On the heels of delivering a powerful address at the opening of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt where she called on the global community to act now to curb the impact of the climate crisis, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is heading to the city of Durban where South Africans are waiting with bated breath to welcome the UN Champion of the Earth for Policy Leadership.

NASSAU, Bahamas – A strengthening Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it churns its way towards the northwestern Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (MPH).

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Several residents in the north of St Lucia were trapped in their homes and there were reports of land slippage as heavy rainfall on Sunday, following downpours in the past week, resulted in flooding.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne wants oil and gas giants to pay for damage from climate change through a global carbon tax on their profits.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt – The latest report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released on Sunday, shows that the last eight years have been the warmest on record, fueled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday said it intends joining the rest of the Caribbean in sending a “clear, strong, collaborative message” to the international community regarding the impact of climate change.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - Climate change could significantly worsen long-term economic prospects and exacerbate inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), according to the report Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022 released here.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali says that with support from the United Kingdom Commonwealth Marine Economies Program, Guyana is implementing a plan for the sustainable use of Guyana’s marine space.

ROSEAU, Dominica –Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is calling on CARICOM countries to learn from the experiences of other regional blocs like Asia and the Pacific particularly as it relates to dealing with the impact of climate change.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt – Guyana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the European Union (EU)) on 'Forest Partnership’ which will result in the country receiving an initial five million Euro (One Euro=US$1.29 cents) grant to help with the preservation of its forest.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government is looking to incorporate nuclear power in the country’s energy mix as part of the thrust to make eco-friendly options available to all Jamaicans, says Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz.

WASHINGTON, DC – An initiative using a nature-based solution to protect communities in Trinidad and Tobago from mudslides, soil erosion and flooding is one of four winners in the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 2022 Superheroes of Development contest.