Environment

After 40 years of decline, coral reefs numbers in Barbados and the Caribbean are under serious pressure. Now, a new global assessment warns that decades of coral reef decay are …

Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 98 people and left hundreds missing, including foreign tourists and workers. Nepal’s prime minister’s …

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has acknowledged that the Ministry of the Environment was wrong to grant permission for the Suarez Brothers Circus to operate at the National Botanical Gardens, saying …

Authorities have launched an investigation after barrels of oil were found dumped in high grass in the Belle, triggering the national oil spill protocol amid concerns about the potential impact …

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is monitoring a tropical wave just off the African coast that could develop into a tropical depression over the next few days. In a weather …

Caribbean countries are being warned to prepare for worsening drought and extreme heat as a rapidly strengthening El Niño threatens to intensify dry conditions across much of the region into …

The operators of the Suarez Brothers Circus may not have been properly advised about the approvals required to operate at the Belle, a water resources expert has suggested, while backing …

The beleaguered Suarez Brothers Circus was moved from the Belle, St Michael, after it began operating without all required approvals at the site, a government minister said. But the withdrawal …

A record 280 young people applied for just 29 places in the Coastal Zone Management Unit’s environmental internship programme this year, reflecting growing interest in conservation and environmental careers, the …