ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government says it is still assessing the damage caused by unexpected hurricane-force winds on Sunday that destroyed towers belonging to the telecommunication companies here among other infrastructure.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) says it is conducting a study of paddy bugs to reduce their impact on rice cultivation here as well as to secure the country’s rice export, specifically to the European Union (EU) market.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Plans are in the works for Jamaica’s first underwater sculpture park that will create a habitat for marine life and serve as a new tourism attraction in Montego Bay.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Premier Wayne Panton has announced the allocation of resources to rid beaches of the invasive sargassum seaweed and to reduce the impact it is having on marine life and businesses operating in and around the area.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is exploring measures to mitigate the effects of the brown seaweed known as sargassum, which is also a source of discomfort for fishers and swimmers who use some of the affected beaches.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – As the country braces for an active hurricane season, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is encouraging citizens to heed the warnings and evacuation orders that may be given by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall, deforestation and glacier melt across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a UN report published on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said La Niña conditions are in place and as a result, high flooding, flash flood, landslide, rockfall and soil erosion potential across Belize and the Caribbean Islands will prevail until December and, from late- November, in the coastal Guianas.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Heavy rains and gusty winds linked to a potential tropical cyclone were beginning to spread over the southern Windward Islands on Tuesday with a Tropical Strom warning going into effect for several Caribbean countries.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A total of €6 million (US$6.1 million) is being spent on a project designed to increase Jamaica’s resilience to the impact of climate change and reduce poverty by protecting livelihoods.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says Suriname gives “hope and inspiration to the world to save our rainforests”. 

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – At least 13 maroon villages in Suriname have filed a claim for substantial damages from the Suriname government and the state-owned oil company, Staatsolie after flooding in the area recently affected the villages, causing widespread disruption.