MIAMI, FL – Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to  strengthen into the first hurricane of this year’s  Atlantic hurricane season on Friday as residents in the Leeward Islands as well as St. Martin and St. Barthelemy, Saba and St. Eustatius as well as Sint Maarten are urged to  monitor its progress.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Local scientists have turned to modern technology, including artificial intelligence to protect native bats as they face mounting threats, such as habitat loss, human disturbance, invasive predators and exposure to pesticides. 

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says the sub-region has launched a comprehensive feasibility study on acquiring a geothermal drill rig for shared use by member states.

MIAMI, FL – Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become a hurricane in a “couple of days” as it continues to move westward and approximately 1, 400 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A two-day Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit began here on Wednesday, with Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali saying that the event is taking place at a time of “unprecedented emergency” but yet immense opportunity to save the planet.

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 – Jamaicans are being urged to play a more active role in driving the shift toward environmentally friendly alternatives as the country now enters the fourth phase of its national single-use plastic ban.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government of Belize says the country’s largest carbon conservation project has successfully completed validation under VERRA’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Standard (CCBS), the globally recognized program for voluntary carbon markets.

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.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana will become the first country in the world to implement a fully standardized, border-to-border national biodiversity monitoring system by 2030, President Irfaan Ali has said.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is developing a National Biodiversity Information System (NBIS) aimed at improving data accessibility and enabling policymakers to make evidence-based decisions.

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”.