Environment

Barbados is set to become a key hub in a groundbreaking regional effort to improve hurricane forecasting in the Caribbean. On Tuesday, scientists from across the Caribbean and North America …

Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George has given the St Bernard’s Primary School the all-clear to remain open, following a recent outbreak of a skin condition among students. While further …

Officials of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) and educators were in discussions with representatives from the Ministry of Education this morning following the reopening of St Bernard’s Primary School …

A major new initiative to tackle plastic pollution in Barbados launched on Monday, with the island’s leading beverage company joining forces with a recycler and the government to roll out …

Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy, Adrian Forde, has been appointed Chairman of the Ministerial Council of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM). Minister …

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for the formation of a global coalition to cut methane emissions by 2040 and has challenged Barbadian youth to take the lead in the …

Clean-up of the oil spill in Oistins is seemingly progressing smoothly, with officials continuing to assure the public that there is no evidence of oil seeping into the sea. At …

Cleanup operations following Barbados’ first crude oil spill have entered an advanced stage with officials confirming that conditions could return to normal by 3 p.m., once final safety checks are …

Barbados faced its first-ever crude oil spill of this nature early Friday morning, prompting an all-hands emergency response that officials say helped prevent what could have been a far worse …