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 –  Guyana has commissioned a GUY$1.35 billion water treatment plant that the authorities say will  significantly transform the lives of 16,000 residents along the West Coast of Demerara through access to treated water.

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.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Francesco La Camera, says transitioning to renewable energy is critical globally, adding that the circumstances of small island developing states (SIDS), such as those in the Caribbean, make it especially urgent.

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. 

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it is strategically positioning the twin island Federation to become a net exporter of renewable energy, capitalizing on the European Union’s (EU) growing interest in sourcing green hydrogen from the Caribbean.

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.

BERLIN, Germany – The Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Dona Regis-Prosper, has called for immediate and tangible climate action, financing and collaboration to protect tourism-dependent destinations.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Friday signed a partnership agreement with New Zealand to advance geothermal energy and renewable energy development in the sub region.