Govt explores Bridgetown harbour relocation amid storm damage, capacity concerns Shamar Blunt28/05/20260852 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 Blunt28/05/2026051 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 Roberts21/05/2026067 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 Moore20/05/20260194 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
Beekeeping biz a-buzz as honey imports dominate Lauryn Escamilla20/05/20260143 views Barbados produces only a tiny fraction of the honey it consumes, prompting a senior agriculture official to urge the country to urgently expand its pool of commercial beekeepers, reduce its… Read more
Barbados ramps up hurricane preparations Shanna Moore20/05/2026085 views Barbados has begun a new round of hurricane preparedness meetings ahead of the start of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1, with emergency, security, health, utility, tourism and… Read more
New tests to gauge environmental damage Emmanuel Joseph19/05/20260246 views A comprehensive new field assessment of the former Mobil Oil Refinery site at Needham’s Point has been completed, as the government renews efforts to transform the contaminated area into productive… Read more