OPINION: The climate risks we live with and the hope we need

I’ve lost count of the number of conversations I’ve had about “back-up plans” recently. What would you do? Where would you go? My friends are split between those who treat it like a parlour game and those who are serious—people who’ve actually...

CARILEC to host Annual Occupational Health and Safety Symposium in Grenada

The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) is proud to announce that its annual Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Symposium will be hosted at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort from 5–7 November 2025. The annual symposium...

Caribbean authorities enhance collaborative efforts on climate and land use strategies at gathering in Barbados

Representatives of 12 Caribbean Countries along with Hon. Adrian Forde- Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Blue and Green Economy, Barbados. Photo: Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land ManagementDelegates representing...

New documentary explores links between Grenadian estate and Scottish owners

A groundbreaking documentary linking Grenada’s Waltham Estate in St Mark with Paxton House in Scotland will screen this weekend at the 1261 Film Festival, marking its first public showing on home soil. The documentary, Echoes of Waltham, featuring...

Caribbean Stakeholders Convene to Develop Action Plan to Strengthen Early Warning Systems for Heat and Dust-related Illnesses

Bridgetown, Barbados, 4 November 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Meteorological, surveillance and Climate Change and Health Focal Points from 12 Caribbean states met in Barbados last week to develop an action plan to strengthen Early Warning Systems (EWSs) for...

Outdoors Feature: Changing weather sets prime time for bass

Largemouth bass have begun feeding up for the winter ahead, opening the door to one of the very best times to be on the lake or pond all year long. The cool weather encourages anglers too. Fish can be caught in good numbers through the summer, of...

Climate Events Drain Caribbean Economies by 2.13% of GDP Each Year

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Climate-related disasters inflict disproportionate economic damage on Caribbean nations, with annual losses averaging 2.13% of GDP from 1980-2020, according to recent OECD/IDB analysis. This vulnerability...

Grenada Advances Offshore Strategy

The Government of Grenada has formally proposed the establishment of a trilateral oil and gas coordination commission involving Venezuela and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as part of efforts to delimit maritime boundaries and develop its...

Grenada advances offshore hydrocarbon strategy

Image by Joebelanger/ iStock The Government of Grenada has formally proposed the establishment of a trilateral oil and gas coordination commission involving Venezuela and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as part of efforts to delimit maritime...

Grenada Advances Offshore Hydrocarbon Strategy with Trilateral Oil & Gas Commission Proposal

The Government of Grenada has formally proposed the establishment of a trilateral oil and gas coordination commission involving Venezuela and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as part of efforts to delimit maritime boundaries and develop its...

The ultimate expat guide to moving to a Caribbean paradise, by the experts who really know how to do it. From visas and where to go, to house prices and cost of living, this is exactly how to flee the grey UK for year-round sunshine

As the drab grey autumn days get shorter and the Budget looms, escaping to a life in the sun has never held more appeal. You could pick southern Europe (and endure those new EU customs checks), or head to Dubai (like everyone else) - but why not...

UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization wraps-up cocoa mission to Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent-Grenadines, and Grendada

Merlin and Ryan Shillingford of the Gingerette Estate in Dominica. Photo: FAOBetween August 6 and August 26, 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted a series of missions across four Caribbean...

Grenada unites to save its national bird

Grenada is taking urgent new steps to safeguard its national bird, the Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi), one of the world’s rarest doves and found nowhere else on Earth. The species now clings to survival in just 2 small pockets of dry forest—and...

Cunard unveils 110 new luxury itineraries, including two World Voyages

Cunard has announced the launch of its latest programme of luxury voyages with 110 new itineraries across its iconic fleet, visiting 97 destinations in 47 countries between October 2027 and May 2028. The new programme offers guests even more...

Hurricane Melissa’s destruction shows need for climate resilience push

Avinash Persaud is special advisor to the president of the Inter-American Development Bank on climate change and an architect of the 2022 Bridgetown Initiative. Emily Wilkinson is director of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)...

Voter’s Guide 2025: Election Day is Nov. 4; here’s what Staten Islanders need to know

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s Election Day and New Yorkers have the opportunity to elect a new mayor, public advocate, and city comptroller. Staten Island, in addition to those three races, is voting on borough president, the 49th Council District,...

Aquanauts Grenada wins CHTA Coral Reef Tourism Stewardship Award

Aquanauts Grenada has been named overall winner of the 2025 Caribbean Coral Reef Tourism Stewardship Award by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), in partnership with CAST (Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism) and The Nature...

Tsunami drill at MBIA: Wednesday, 5 November 2025

The Grenada Airports Authority (GAA) advises the general public that a Tsunami drill will be conducted at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, from 9 am to 10:30 am. This exercise is being held in...

Integrating care and climate adaptation into a holistic fiscal framework at the country level

Introduction Countries and international institutions are increasingly focused on adaptation to climate change in light of rising temperatures, longer-term droughts, severe flooding, and other impacts. Currently, however, financing for adaptation...

TNC vacancy: National Project Coordinator, Grenada

Who we are: The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organisation, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a...