ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Government Friday launched the Residential Energy Conservation Challenge (RECC), an innovative program designed to inspire homeowners across the country to embrace energy-saving habits and contribute to a more sustainable future.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chan Santokhi is expected to reinforce Suriname’s commitment to its carbon-negative status and environmental stewardship, at the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan in November.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors have approved US$20 million in International Development Association additional financing for the Haiti: Renewable Energy for All Project. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Meteorological Service says the country should see an increase in rainfall beginning Sunday evening and continuing to Wednesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Canada-based companies for the advancement of nuclear technologies adoption here.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The United States government has launched  the Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity Programme (RESET) that will support a significant number of businesses, including small farmers, artisanal fisherfolk and cooperatives in the region.

BELMOPAN, Belize  – Three originations have announced a new funding initiative to save three important shark conservations in Belize.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors has approved new financing to aid recovery efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl in July 2024. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Wednesday denied media reports that a gold mining company plans to discharge water containing low levels of cyanide and mercury into the Essequibo River.

CALI, Colombia – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has launched the region’s State of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) Implementation and Achievement Report at the ongoing 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) here.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minster Roosevelt Skerrit  Friday criticized the World  Bank  over its lending policies to countries in the Caribbean, including Dominica as they seek to develop alternative forms of energy.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) began here on Monday with St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar calling on the region to adopt educational programs that focus on the impact of climate change.