BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –Residents in the Leeward Islands were on Friday bracing themselves for the passage of Tropical Storm Fiona that is expected to bring heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (mph).

BELMOPAN, Belize – A senior government official is predicting that the Belize government will not support moves by the United States-based international mining company, Vulcan Materials to acquire lands here.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government says it is taking a structured, systematic approach to protect the Rio Cobre river from further chemical spills, after the latest spill of caustic effluent from the bauxite and alumina company, Windalco, resulted in a fish kill, affecting several species and also impacting other aquatic organisms.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Environment and National Beautification Minister, Adrian Forde, is drawing a parallel between illegal dumping at sea and the proliferation of sargassum seaweed.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Regional leaders open a two-day meeting here on Tuesday hoping to devise a regional position on climate change mitigation ahead of COP 27, which will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, November 16-17.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is to plant 6,000 trees across the island by Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) in partnership with the Forestry Department, to mark "Jamaica 60".

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government has signaled its intention to legislate the Deposit Refund Scheme for plastic bottles by the end of this financial year, saying that it will boost the effort to improve the country’s environmental and waste management thrust.

WASHINGTON, DC – Grenada’s former environment minister Simon Stiell is set to head the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), regional and international media reported on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United States National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) has adjusted its forecast so as to monitor the conditions which impact cyclonic activity as the North Atlantic hurricane season enters its traditional peak period, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it is supporting an initiative to implement climate-adaptive aquaponics farming and strengthen Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in five CARICOM countries.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA - Over 75 volunteers, mobilised by the GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) and its partners, gathered at Sirgany Beach in East Kingston on July 16, 2022, to remove 1,092 pounds of solid waste from the shoreline. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has told an international conference that it will not support deep-sea mining in the International Seabed Area without a suitable regulatory framework being in place.