KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, Professor Dale Webber, has lauded the country’s Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP), saying that the initiative could become a “model for resilience building in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Friday urged regional governments and organizations to push for the establishment of a new international climate compensation fund (ICIC) to help deal with the impact of climate change , especially  among small island developing states (SIDS).

NASSAU, Bahamas – Sharks off the coast of the island of Eleuthera have been found with traces of cocaine, caffeine, and common painkillers in their blood.

BELMOPAN, Belize - The Belize government Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Guatemala, and Mexico strengthening cooperation in the conservation and sustainable management of the Greater Maya Forest, one of the largest and most significant tropical forest systems in the Americas.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The World Bank director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, says across much of the Caribbean, water and the systems that deliver it are increasingly under pressure.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Lethal Yellowing Disease in the country, raising concerns about the potential impact on Dominica’s coconut industry.

ROSEAU, Dominica – A new initiative to enhance the safeguarding of Dominica’s national bird, the Imperial Amazon (Amazona imperialis), has been launched to bolster conservation efforts across the island.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has partnered with the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) on establishing priorities for Jamaica’s national climate and ecosystem resilience programme.

ROSEAU, Dominica - Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says that Dominica will be in a position to commission its new geothermal plant by the end of March.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A senior official of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat says a regional biodiversity technical and scientific cooperation centre as a strategic investment in the Caribbean region’s future.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has submitted a bid to host the “Our Ocean Conference”  next year, Water, Environment, and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has said.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The government of Antigua and Barbuda has signaled its intention to acquire an equity stake in the geothermal energy project now under development in Nevis, as part of wider Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) efforts to strengthen regional energy cooperation and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.