Alison Kentish

Head of Communications @PERTSaintLucia
Founder @reportingenergy
Climate, education & development
Journalist | @ColumbiaJournMA 🇩🇲🇱🇨

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

I'm happy to be leading communications & helping to tell the story of PERT—Saint Lucia's Programme for Education, Realignment & Transformation.
Education, youth development, skills training & opportunities for every learner. Join us @PERTSaintLucia.
The journey is just beginning.

[Cecilia Russell @CiciRussell]

Take a look at IPS' growing list of stories ahead of COP31. @turkiyecop31 #COP31 @ipsnews @ipsenvironment Follow our coverage here: https://t.co/3jaF0m3UIg

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

Proud to supporting energy transition reporting in the Caribbean.

[Caribbean Energy Transition Reporting Initiative @reportingenergy]

🇹🇹 Can Trinidad & Tobago turn more than a century of energy expertise into an advantage in the green transition?

CETRI grantee Ryan Bachoo explores what it will take to turn that head start into new industries & investment.

🔗 https://t.co/9L6ZpAvzEE

#CETRI #EnergyTransition

[PERT Saint Lucia @PERTSaintLucia]

Every learner deserves to be seen, understood & supported.
Every Learner. Every Opportunity is a new series on Special Education Needs & inclusive education in Saint Lucia.
Building on Destigmatization of Autism, funded by @GPforEducation through the OECS PEARL Project.

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

Meet CETRI's 2026 Reporting Grantees.

11 journalists from five Caribbean countries will produce in-depth reporting on the opportunities, challenges & impact of the Caribbean's energy transition.
Read more: https://t.co/3kPMbjPT2I
#CETRI #CaribbeanJournalism #EnergyTransition

[UNEP Cartagena Convention & Caribbean Enviro Prog. @UNEP_CEP]

🐢 New CEP Technical Report!
The Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Suriname 2026–2035 provides a roadmap for protecting sea turtles and their habitats while supporting implementation of the Cartagena Convention and SPAW Protocol.📖 Read more: https://t.co/C7TlkLf1ev

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

What role does storytelling play in climate action?

I explored that question with Saint Lucian poet and playwright Kendel Hippolyte on the Voices of Change podcast.

https://t.co/EyreSHO46Y

#VoicesOfChange #Storytelling #Caribbean

[PERT Saint Lucia @PERTSaintLucia]

A beautiful view.

An even greater purpose.

Building opportunity for every learner.

#PERTSaintLucia

[PERT Saint Lucia @PERTSaintLucia]

"I've seen what it means for children to be ostracized, to be put aside..."

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre on the importance of inclusive education at the launch of PERT.
Through PERT, the @SaintLuciaGov is working to ensure no learner is left behind.

[PERT Saint Lucia @PERTSaintLucia]

Minister for Education, Youth Development, Sports and Digital Transformation @KensonCasimir

"Opportunity"

At the heart of PERT is a commitment to ensuring that every learner has the opportunity to succeed.

#PERTSaintLucia #TransformingEducation #OpportunityForEveryLearner

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

@PERTSaintLucia launch day!

[PERT Saint Lucia @PERTSaintLucia]

Transformations begin long before launch day.

Planning. Preparing. Building.

23 June 2026.

We launch.

#PERTSaintLucia

[Caribbean Energy Transition Reporting Initiative @reportingenergy]

Applications now open for Round II of our Reporting Grants.
We’re inviting Caribbean journalists, freelancers & storytellers to pitch stories on, climate resilience, renewable energy, sustainability, Caribbean energy transition
Apply by June 20
https://t.co/7WpA5Q92Yj

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

GEF-9 is here—billions committed to environmental action.
For small island states and other frontline countries, this moment is critical.
The question is whether global funding systems are finally ready to meet the urgency.

https://t.co/EbGHCQXBGi

[IOM Caribbean @IOM_Caribbean]

Migrant workers boost Dominica’s farms and support other sectors around #CARICOM. But gaps remain. Effective migration policies help us manage challenges and seize opportunities for all. Let’s build an inclusive future!

@CARICOMorg

#CARICOMmigration #LabourGaps #CoMiTC

[Cecilia Russell @CiciRussell]

GEF-9: Why it Could Define the Next Four Years of Enviro Action | Inter Press Service https://t.co/cU2nxOblEQ #GEFAssembly2026 @AliKentish @ipsnews

[Cecilia Russell @CiciRussell]

“This replenishment sends a clear message: the world is not giving up on nature.” — Claude Gascon
A $3.9bn pledge signals renewed global commitment despite competing priorities.
#Biodiversity #GEFAssembly2026
@ipsnews @IPSNewsUNBureau
https://t.co/DfWLyfqoRt

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

🇩🇲 @reportingenergy Grant
Geothermal energy is one of the most talked-about topics in Dominica. For Kairi FM, CETRI grantee Shammah Laurent explored the island’s geothermal future, in a reported feature on the 10-MW plant under development in Laudat.

https://t.co/nPHdpvU9br

[Alison Kentish @AliKentish]

Caribbean electricity tariffs are among the highest globally.
@reportingenergy grantee Elesha George examines fossil fuel dependence & what redesigning regional energy could look like.
From geothermal to green hydrogen, it’s about security & sovereignty.

https://t.co/qIP9WCxuQi

[Caribbean Energy Transition Reporting Initiative @reportingenergy]

Antiguan farmers are quietly rewiring energy, water & survival. CETRI grantee Roseann Pile is showing how the energy transition becomes real at the farm level.
Full story via CANA News (with subscription) https://t.co/67mraI4GPn
Open-access via AZP News https://t.co/e2lPdHpILy