team of UK experts from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) was in Antigua to share their decades of experience in commissioning and reviewing Environmental Impact As…
The UK continues to provide unwavering support for Caribbean islands recovering from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, by taking forward reconstruction work and helping to bolster resilience across the regio…
There’s a claim how several US Embassy residences in Barbados have revealed “elevated levels” of bacteria in their tap water after recent tests, according to the United States Embassy in…
The European Union has provided Dominica with 3.52 million euros (EC$11.34M) as part of continued assistance towards rehabilitation of the country. The assistance is part of a total 8.9 million euro (…
A delegation from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has arrived at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany. While at the event, which runs until November 17, the Bank…
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Officials from the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) have joined forces with Antigua and Barbuda’s National Offic…
The Barbados Red Cross Society in support of the Appeal by the International Federation of the Red Cross, will in the next few days launch an appeal to which donations can be made with commercial bank…
The European Union is mobilising its emergency response instruments to assist countries affected or threatened by Hurricane Irma. European Union Ambassador Daniela Tramacere has offered her condolence…
CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) will be making payouts totalling approximately US$15.6 million (EC$42 million) to the Governments of Antigua & Barbuda, Angui…
CARIFESTA XIII will be as conscious of the environment as it is of the region’s rich cultural heritage. In an effort to raise awareness of sustainable practices among key stakeholders such as vendor…
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Environment and city governments of Greater Santo Domingo have rejected the 10 am to 4 pm schedule of Lajun Corporation that operates the dump and ordered th…
The Barbados Council for the Disabled believes more can be done for the differently abled community during Hurricane Season. The executive listed some concerns she’s encountered over the years and w…
Leading marine experts from the Caribbean and the UK are joining up this week at a three-day workshop aiming to support the sustainable growth of marine economies in the region. In the Caribbean regio…
Barbadians managed to thrive over the challenges of 2016 and PROJECT RECYCLE BARBADOS eagerly view 2017 as as the means to forward with their Recycling Programme. Despite 2016 being challenged by diff…
$250,207 BBD was raised for improved care of Barbadian canine population by the founder of American Idol, the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. Tony Martin is involved yet again, and sprang for…
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) recently, to join other regional…
Less than 100 miles from Florida, in the island democracy of the Bahamas, politicians and the police are harassing environmentalists, illegally hacking and publicly releasing their private communicati…
Four new desalination plants to ease Barbados’ water concerns in the north and east of the island are well on their way for development. This project is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank…
The impact of natural disasters is increasing, despite countries’ efforts to reduce it. Over the past year, drought has affected more than 6.2 million people in the Caribbean, especially in Hait…
Montserrat residents are outraged and seeking answers of why vast amounts of sand is being removed from Foxes Bay Beach in the south of the island. New photos taken on the beach on Wednesday 8th June…
The signing of the Paris Agreement in New York on 22 April will be a historic event and an important step towards implementing the world’s first global climate deal. A record number of countries…
Montserrat is participating in a meeting with entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson this week on Moskito Island. Minister of Trade and Environment Claude Hogan and Chief Fisheries Office…
The European Investment Bank has pledged to the Caribbean Development Bank more direct involvement in forging climate resistant initiatives at rates beneficial to Caribbean countries. The VP indicated…
Everyone knows that some small island states, such as the Maldives in the Indian Ocean or Tuvalu in the Pacific, face serious risks to their survival if we do not take effective action to address clim…