Caribbean urged to improve emergency responses after disasters Shamar Blunt18/05/2026056 views Robust food security measures and access to reliable data must become a central priority for emergency response agencies across the Caribbean as the region faces increasingly destructive natural disasters, according… Read more
CDEMA ‘learned’ Hurricane Melissa lessons Shamar Blunt16/05/2026064 views The Caribbean’s decade-old disaster management blueprint is being overhauled, driven by the destructive lessons of Hurricane Melissa, the growing complexity of regional hazards, and a shrinking international funding base —… Read more
Loss-and-damage fund may come to fishing industry’s aid Emmanuel Joseph13/05/2026084 views The fishing industry, slowly recovering from Hurricane Beryl’s battering two years ago, may be in line for fresh funding from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). The… Read more
Home affairs minister wary of heightened fire risk amid dry spell Shamar Blunt12/05/2026061 views A prolonged dry spell is driving a surge in fires across Barbados, placing communities and critical infrastructure at increased risk, the home affairs minister has warned. “The dry spell that… Read more
UN agencies, govt in smart farming boost Lourianne Graham12/05/2026061 views The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is set to expand the use of digital and climate-smart technologies in farming and fisheries under a new partnership with United Nations agencies,… Read more
Export promoter hails sargassum microbe discovery as potential economic breakthrough Ricardo Roberts12/05/20260606 views A discovery of three novel microbes in sargassum seaweed could reposition Barbados from battling an environmental nuisance to building a high-value biotechnology industry, with the head of the state export… Read more
UN urges deeper regional partnerships to build resilience Lourianne Graham12/05/2026051 views Stronger, more coordinated partnerships between governments, regional institutions and international agencies are essential if the Eastern Caribbean is to withstand intensifying climate shocks, economic instability and mounting social pressures, the… Read more
Residents demand action after near-fatal fall into uncovered well Lauryn Escamilla07/05/20260281 views A near-fatal fall into an uncovered well has intensified calls for urgent action in Goodland Gardens, Christ Church, where residents said a longstanding and dangerous hazard had been ignored for… Read more
Tree planting push for climate future Lourianne Graham24/04/20260279 views More trees need to be planted across Barbados to improve the island’s carbon footprint, the European Union’s envoy here said on Friday as Barbados observed World Arbour Day with the… Read more
PM’S CALL Barbados Today23/04/20260489 views Earth Day is a reminder that our power means very little if we do not use it to protect our planet. This year’s theme, Our Power, Our Planet, speaks to… Read more