Symmonds: ‘Don’t depend on US to support what matters to us’ Barbados Today10/01/20260237 views Barbados must recalibrate its global partnerships as a shift in US foreign policy threatens support for climate and renewable energy causes that are central to the nation’s interests, Minister of… Read more
Barbados’ clean energy drive faces funding risk Emmanuel Joseph09/01/20260147 views The renewable energy industry could take a major hit as key sources of international funding come under threat following Washington’s withdrawal from dozens of multilateral organisations, a leading industry consultant… Read more
Fisheries officials call for better data to drive energy transition Lourianne Graham05/12/2025066 views The Fisheries Division on Thursday urged stronger data collection to support the country’s shift to renewable energy, warning that the marine industry’s dependence on fossil fuels poses economic and environmental… Read more
Renewables body wants ‘fair access’ to grid after new utility licence approved Emmanuel Joseph29/11/2025094 views The Barbados Renewable Energy Association has called for urgent guarantees of fair access and transparency in the island’s power industry after the government granted Barbados Light and Power Company a… Read more
Govt, Light & Power sign licences to unlock $500m in renewable projects Lourianne Graham29/11/20250140 views Barbados has secured its electricity supply for decades to come after the Ministry of Energy signed new licences with the Barbados Light and Power Company, clearing the path for more… Read more
Become ‘energy detectives’, official tells youth at forum Barbados Today21/11/20250200 views Students have been challenged to take the lead in the island’s drive towards sustainable energy, as they were urged to investigate, innovate and act on energy use at home and… Read more
Barbados must act decisively in clean energy transition, says PM Shamar Blunt19/11/2025090 views The Mia Mottley administration on Tuesday launched a request for qualifications for a proposed wind project, with the prime minister urging potential developers and the wider public to treat the… Read more
Govt accelerates $20bn energy transformation plan Sheria Brathwaite29/10/20250226 views A major surge in renewable energy investment is set to launch within weeks as the government fast-tracks its Energy Transition Investment Plan, a multibillion-dollar initiative projected to save the island… Read more
Public excluded from FTC hearings on energy tariff, confidentiality requests Emmanuel Joseph25/10/2025074 views The Fair Trading Commission has decided that hearings on green energy company Renewstable Barbados’ bid for a renewable energy tariff and for confidentiality over parts of its submission will take… Read more
UWI biosecurity centre proposes national waste-energy revamp Emmanuel Joseph07/10/2025041 views The Centre for Biosecurity Studies (CBS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is recommending that the Mia Mottley administration adopt a policy action plan to revamp Barbados’ management… Read more