Barbados’ coral reefs are in serious trouble, even as officials try to restore their health and protect them from a deadly heat wave that has decimated them worldwide. Director of …
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Throngs of skywatchers across North America gazed upward at a blackened sun in the midday dusk on Monday, celebrating with cheers, music and matrimony the first total solar eclipse to …
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Across the US, Mexico and Canada, people have rushed to stake out spots to witness a rare total solar eclipse, while forecasts for cloudy skies worry some hopeful spectators. The …
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 A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings and surprising residents in an area that rarely experiences notable seismic activity …
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UWI seismic officials monitoring water levels at Dominica’s Boiling Lake
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 2, CMC – The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) says the water levels …
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Nine-year-old wins climate change poster competition
by Ryan Gilkesby Ryan GilkesNine-year-old Hayli Cheeseman is the winner of the 2024 Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) inaugural World Meteorology Day Poster Competition in which students showed how Barbados can combat the effects of …
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No decision has been taken on whether there will be water prohibition this year, marketing officer at the Barbados Water Authority Yvette Harris-Griffith said on Friday. But she has urged …
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BREA to put proposals for renewable energy under microscope
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneGovernment’s budgetary measures to unlock business in the stalled renewable energy sector will come under the scrutiny of the Barbados Renewable Energy Association (BREA) when it meets next week. BREA’s …
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The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its mosquito eradication efforts in the east and north of the island this week. The team will …
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The Vector Control Unit will continue its mosquito eradication efforts in three parishes this week, when it conducts its fogging exercise. The team will start in St James and St …