NICE, France - St, Kitts-Nevis Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, Dr. Joyelle Clarke, says there is still much more work to be done even as global leaders gather here for the highly anticipated third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) on Monday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Wednesday called on Caribbean countries to be fully prepared for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season that gets underway on June 1.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Regional forecasters Thursday predicted a “potentially intense, but erratic” 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, saying the frequency of Saharan dust will affect cyclone formation even as they noted that storms could form between these dust episodes, as had been the case with Hurricane Beryl in July last year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Efforts to contain and clean up a crude oil spill in Oistins, on the island’s south coast, are progressing steadily, with no evidence so far that the oil has entered the sea, according to government officials.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - Prime Minister Dr. Terrence Drew says the Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2025 (GSIS) serves as a clarion call to rethink, to reimagine, and to re-forge  shared destiny as island nations face  the defining challenges of current generation.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago says eliminating the credits for renewable energy projects and green hydrogen projects in the United States can potentially signal more attractive investments for these types of projects in other jurisdictions.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) has formally launched the Caribbean Efficient and Green Energy Buildings Project (CEGEB project), which it describes as “a transformative regional initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of sustainable energy solutions and energy-efficient practices” across public buildings in the participating countries.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana will host the launch of the Global Biodiversity Alliance in July bringing together world leaders in an attempt to halt the global environmental decline.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Taiwan is providing US$200,000 to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) as the sub-regional grouping continues its quest to develop the sustainable energy infrastructure across the Eastern Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations humanitarians groups Friday raised alarm over Haiti’s heightened vulnerability to natural disasters, warning that the country’s limited capacity to respond could be severely tested during the 2025 hurricane season .

CASTRIES. St. Lucia – The Forestry Department has issued a warning over illegal sand mining along the island’s northeast coast, highlighting severe risks to the habitat of the critically endangered St. Lucia iguana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The European Union (EU) has launched a campaign aimed at celebrating the strong collaboration between Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean in the quest towards a more prosperous and sustainable future for all.