BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts and Nevis government says it has received five bids from internationally recognized firms for the production drilling phase for the twin island Federation’s geothermal power project.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica, home to 21 bat species, including five found nowhere else on earth, is being urged to help preserve the country’s bat population, which plays a vital role in safeguarding biodiversity and ensuring the stability and resilience of ecosystems.

NICE, France - St, Kitts-Nevis Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, Dr. Joyelle Clarke, says there is still much more work to be done even as global leaders gather here for the highly anticipated third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) on Monday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana says it will use the upcoming Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit here later this month to enter into a new phase of its green leadership and ensuring the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 meets its goals.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has pledged BDS$1 million (US$500 000) to assist the island’s young people to transform their business ideas into blue and green enterprises to sustain the planet for the long haul.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Efforts to contain and clean up a crude oil spill in Oistins, on the island’s south coast, are progressing steadily, with no evidence so far that the oil has entered the sea, according to government officials.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government has delayed passage of legislation to establish a sperm whale reserve here with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit saying ”this is in direct response to some concerns which have been raised by some local stakeholders”.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister, Dr. Terrance Drew, Tuesday said that the twin island Federation is soon to embark upon geothermal drilling after his administration had agreed with the opposition on the need for a united approach towards developing the project.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) has formally launched the Caribbean Efficient and Green Energy Buildings Project (CEGEB project), which it describes as “a transformative regional initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of sustainable energy solutions and energy-efficient practices” across public buildings in the participating countries.

PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas — The Bahamas has launched an aggressive national conservation initiative to address and reverse the devastating effects of warming ocean temperatures and a disease ravaging its coral reefs. The country’s first coral gene bank opened today at Atlantis Paradise Island to house, propagate, and replant healthy coral on damaged reefs. The coral rescue initiative is the result of a powerful collaboration between the government of The Bahamas through the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection and the Office of the Prime Minister, as well as Atlantis Paradise Island and the Atlantis Blue Project Foundation, the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS), the University of The Bahamas, and the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI).

NICE, France – Caribbean governments launch the Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30×30 Vision for the Ocean political declaration during a high-level event at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations humanitarians groups Friday raised alarm over Haiti’s heightened vulnerability to natural disasters, warning that the country’s limited capacity to respond could be severely tested during the 2025 hurricane season .