill 2025 in the National Assembly next Monday.

BASSETERRE, St.  Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says the Third Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean represents more than a meeting of minds, but rather, a meeting of purpose.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The current global financial system is failing to address the urgent climate and development crisis impacting small island developing states, according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment in Barbados, Patrick McCaskie.

UNITED NATIONS –  Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Wednesday reiterated a call for an international rules based order to help  small island developing states (SIDS)  deal  with the impact of climate change.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – In Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, a new six million US dollar pump station at Liliendaal is the latest enhancement to the country’s coastal infrastructure.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Blue Lagoon Island, a premier tourism destination here,  is deepening its commitment to environmental education and sustainability by partnering with the University of The Bahamas to identify and label the diverse plant and tree species found across the island.