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.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government says the construction of the 10-megawatt geothermal power plant, expected to be the first to be constructed in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), is on target to be completed by Christmas this year.

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.

NEW DELHI, India – Guyana’s Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo was on Wednesday conferred with the Sustainable Development Leadership Award at the World Sustainable Development Summit 2025 here.

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.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)  Commission said Monday that the implementation of the Recycle OECS Project has identified critical policy imperatives necessary to successfully scale up recycling efforts and chart a sustainable course for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

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.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARCOM) countries are being urged to voice their concerns in support of the Paris Agreement to maintain the 1.5 degrees as the limit in global warming until the end of the century.