PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, has expressed his “deepest sympathies” to the families of the victims of Hurricane Melissa, whose passage near the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country earlier this week left 24 people dead and at least 13 others still missing.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government anticipates that emergency and relief flights will be able to land at the Normal Manley International Airport (NMIA) on Thursday, following the passage of the category 5, Hurricane Melissa later on Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has launched a five-year initiative to address the country’s urban climate and societal challenges by integrating nature-based solutions (NbS) into urban planning and community development.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett says it is imperative that the 15-member regional integration grouping focus on energy security through the renewable energy potential that exists in all the member states.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government has issued a formal evacuation notice for residents of Inagua, Acklins, Crooked Island, Mayaguana, and Ragged Island ahead of the passage of Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm later this week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government has activated a comprehensive disaster preparedness, humanitarian and recovery plan for the expected impact of Hurricane Melissa.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – An 18-year-old pregnant woman is among the 19 people reportedly killed when Hurricane Melissa, the category 5 storm slammed into the island on Tuesday, the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper reported on Friday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has outlined a multi-layered strategy for Jamaica’s quick recovery, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa that is expected to move over the country on Monday night and early Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) stand ready to provide assistance during and after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The death toll from Hurricane Melissa continues to climb and has now risen to 33 after the record setting storm tore through Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and The Bahamas.  

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says it will launch the Sargassum Regional Strategies for Ecosystem-based Actions (SARSEA) project that aims to support the Caribbean region in developing sustainable solutions for the management, transformation, and valorisation of sargassum.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)  countries have adopted a decisive new strategic roadmap and workplan aimed at protecting the Caribbean Sea,  the economic lifeblood of the region from the compounding threats of marine pollution and marine biodiversity loss.