Environment

Companies transporting hazardous materials are being urged to take greater precautions, including using vehicles suitable for the weight and nature of the substances being carried. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Henderson …

Climate-vulnerable countries face an annual financing shortfall of about US$400bn by 2030 while being forced to pay billions more in borrowing costs because of their exposure to climate shocks, Prime …

The government is to begin construction next month on a $220 million project to reclaim irrigation water from wastewater in a bid to support farming and protect the environment, the …

CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, has approved a US$200 000 (BDS$400 000) technical assistance grant for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to improve …

Residents’ concerns about water pooling in a trench dug in Husbands Gardens earlier this year have reached the Drainage Unit which is assessing the situation, according to St James South …

Barbadians are unlikely to get relief from unusually hot nights before the end of the year, while below-normal rainfall could extend drought conditions into 2027 and prompt further warnings before …

Blackman and Gollop Primary School pupils joined Barbados Defence Force soldiers and sailors to plant 65 shade trees on Friday, as Barbados advances a monthly national effort ahead of its …

Food production could come under growing pressure as a new climate report warns that Barbados may face moderate to severe drought for up to four months each year by mid-century, …

About 3.6 million pounds of sargassum has been removed from Barbados’ beaches so far this year, as authorities consider pumping seaweed out of the sea before it reaches heavily affected …