World Bank, IDB Estimate Hurricane Melissa Damage to Jamaica Totals All-Time-High of US$8.8 Billion
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2025 — The World Bank, in coordination with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), estimate that the physical damage to Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa totals US$8.8 billion — equivalent to 41 percent of the country’s 2024 GDP— making…
Virgin Islands Charts New Path for Climate Finance at COP30 with 2026 Trust Fund Launch on the Horizon
From OECS Communications Joint Press Release: OECS Commission and the Virgin Islands The Government of the Virgin Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, successfully hosted a series of high-level climate finance side events at the 30th Conference of…
IMF / Senegal, Syria, Hurricane Melissa
IMF staff and management will propose an approach for the misreporting case involving measures agreed with Senegal to address the root causes of hidden debt and macroeconomic vulnerabilities. “IMF staff and management will propose an approach for the misreporting case…
14 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Fri 14 Nov 2025 TROPICAL REPORT Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook 800 AM EDT Fri 14 Nov 20251205 UTC Fri 14 Nov 2025 IMAGE FROM NHC Tropical Weather Outlook Text Tropical…
Consultancy Opportunity: Marine Forecaster Services Consultancy under the RCCAME Project
The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for the Marine Forecaster Services Consultancy under the RCCAME Project. This consultancy is open to qualified professionals in marine meteorology. It presents a unique opportunity to support…
Cayman: Essential Doppler Radar Works Begin as 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Subsides
The Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar will be temporarily taken offline from 14 November to 31 December 2025 to facilitate critical upgrade works. The radar, managed and operated by the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS), plays a key role in…
UWI Scientists Co-Author Study That Finds Climate Change Enhanced Hurricane Melissa’s Intensity
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Friday, November, 2025—Scientists from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) have contributed to a new international rapid analysis which confirms that human-induced climate change made Hurricane Melissa more intense and destructive. The…
IOC announces finalists for Climate Action Awards 2025
06 November 2025 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the 15 finalists for the IOC Climate Action Awards 2025. The awards celebrate innovative projects across the Olympic Movement that are taking tangible steps towards tackling climate change and driving sustainability…
COP30: 25 island territories leading on climate – but locked out of finance
As world leaders gather in Belém for what Brazil is calling the “COP of Truth,” there’s a group of territories with a powerful story that deserves attention – one of frontline climate impact, remarkable innovation, and a critical finance gap that…
Cayman Islands Blood Bank sends lifesaving donation to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
The Cayman Islands Blood Bank, operated by the Health Services Authority (HSA), has dispatched a critical donation of 51 units of red cells and 72 units of plasma to the National Blood Transfusion Service in Jamaica on Friday, 31 October…
