Climate / Environment

UK PM launches UN Climate Summit climate_uk_italy

UK PM launches UN Climate Summit

Caribnews February 4, 2020

LONDON, England – Prime Minister Boris Johnson on February 4, launch the next UN climate conference COP26,...

CBI inflows helped support Dominica’s reconstruction-led recovery, IMF concludes dominica cbi_investment

CBI inflows helped support Dominica’s reconstruction-led recovery, IMF concludes

Caribnews February 3, 2020

By Caribbean News Global LONDON, England – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff concluding statement of 2019...

Digitalisation of The Guianas tourism industry greenspot the_guinas

Digitalisation of The Guianas tourism industry greenspot

Caribnews February 3, 2020

By Ray Chickrie and Henry Mac Donald PARAMARIBO, Suriname — On Friday, January 24, 2020, former UN...

Puerto Rico earthquakes: An urgent call for better early warning and awareness in the Ocean Decade puerto_rico_earthquakes_slate

Puerto Rico earthquakes: An urgent call for better early warning and awareness in the Ocean Decade

Caribnews February 1, 2020

GENEVA, Switzerland, (UNESCO) – The 2019-2020 earthquake sequence in Puerto Rico may have the first of such...

Japan facilitates citywide environment project in St Lucia Japan_mou

Japan facilitates citywide environment project in St Lucia

Caribnews January 28, 2020

By Anicia Antoine CASTRIES, St Lucia, (GIS) – The Embassy of Japan and Saint Lucia Solid Waste...

Is there more to the Caribbean’s single-use plastics ban than meets the eye?

Caribnews January 28, 2020

By Janine Mendes-Franco The Caribbean has spoken out against single-use plastics and its inevitable environmental pollution for...

Time to rethink building codes enforcement, says Bahamas PM minnis

Time to rethink building codes enforcement, says Bahamas PM

Caribnews January 24, 2020

By Chester Robards NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamians must find ways to build structures much more hurricane-resistant since...

Jamaica and the United States: A model for partnership in the Caribbean Briefing-Room

Jamaica and the United States: A model for partnership in the Caribbean

Caribnews January 23, 2020

Bureau of Global Public Affairs – Office of the Spokesperson The United States and Jamaica have long...

Economic losses from natural disasters top $232 billion in 2019 coconut_tree

Economic losses from natural disasters top $232 billion in 2019

Caribnews January 23, 2020

CHICAGO, Illinois – A leading global professional services firm, Aon plc providing a broad range of risk,...

Grenada to reduce disaster risks and build resilience grenada_risk

Grenada to reduce disaster risks and build resilience

Caribnews January 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, USA – The World Bank board of executive directors approved on January 22, a US$20 million...

UK PM launches UN Climate Summit

CBI inflows helped support Dominica’s reconstruction-led recovery, IMF concludes

Digitalisation of The Guianas tourism industry greenspot

Puerto Rico earthquakes: An urgent call for better early warning and awareness in the Ocean Decade

Japan facilitates citywide environment project in St Lucia

Is there more to the Caribbean’s single-use plastics ban than meets the eye?

Time to rethink building codes enforcement, says Bahamas PM

Jamaica and the United States: A model for partnership in the Caribbean

Economic losses from natural disasters top $232 billion in 2019

Grenada to reduce disaster risks and build resilience

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