HAVANA, Cuba – Authorities in Cuba are continuing to assess the progress of the recovery from the effects of Hurricane Ian.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has welcomed the decision to choose the island for the global launch of ocean conservation efforts to safeguard against the impacts of climate change.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) on Monday said that over the next three months, the transition between wet and dry season is forecast to feature frequent wet days, excessive rainfall and above-average tropical cyclone activity across the Caribbean region, as exacerbated by La Niña.

UNITED NATIONS – The Prime Minister the Bahamas,  Philip Davis says that of all the risks his country faces, none requires more urgent action than the climate crisis. 

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Bermuda government issued a high surf warning and urged residents to stay safe and off the roads on Thursday night ahead of powerful Hurricane Fiona, which is barreling towards the British Overseas Territory.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) Monday warned that with the increase in temperatures in the region, the outlook for the coming months is not promising for the Caribbean’s reefs as widespread bleaching conditions are expected.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A strengthening Hurricane Fiona is moving away from the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) on Wednesday and is expected to approach Bermuda late on Thursday after leaving a trail of death and destruction in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the TCI.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi on Sunday said that the entire island is now without electricity as residents brace for the impact of the Category 1 storm, Hurricane Fiona.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –Residents in the Leeward Islands were on Friday bracing themselves for the passage of Tropical Storm Fiona that is expected to bring heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (mph).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Environment and National Beautification Minister, Adrian Forde, is drawing a parallel between illegal dumping at sea and the proliferation of sargassum seaweed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government has signaled its intention to legislate the Deposit Refund Scheme for plastic bottles by the end of this financial year, saying that it will boost the effort to improve the country’s environmental and waste management thrust.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it is supporting an initiative to implement climate-adaptive aquaponics farming and strengthen Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in five CARICOM countries.