GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean ministers with responsible for water resources haven endorsed the Declaration of Georgetown that they say is a pivotal step towards ensuring water security and universal access to water and sanitation across the region.

CARIBBEAN - The Miami-based National Hurricane Center in its 5pm bulletin said Hurricane Tammy is moving away from the Caribbean islands but has warned that swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica is hosting an international conference on Tuesday hoping to mobilize significant funds for the development of its geothermal energy sector.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda is promoting a community-driven initiative to provide affordable mosquito traps to the public, after the authorities announced the ban on mosquito coils.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands government has passed the Plant Protection Act, 2023 through parliament in order to tighten the rules around importing plants that may harbor pests and threaten the local flora. 

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) says I is collaborating with the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies (The UWI) to reduce the impacts of wildfires on the people, communities, and the economy of Barbados.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission Monday said the sub-regional grouping is dedicated to promoting sustainable solutions for environmental and development challenges.

Over the past decade, the Caribbean region has faced the fury of some of the most devastating hurricanes in recent memory, leaving a trail of destruction and heartache. Hurricanes like Irma, Maria, and the Dorian have devastated many islands and island economies, underscoring the urgent need to address the escalating threats posed by climate change.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Schools were ordered closed in Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Philippe brought heavy rains and flash flooding to these islands as it makes its way through the northern Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Breaking new ground in environmental stewardship, Caribbean Airlines Limited, in collaboration with the Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development (CNIRD), undertook a simultaneous coastal clean-up across multiple Caribbean destinations on October 14. It is the first time a regional airline has done so.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique have become the third World Heritage site in the Caribbean region after it was given the designation by UNESCO last weekend.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Tropical Storm Philippe is on track to pass near the northern Leeward Islands later on Monday with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (mph) with a tropical storm watch remaining in effect for Antigua and Barbuda.