BALI — The director of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Michelle Forbes,  says the agency is preparing for another post-volcanic eruption hurricane season.

MIAMI, Florida — Miami-Dade County is recognizing May 9 – 14 as Fertilizer Awareness Week so that residents and businesses have an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming ban on the use of fertilizer during the rainy season, which starts May 15. During this season, residents, landscape companies, condominium associations, among others, are prohibited from using fertilizer. Fertilizer runoff is known to be a top contributor to pollution in Biscayne Bay. The rainy season ban is in effect through October 31.  

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The Staatsolie Power Company Suriname (SPCS), says it has been forced to open blow down valves in order to guarantee the integrity of the Afobaka dam as the country continues to deal with the impact of heavy rains during the traditional dry season.

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Tuesday predicted an above average Atlantic Hurricane Season this year, making it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is welcoming new initiatives aimed at providing adequate financing to implement effective marine management strategies.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominicans may be without their national dish for a ”very long time” as the authorities here warn of the chytrid fungus continuing to have an impact on the mountain chicken,  a species of giant frog native to the area.

HAVANA, Cuba – Representatives of the Caribbean Cooperation for the treatment of wastewater in the natural heritage (CARIBSAN) and the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH by its Spanish acronym) are scheduled to sign cooperation framework agreement in Havana on Saturday.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Bahamians have been urged to prepare for an above-average hurricane season that begins on June 1st and that they should begin their preparations to lessen the risks of death and damages.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Fisheries officials here are investigating “an apparent mass die off” event involving the long spine Black Sea Egg from the Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines,, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Thomas, Saba and Statia.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Environmentalists in Guyana have reaffirmed their commitment to support the protection of the country’s ecosystems.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says thousands of small-scale, community driven initiatives, including many in the Caribbean, are making “a huge difference” in people’s lives and contributing to efforts to curb global warming. 

PARAMAIRBO, Suriname – Suriname has announced plans to establish a data base of all fishing boats registered in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean country in a move aiming at curbing illegal fishing and other criminal activities.