BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) Wednesday said it has approved US$200,000 in grant funding to the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to implement the Regional Resilient Residential Construction and Reconstruction Project.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados is exploring the use of pump harvesters to collect sargassum at sea before the seaweed reaches the island’s heavily affected beaches.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat says it has started a series of national consultations aimed at advancing endorsement of the draft CARICOM Biodiversity Strategy and its accompanying Resource Mobilisation and Implementation Strategy (RMIS).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government has signed a loan agreement with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to support the Jamaica Rural Water Supply Programme.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands-based Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) says it entered the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season stronger than ever with the total coverage in force rising from US$1.44 billion to US$1.8 billion.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government says it will intensify the trucking of water to communities across the island as drought conditions continue to place severe pressure on the country’s water supplies.

CASTRIES, St.  Lucia – St. Lucia has launched a multi-million-dollar initiative aimed at improving the reliability of water by reducing the risk of disruptions due to leakages and pipeline failures.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Belize -based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as well as national and regional stakeholders Tuesday launched the Climate Change Resilience in the Caribbean Fisheries Sector Project (CC4FISH-II).

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize has launched the five-year Hicatee Conservation and Action Plan establishing a coordinated national framework for the long-term conservation and recovery of one of the world’s most endangered freshwater turtles.

NASSAU, Bahamas — Blue Lagoon Island’s Project B.E.A.C.H. brought more than 500 volunteers together at Yamacraw Beach on Saturday, Sept. 19, for the 41st annual International Coastal Cleanup, removing marine debris while raising awareness about the importance of protecting The Bahamas’ coastal environment.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission Monday said it has formalised a new partnership with the Caribaea Initiative to strengthen biodiversity research, conservation, education and scientific capacity across the Eastern Caribbean.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the central tropical Atlantic on Thursday morning and could bring heavy rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend.