BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize has formally joined the 100% Alliance for Sustainable Ocean Management, reaffirming its commitment to fully sustainably manage the ocean areas under Belize’s national jurisdiction by 2030 through the development and implementation of a Sustainable Ocean Plan.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Insights from Jamaica’s catastrophic experience with Hurricane Melissa last October will help inform the 2026 edition of the global Human Development Report (HDR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined other member states within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  in providing humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following the earthquakes on June 24.

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Bermuda has placed a temporary restriction on the movement of all kept birds across the island after an investigation found that the animals may have entered Bermuda without the required approvals and whose origin and health status cannot be confirmed.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen collaboration to protect children’s rights and well-being in the face of the growing impacts of climate change across the Caribbean.

QUITO, Ecuador – The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLADE)  Friday said that Latin America and the Caribbean electricity generation grew 4.5 per cent in April 2026, with renewables supplying more than 60 per cent of the grid

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government is conducting feasibility studies on potential desalination projects in St Thomas and Clarendon as it explores ways to augment water supplies in selected water-stressed areas, but has made it clear it is not considering desalination as a nationwide solution because of the high cost and potential environmental impacts.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government says it will commission its 10-megawatt geothermal power plant on July 31 as the country continues with efforts to transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy sector.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) say they have taken an important step toward working more closely together to help protect the Caribbean’s oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities from the growing impacts of climate change.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has joined the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAAF) in providing a one million US dollar contribution to the recovery and reconstruction of Venezuela, following the earthquake last month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  A multi-million-dollar initiative designed to close the institutional and technical capacity gaps that are slowing the Caribbean’s energy transition is to be launched here on Wednesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The European Union has announced plans for a new initiatives aimed at strengthening early warning systems, disaster response and community preparedness across the Caribbean.