BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A multi-million-dollar initiative designed to close the institutional and technical capacity gaps that are slowing the Caribbean’s energy transition is to be launched here on Wednesday.
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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined other member states within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in providing humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following the earthquakes on June 24.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre has confirmed that the coastal uplift that tore through the Galfa coastline in Cedros – to the south of here, last week was a result of the two deadly twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela’s northern coast.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda has pledged a humanitarian contribution of US$150,000 to assist Venezuela’s relief efforts following the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American country this week.
QUITO, Ecuador – The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLADE) Friday said that Latin America and the Caribbean electricity generation grew 4.5 per cent in April 2026, with renewables supplying more than 60 per cent of the grid
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Thursday said that during the portion of the three-month Caribbean wet season, El Niño is strengthening and water around the Caribbean is steadily warming.
BELOMOPAN, Belize – Belize is hosting the 14th annual National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF) which it says remains an important mechanism for bridging climate science and policy, fostering dialogue among stakeholders, and promoting the use of climate services as a cornerstone of sustainable development and disaster risk reduction in the country.
BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) say they have taken an important step toward working more closely together to help protect the Caribbean’s oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities from the growing impacts of climate change.
Kingston, Jamaica – Four years after its launch and with nearly six million kilogrammes of waste prevented from entering Kingston Harbour, the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project (KHCP) is delivering measurable results and demonstrating the power of partnership in addressing one of Jamaica’s most pressing environmental challenges – solid waste pollution in the marine environment.
Airbnb.org, an independent nonprofit founded by Airbnb to provide emergency housing in times of crisis, signed an agreement with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to accelerate access to temporary housing for people displaced by disasters across CDEMA’s 20 Caribbean member countries.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The European Union has announced plans for a new initiatives aimed at strengthening early warning systems, disaster response and community preparedness across the Caribbean.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Security officials from across the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe Friday initiated plans to establish a specialised police network to track and dismantle transnational environmental crime organisations operating in the region.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US $2.1 million readiness grant to boost Jamaica’s ability to access climate finance and build resilience to a changing climate.
