WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)  said 90 days after Hurricane Melissa swept across parts of the Caribbean, countries are transitioning from emergency response toward recovery, while continuing to confront public health risks linked to damaged infrastructure, disrupted services, and heightened vulnerability to disease.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Outgoing British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, says the United Kingdom has joined the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) which aims to mobilise international financing and technical expertise to protect the planet Earth.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Antigua and Barbuda’s Energy Minister,  Melford Nicholas, has been elected as Vice President of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) representing Latin America and the Caribbean.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua –  At the entrance to Neil Gomes’s farm in McKinnon’s, water is moving.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says the World Bank has conducted a hybrid Implementation Review and Support Mission for the Caribbean Efficient and Green-Energy Buildings (CEGEB) project to assess implementation progress and provide technical support for ongoing project activities.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Barbados Saturday told the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) that for small island developing states (SIDS), renewable energy is not only a climate response but also “a developmental imperative, an affordability issue, and an equity issue.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The World Bank’s Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, Tuesday said it is possible for  regional countries to develop the necessary resilience to face some of the world’s most severe environmental risks such as hurricanes, floods, volcanic eruptions, and coastal pressures that can erase progress within hours.

NASSAU, Bahamas – A climate resilient hurricane shelter, able to withstand category five level disasters and flagged as a global best practice, has been opened and  activated on the island of Abaco, representing a tri-lateral partnership between the governments of The Bahamas and India and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Environment and Planning Agency, NEPA is condemning the illegal capture and sale of protected parrots.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government is to table an Integrated Solid Waste Management Bill and Regulations that will allow for hefty fines, tighter controls on e-waste along with oil and gas waste, and mandatory financial security for operators.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, on Friday, expressed appreciation to members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who are currently deployed across the island, describing their presence as a powerful demonstration of regional solidarity and Caribbean cooperation in times of need.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The 16th session of  the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly has started here with the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos Echeverriìa, noting the importance of green energy to the Caribbean.