Children learn the benefits of the Blue Economy Barbados Today15/06/20192474 views Education and promotion of the island’s blue economy from an early age will be the driving force towards advancing environmental tourism, says a top local tourism official. CEO of the… Read more
Community group launches ‘Bins Fuh Bim’ project Barbados Today09/06/20199480 views Eco Rebel Barbados is changing views on waste disposal one trash bin at a time. The community group, started by Dominique Tudor, gathered at Long Beach, Christ Church on Saturday… Read more
June is environment month Barbados Today02/06/20191350 views The Ministry of Environment and National Beautification will celebrate, as it has over the past 10 years, Environment Month in June. The public is encouraged to come and participate in… Read more
Barbados participating in Expo 2019 in Beijing Barbados Today25/05/20193369 views Barbados is participating in the Beijing International Horticultural Expo 2019, one of the world’s largest horticultural exhibitions, which showcases a huge collection of plants, flowers and ideas for green development.… Read more
Taxi operators getting short end of the stick – Bayley Barbados Today18/05/201917379 views President of the Bridgetown Port Taxi Co-Op Society Ltd Adrian Bayley says taxi operators at the island’s sole seaport are getting the short end of the stick. Speaking with members… Read more
Sandals Foundation helps with clean-up of Christ Church Girls School Barbados Today31/03/20191401 views Sandals Foundation assisted with the clean-up of Christ Church Girls School this morning. The team arrived at the school at 7 a.m. armed with cutlasses, rakes, gloves, a skip and… Read more
Changes to plastic ban announced Barbados Today23/03/201917265 views The pleas of vendors and retailers for an extension to the deadline for the ban of single use petro-based plastics in Barbados have been answered. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue… Read more
South coast sewage mend Barbados Today02/02/201928806 views The south coast sewage crisis is on the mend, according to Minister of Energy and Water Resources Wilfred Abrahams. Abrahams gave an update on the South Coast Sewage Project during… Read more
Evacuations ordered over second Brazil dam risk Barbados Today27/01/20191924 views Authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate from a dam at risk of giving way in south-eastern Brazil, just days after a nearby dam collapsed. At least 37 have been killed… Read more
CARIBBEAN – CRFM to initiate study on Sargassum seaweed Barbados Today26/01/201932.3K views The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has initiated a regional fact-finding study to document the record-breaking influx of Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean Sea in 2018, and the impacts this… Read more