PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 2, CMC – The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) says the water levels …
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Nine-year-old wins climate change poster competition
by Ryan Gilkesby Ryan GilkesNine-year-old Hayli Cheeseman is the winner of the 2024 Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) inaugural World Meteorology Day Poster Competition in which students showed how Barbados can combat the effects of …
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No decision has been taken on whether there will be water prohibition this year, marketing officer at the Barbados Water Authority Yvette Harris-Griffith said on Friday. But she has urged …
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BREA to put proposals for renewable energy under microscope
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneGovernment’s budgetary measures to unlock business in the stalled renewable energy sector will come under the scrutiny of the Barbados Renewable Energy Association (BREA) when it meets next week. BREA’s …
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The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its mosquito eradication efforts in the east and north of the island this week. The team will …
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The Vector Control Unit will continue its mosquito eradication efforts in three parishes this week, when it conducts its fogging exercise. The team will start in St James and St …
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Emphasis will be placed on four parishes this week when the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness continues its fogging exercise. The programme starts in St …
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There will be no fogging on Independence Day, Thursday, November 30. However, several districts in St Philip and St Michael will be targeted when the Vector Control Unit of the …
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By Marlon Madden As residents prepare for the effects of Tropical Storm Tammy, the Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) is giving the assurance that its teams are ready and …
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Residents urged to stay vigilant as Tammy slows on course to pass north of island
by Sasha Mehterby Sasha MehterBy Emmanuel Joseph Even as Tropical Storm Tammy is expected to pass well north of Barbados on Friday, a tropical storm watch came with a sobering declaration from the head …