Nicholls urges Barbadians to ready themselves for hurricane season Lauryn Escamilla01/06/20260105 views Minister of Home Affairs and Information Gregory Nicholls has urged Barbadians to begin preparing for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, warning that personal responsibility was just as important as government’s… Read more
Major plans for fight against sargassum Shamar Blunt29/05/202602K views Government is preparing to ramp up its response to the growing sargassum seaweed problem, including plans to begin offshore collection efforts as massive blooms continue to threaten Barbados’ beaches, fisheries… Read more
Dairy industry urged to adapt as drought conditions worsen Lourianne Graham29/05/2026065 views Farmers and agricultural experts are warning that worsening heat and drought conditions are already affecting milk production and could threaten the long-term sustainability of Barbados’ dairy industry if climate adaptation… Read more
Govt explores Bridgetown harbour relocation amid storm damage, capacity concerns Shamar Blunt28/05/20260851 views The government is assessing plans to relocate the Bridgetown Fisheries Harbour after storm damage and longstanding congestion exposed structural limits at the current site, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has said.… Read more
CDEMA targets communication gaps ahead of hurricane season Shamar Blunt28/05/2026043 views Improving fragile communication systems and fixing coordination gaps exposed by Hurricane Melissa will be central to the Caribbean’s disaster preparedness efforts as officials warn that the first two weeks after… Read more
CDEMA warns region to be on guard despite prediction of less active season Shamar Blunt28/05/2026049 views Though forecasters are predicting a less active Atlantic hurricane season this year, Caribbean countries are being warned not to lower their guard, as intense rainfall, flash flooding, drought and dangerous… Read more
KFC cleanup removes debris from Easy Hall gully Jenique Belgrave25/05/202601.1K views As part of its ongoing initiative to clean up the island’s natural spaces, KFC and several of its partners removed hundreds of pounds of debris from the Easy Hall gully… Read more
Pilot integrates honeybee pollination into farming Ricardo Roberts21/05/2026066 views In a major step towards building agricultural resilience and safeguarding food security, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and beekeepers launched a major six-month project to introduce managed… Read more
Bushfires ‘threaten bee colonies, food security’ Ricardo Roberts21/05/2026064 views A surge in bushfires is destroying bee colonies, equipment and vital foraging habitats, prompting urgent warnings from industry leaders that the island’s food security could be at risk. The escalating… Read more
Emergency agencies begin hurricane season planning Shanna Moore20/05/20260192 views With less than two weeks before the start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the government has begun a fresh round of emergency preparedness meetings involving national security, health, utility,… Read more