ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Achim Steiner, says the shift to renewable energy should not result in developing countries, such as those in the Caribbean, becoming even more indebted to the rich nations that created the climate crisis.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) held in Egypt last November was “at best, a mirage in the desert,” says Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Some 659 fish species were found and documented during research efforts conducted in Guyana by foreign and local biologists and it is believed that this information can be used to inform governmental decisions about areas where fishes need to be protected.

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Premier Mark Brantley has announced that the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) will embark of the drilling phase of Nevis’ geothermal project in June 2023.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Cuba has invited CARICOM to join several projects that can augment the region’s efforts to confront climate change, the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat reported Wednesday.

MONTREAL, Canada – A flagship project aimed at is scaling up ridge-to-reef restoration of unique ecosystems and tapping blue economic growth to help island communities rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is among 10 ground-breaking efforts from around the globe recognized by the United Nations.

LUANDA, Angola – Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, has pledged the support of the 56-member grouping in helping members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) secure the US$100 billion committed by major carbon-emitting nations to combat the worst impacts of climate change.

OSLO, Norway – Norway has praised Guyana for its “historic milestone”  becoming the first country to get issued carbon credits under the new high-integrity carbon standard Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART).

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi says it is important for the CARICOM countries to continue optimizing renewable energy sources and to increase the share of renewable energy in their energy supply.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Small Island Developing States (SIDS), in the region have expressed reservations over the overall package of decisions from the recent United Nations Climate Conference (COP27), that concluded in Egypt on November 18.

MIAMI, Florida – A new study suggests that ships may be spreading a deadly coral disease across Florida and the Caribbean.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt –The United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell Tuesday stressed the importance of curbing global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, saying that it is a goal set by the Paris Agreement but also grounded firmly in science and hard data.