Environment

A listing offering a weeks-old green monkey for $500 has triggered sharp criticism from visitors and animal rights campaigners, who warn that the trade in infant primates for tourist photos …

Alleyne School has announced an ambitious vision to become one of Barbados’ greenest and safest secondary schools as it toasted its academic, sporting and extracurricular achievements during the Annual Speech …

A review of national emergency management legislation and disaster response systems is to be undertaken as authorities seek to strengthen national preparedness in the wake of recent regional crises, including …

The government has significantly improved the readiness of its hurricane shelters ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season, with most facilities upgraded and contingency measures in place to offset temporary closures, …

Civil servants are being urged to strengthen coordination and preparedness as Barbados faces increasingly complex and frequent hazards, with a new training initiative aimed at improving the country’s disaster response …

About 6 000 fisherfolk are set to benefit from a pioneering insurance mechanism that will release funds before hurricanes strike, giving them critical time to secure vessels and livelihoods, Barbados …

Barbados is entering another hurricane season with tens of thousands of homes still uninsured, raising concerns about the island’s financial resilience in the face of increasingly frequent and costly natural …

A powerful earthquake off Venezuela has renewed calls for Barbadians to remain prepared for earthquake and tsunami hazards, with disaster officials warning that the island sits in a region that …

A Barbadian marine scientist — a leading Caribbean ocean researcher — has warned that Barbados’ coral reefs could collapse to fewer than five per cent viability by 2030, urging young …