CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Dominica and Grenada, the two countries within the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) implementing the Recycle OECS Model Demonstration Projects, have agreed on the mechanisms that are most feasible for the collection and processing of recyclable plastic in their countries.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$50 million loan to help Barbados boost the climate resilience of its coastal areas and foster climate-resilient economic development.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A Trinidad-based company has started construction of two reverse osmosis plants in Antigua that will be expected to supply two million gallons of reverse osmosis water daily.

NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamas has launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) for significant solar energy infrastructure for up to 100MW in New Providence which the government says is “an important component of our larger package of energy reforms and upgrades”.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)  Commission Wednesday said the new waste characterization reports for Dominica and Grenada are critical for  tailoring the “Recycle OECS Model” framework to the waste landscape in the two countries.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada government has begun an assessment of the damage caused by heavy rains associated with a shearline that affected mainly the northern and portions of the western and eastern parishes on Tuesday.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Energy Minister Dr. Vince Henderson says the government of Dominica is ready to begin construction on a 10-kilowatt geothermal power plant to supplement the supply of electricity from the Dominica Electricity Company (DOMLEC).

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has described as “greatly exaggerated” reports that the island’s geothermal energy project that was halted in 2019 had been stopped saying it is in discussions with “multiple private sector entities”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will become the first Caribbean country to benefit from deep sea research that could bring solutions to Sargassum inundation challenges by sinking the seaweed to the bottom of the ocean floor.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The target date for the ban on plastic lunch boxes and personal care products with microplastic beads is June 1.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says that over the next three months, more comfortable temperatures and humidity will be experienced across the region.

DUBAI – Trinidad and Tobago is the lone CARICOM country that has so far signed on to a certification system for clean and low-carbon hydrogen production in the region.