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People, Partnerships, Prosperity: Promoting A Secure & Sustainable Future
Our News Bahamas
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July 6, 2025
Advertisement MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – Preparations for the 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting have been underway for some time in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the Our News team visited the convention center ahead of the opening as the country’s...
Joni Musabayana | Cooperatives in the Caribbean: A proven path to decent work and sustainable development
The Gleaner
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July 6, 2025
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...
Belize Leads Regional Revival of Maya Legacy Through Cultural Tourism
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 2, 2025
Belize is taking center stage this week in a powerful regional push to celebrate and protect one of the world’s most iconic civilizations, the Maya. Alongside Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and southern Mexico, Belize is part of the Mundo Maya...
Belize Launches Climate Impact Study and Loss & Damage Framework
Love FM
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July 2, 2025
The National Climate Change Office (NCCO), with technical and financial support from UNDP’s Climate Promise Programme, has launched the Cost of Inaction Study and the National Loss & Damage Framework. From July 1 to 3, stakeholders and technical...
Belize Makes Waves in Ocean Protection, But Is It Enough?
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 2, 2025
There’s a ripple of excitement in the conservation world, and Belize is right at the center of it. We are making serious strides toward protecting our planet’s oceans. Back in 2019, the country joined a bold global mission to safeguard thirty...
Belize District Sees Spike in Dengue Cases
Love FM
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July 1, 2025
The Belize District is seeing a spike in cases of dengue fever this rainy season. That’s the latest data coming from the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW). For 2024, the Belize District recorded a total of only 90 cases of dengue; however,...
The Belize Fund Supporting Conservation Efforts in Southern Belize
The San Pedro Sun
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July 4, 2025
The Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future (Belize Fund), created in March 2022 following the Blue Bond initiative, organized a media tour on June 26–27, 2025, to highlight its efforts in managing Belize’s marine protected areas (MPAs). The two-day...
OPINION: Caribbean cooperatives model advances sustainable development and social justice
Demerara Waves
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July 5, 2025
By Joni Musabayana, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to...
Belize sugar crop falls victim to a devastating fungus
Loop News
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CMC – Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wilt disease ravaged cane fields here. The Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) in confirming the situation, described this year’s...
Government Forms Task Force to Strengthen Environmental Enforcement
The San Pedro Sun
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July 3, 2025
Belize officially established a National Environmental Enforcement Task Force as of June 24th, signaling a significant shift in the country’s attitude toward environmental preservation following years of inconsistent enforcement. The new task...
Guam and CNMI among Pacific islands eyeing blue carbon solutions to tackle climate crisis
The Pacific Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Facing long-term climate threats like rising seas and coastal erosion, communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are looking to their coastlines for solutions. Not with concrete walls, but with mangrove roots and seagrass beds. A recent...
Belize: Devastating fungus affects sugar crop
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 29, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wilt disease ravaged cane fields here. The Belize Sugar Industries (BSI), in confirming the situation,...
BNN Chair Says Western Hard Woods Logging Inconsistent With Sustainable Development Plan
Channel 7 Belize
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Dr Elma Kay agrees with Juan. She's the Managing Director of the Belize Maya Forest Trust, and well as a Scientific advisor to CITES. But, most importantly when she was at the University of Belize Environmental Research Institute, she worked with...
Climate crisis and cash crunch: 10 countries at breaking point by 2050
Asianet Newsable
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June 29, 2025
A new index from Columbia Climate School reveals the 10 most climate-vulnerable countries by 2050. Many face rising disaster risks and shrinking access to finance, trapping them in a cycle of crisis and recovery. A new index called the Climate...
Debt's climate link: Reforming global debt architecture is key to unlocking climate finance
Down to Earth
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As the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicks off in Seville, Spain, we look at how a massive debt burden on developing countries is holding them back. As an unfit global financial architecture makes accessing...
DFC Secures Green Climate Fund Accreditation, Unlocking $100M per Project
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
In a major step for climate financing in Belize, the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has been officially accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Through the accreditation, the DFC can now access up to 100 million Belize dollars per...
Climate Change Caribbean Community awards Cuban Institute of Meteorology
Cuban News Agency
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June 28, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 27 (ACN) Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) received one of the awards presented by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, (CCCCC), at a gala commemorating its 20 years of foundation at its headquarters in Belmopan,...
Weather Watch: Tropical System Expected to Intensify in the Gulf
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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June 28, 2025
We are almost a full month into the 2025 hurricane season. A few days ago, our first named storm of the season (Andrea) formed in the Atlantic, but quickly dissipated as it moved eastward. READ MORE: Beware the Rubber Duck Cruise Ship Scam...
The Dreamiest Rainforest Resorts in the Caribbean, From Dominica to Belize
Caribbean Journal
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July 3, 2025
The Caribbean is often imagined as a string of sun-drenched beaches — white sand, turquoise water, and endless horizon. And while that version of the Caribbean is very real, it’s only part of the story. Move beyond the shoreline, and the islands...
OP-ED: Cooperatives in the Caribbean, a proven path to decent work and sustainable development
Dominica News Online
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July 2, 2025
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...