HAMILTON, Bermuda – Residents in Bermuda were keeping an eye on the passage of Hurricane Lee, the large and powerful storm that is expected to pass west of the island on Friday.

BELMOPAN, Belize – A senior official of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that climate change could precipitate an annual fish value loss of between US$1.2 to US$2.7 billion across Latin America and the Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-half-year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it will spend an estimated US$209 million to implement the Northwestern Parishes Reliability and Service Improvement Project that is intended to address water concerns and challenges in the island’s northwestern parishes resulting from, among other factors, rapidly deteriorating archaic pipelines.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – All United Airlines and American Airlines flights into Bermuda have been cancelled as Hurricane Franklin, the first major storm for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season moves closer towards the British Overseas Territory on Wednesday.

St. George’s, GRENADA – Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Kerryne James, said tackling plastic pollution on the island should be the immediate focus of the Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority (GSWMA) which has just launched the Grenada pilot of Recycle OECS Model Project.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The new Caribbean Climate Investment Program to advance climate change goals by unlocking the potential of the private sector was launched here on Tuesday amidst concerns that the world is still in a peril as a result of climate change.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Monday said Latin America and the Caribbean, like the rest of the world, must embrace innovation to enhance water-related solutions for societies and economies.

NASSAU, Bahamas– The senior scientist in Climate Analytics and a senior fellow at the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Centre of the University of The Bahamas, Dr. Adelle Thomas, has been elected to a Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

UNITED NATIONS – A United Nations-appointed human rights expert on Friday urged the international community to increase assistance to The Bahamas and other Small Island States that face elevated threats from natural disasters resulting from climate change. 

FLORIDA – The United States National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on August 11th updated its prediction for storms and hurricanes from “near normal” to “ above normal”.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Environment ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have approved the agenda and priorities for environmental sustainability in the sub-region for the next seven years.