BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –Leaders from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific have expressed their strong support for a proposed ‘Living Lands Charter’ that will spur cooperation among 54 nations to manage land use sustainably, protect the natural world and fight climate change.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport has confirmed that Grenada is affected by volcanic ash from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, which began erupting on September 19.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica says more commitment is required from the international community to achieve environment targets.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government Wednesday said the island is making progress on renewable energy describing the sector as an active base for building resilience in all other sectors.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday warned Caribbean countries to be prepared for high flooding and landslides until January next year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) Monday said that with significant warming within the last three months, the accumulated heat stress now puts corals in the eastern Caribbean, specifically the Windward Islands, at risk of bleaching within the coming weeks.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says the China Railway Group Limited, which was initially selected to construct the Amaila Falls hydropower project in 2012, has now been granted approval to construct the renewable energy project.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 rocked sections of the Eastern Caribbean on Saturday, at 6:47pm (local time)

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), grouping, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, has welcomed the establishment of a Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD) by the University of the West Indies.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Working Group has warned that a significant number of shark species is disproportionately threatened.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Seismic Research Centre of the University of the West Indies (UWI-SRC) Friday said its scientists will continue to operate the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) following an interim two-year contract being agreed with the government on the British Overseas Territory.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it will be building several solar farms under the country’s Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Program (GUYSOL), using funds from the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF).