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.
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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.
ATHENS – The United States says it is allocating more than US$508 million to protect “our ocean” by advancing marine protected areas, maritime security, the sustainable blue economy and sustainable fisheries, supporting ocean solutions to the climate crisis and combating marine pollution.
ABU DHABI – Dominica is offering its experience in geothermal energy development to fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries such as Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they seek to develop their own energy sector.
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed the fourth global coral bleach event in the Caribbean.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The sub-regional dialogue on national biodiversity strategies began here on Monday with delegates being told that the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the region, make the Caribbean particularly dependent on healthy ecosystems.
KINGSTON, Jamaica -Jamaica's government says it will spend an estimated J$150 million to facilitate the trucking of water and procurement and distribution of water tanks to areas as the island combats a persistent drought situation.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says 2024 is shaping up to be a year of climate extremes in the Caribbean.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) says the water levels at Dominica’s Boiling Lake, have changed significantly in recent days, saying it is a phenomenon that has occurred several times since 1876.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts-Nevis government is moving to ban single-use plastics implementing a three-phase structure that will affect the importation, sale, and distribution of several items.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has successfully launched the “Enhancing Eco-systems and Coastal Protection for Climate Change Resilience in the Caribbean” (ECP-Caribbean) project which it says marks a significant milestone in the region’s efforts to increase climate resilience and protect vital coastal ecosystems
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF), announced that the hurricane-resistant power project developed by Masdar for Antigua and Barbuda to withstand even the fiercest winds, is now operational.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – The fourth edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean(LAC) with delegates being told that proper water management is an urgent imperative.
