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. …
Environment
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The value of Barbados’ coastal and marine resources and their potential for investment must be taken into consideration going forward. Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), Dr. Leo …