Keeping the seas clean Barbados Today26/07/2019051 views The Cartagena Convention Secretariat, based in Kingston, Jamaica, is pleased to announce that on June 29, 2019 the Government of Barbados acceded to its Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources… Read more
Fierce battle ahead Barbados Today26/07/2019062 views The 18 finalists of the 2019 Courtesy Pic-O-De-Crop Competition are rearing to dethrone reigning monarch Mr Blood and claim the grand prize of $100,000 cash or a 2019 Nissan X-Trail… Read more
Keeping NCDs out of schools Barbados Today25/07/2019042 views Barbados has successfully included mandates aimed at preventing childhood obesity into the Inter-American Education Agenda, following a meeting of Ministers of Education at the Organization of American States (OAS) earlier… Read more
Eradicating the Aedes Aegypti mosquito Barbados Today25/07/2019062 views Barbados has received much needed arsenal in its fight against mosquito-borne illnesses. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Zika AIRS (Africa Indoor Residual Spraying) Project (ZAP),… Read more
Energetic centenarian Barbados Today25/07/2019093 views At 100-years-old Leotta ‘Lee Lee’ Cuffley is full of energy and talk. Cuffley is so full of spunk that she was very successful at keeping Governor General Dame Sandra Mason… Read more
Getting tsunami ready Barbados Today24/07/2019022 views Twenty-five representatives from across CDEMA’s 18 Participating States are benefiting from a Regional Tsunami Technical Training Workshop being held in Barbados from July 23 to 26. The workshop is an… Read more
100 years of service Barbados Today24/07/2019044 views Minister of Youth and Community Empowerment Adrian Forde has commended the Girl Guides Association of Barbados for rendering yeoman service over the years of its existence. Speaking recently at the… Read more
Learning the ropes Barbados Today23/07/2019024 views The pace of climate hazards is increasing in intensity and magnitude worldwide, especially in the Caribbean, putting this matter as a global top-priority for policy-makers and international organizations. The increasing… Read more
New approach needed Barbados Today23/07/2019020 views The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne says scientific innovation has made unprecedented progress against HIV/AIDS but urged countries to rethink the response to… Read more
More honours Barbados Today23/07/2019139 views Republic Bank congratulated several staff members and their children who successfully completed the 2019 Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE), encouraging the students to remain focused on their academic journeys.… Read more