Barbados Bond Captures Award Barbados Today12/04/20230531 views Barbados has won the global, highly-commended Sustainability-linked Bond of the Year Award for its Blue Bond for Ocean Conservation at home. The Environmental Finance Bond Awards for 2023 were recently… Read more
Concerns over use of bins Barbados Today04/04/20231580 views Local officials are calling on Barbadians to use the state-issued roll-out garbage cart and recycling bins correctly especially in light of a reported increase in the rat problem on the… Read more
Gov’t starts web-based procurement system that replaces paper-based process Emmanuel Joseph01/04/202301.5K views By Emmanuel Joseph Individuals and companies supplying goods and services to the Government have to register under a revamped public procurement system that Minister in the Ministry of Finance and… Read more
Woman didn’t know her chicken coop was affecting the nearby nursery school Sheria Brathwaite28/03/20230559 views By Sheria Brathwaite The Black Rock, St Michael resident at the centre of the environmental issue affecting St Stephen’s Nursery School says she was shocked that a problem with odour… Read more
Airport tower a concern for employees Emmanuel Joseph28/03/202301.6K views Some air traffic controllers at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) have complained of varying health challenges which they blame on environmental issues associated with the tower. Their bargaining agent –… Read more
Challenges at St Matthias facility to be addressed Emmanuel Joseph28/03/20230371 views Environmental issues at the St. Matthias Magistrates’ Court Complex got the attention of the Attorney General and the country’s chief judicial officer on Monday. At the end of a tour… Read more
New biofuel company set to roll out cost-saving gas venture Emmanuel Joseph28/03/202311.8K views By Emmanuel Joseph A “game-changing” waste-to-energy project designed to slash fuel prices by half and significantly reduce CO2 emissions will be rolled out here in June. The new venture is… Read more
SAVE THE SWAMP Marlon Madden23/03/20230426 views RESIDENTS URGE AUTHORITIES TO SAVE THE ISLAND’S LAST REMAINING WETLAND. By Marlon Madden Residents of the St Lawrence, Christ Church community and surrounding areas are calling on the Government to… Read more
#BTColumn – The health benefits of water Barbados Today23/03/20230305 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Dr Colin Alert In adults, between 50 to 60 percent of… Read more
#BTColumn – Water crisis, everyone’s problem Barbados Today23/03/20230575 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Mario Lubetkin There is no doubt that water is a fundamental… Read more