KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it is seeking to use the sterile insect technique (SIT) in a bid to reduce the fruit fly population.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says Trinidad and Tobago expects to receive “a significant sum” in compensation for the ongoing oil spill clean-up in Tobago.

ROSEAU, Dominica – In a small island nation on the eastern edge of the Caribbean, there is a species of wild sea moss, or red algae, called Gracilaria that Dominicans have traditionally farmed and used to make drinks, gels and other products such as textile dyes.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts - The executive director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)  Elizabeth Riley, Tuesday said regional countries should be fully prepared for all severe weather events this year, amid predictions of an above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia has become the latest Caribbean country to implement water rationing measures as the region continues to feel the effect of a prolonged dry period.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday said it had secured international compensation for the ongoing oil spill clean up in Tobago, with early estimates putting the damage as much as US$20 million dollars.

BASSSETERRE, St. Kitts – St. Kitts-Nevis agricultural officials say they are closely monitoring the outbreak of a disease affecting mango trees on the twin island Federation.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Germany has launched the “German-Caribbean Climate Talks” here amid concerns that temperatures in the Caribbean continue to reach record breaking highs, and the impacts of climate change are becoming an increasingly prominent concern for regional governments.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname environment officials are investigating the cause responsible for the hundreds of dead fishes and sea turtles washing up on the beaches near the Amerindian village Galibiat in the Marowijne District.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis has told delegates attending the Fourth International Conference on Small Island States (SIDS 4) that his country “is burning."

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) says it has put in place emergency measures to ensure residents in the worst affected areas have a consistent supply of water as the country deals with “an unprecedented, harsh, five month dry season.

ABU DHABI – The St. Kitts=Nevis government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the  UAE-based K&K Group and Siemens Energy, a global leader in the energy business to initiate the groundbreaking geothermal energy project in the twin island Federation.