BAKU, Azerbaijan – The voices of the indigenous peoples of the Iwokrama Forest, one of the last pristine rainforests in the world, echoed through the hallways of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) here on Tuesday, more than 6,500 miles from their native Guyana.

BAKU, Azerbaijan - Guyana is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country that has been recognized as champions of climate transparency.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of  Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments have shown the political will in advancing “urgent and effective” ocean protection.

BAKU, Azerbaijan – Caribbean development organizations say they continue to trail the world as it relates to accessing available climate funds and implementation of climate resilient projects.

BAKU, Azerbaijan – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries could benefit from a new initiative announced by multilateral development banks (MDBs) outlining financial support and other measures for countries to achieve ambitious climate outcomes.

HAVANA, Cuba – Hurricane Rafael, a powerful Category 3 storm, slammed into Cuba on Wednesdays knocking out the country’s power grid after ravaging sections of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica. 

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says it has embarked on a six-year Resilient Rural Belize (RRB) program aimed at minimizing the impacts of climatic and economic events on small farmers while supporting sustainable market access for their produce.

BAKU, Azerbaijan – The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, Tuesday warned of a “seismic shift” in the global climate crisis, noting that in the past, the discissions were about climate action on saving future generations.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  Tropical storm Rafael is strengthening as it moves closer to Jamaica where the authorities are urging citizens to take all precautions including closing down schools and some business places.

BAKU, Azerbaijan – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis has warned the international community that the world is “dangerously close to a line beyond which there is no return,” and that for the first time, for more than 12 months, global temperatures have exceeded the warming threshold of 1.5-degrees Celsius”.

BAKU, Azerbaijan – The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) began here on Monday with the UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, making a passionate plea for urgent, global cooperation on climate change.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing the use of mercury in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector.