Another harvest delay could finish off sugar industry – planters Emmanuel Joseph09/04/20260284 views Private cane farmers have sounded the alarm that Barbados’ centuries-old sugar industry could collapse if the 2026 harvest does not resume as scheduled on Friday, amid a fresh dispute between… Read more
Portvale harvest back on track after union dispute Lourianne Graham08/04/20260256 views Grinding has resumed at the Portvale Sugar Factory after a stalemate, just a day after a delayed start to the 2026 sugar harvest last month. At a press conference… Read more
Exclusive: Govt eyes by-product pilot as sargassum surge worsens Sheria Brathwaite01/04/20260200 views Barbados has cleared almost five million pounds of sargassum seaweed from its beaches in the past six months, amid the authorities’ warnings that the intensifying influx is set to double… Read more
BAS: Issue of praedial larceny not being adequately addressed Emmanuel Joseph01/04/2026062 views Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul has warned that the country has not gone far enough in effectively tackling praedial larceny. Paul, who… Read more
Farmers wary of Middle East war driving up food prices Sheria Brathwaite01/04/2026077 views The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) is keeping a close watch on rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, warning that any disruption to global supply chains could sharply increase the… Read more
St Lucy farms regroup months after promised flood aid fails to arrive Lourianne Graham01/04/20260174 views Five months after flash floods swept through St Lucy and devastated farmland, growers say they are finally seeing new crops take root — but the government support pledged in the… Read more
BESCO disputes union claim for Portvale factory Sheria Brathwaite31/03/20260396 views The cooperative running the Portvale Sugar Factory has dismissed the Unity Workers’ Union’s position that the mill should be treated as a “shop”, calling the claim “legally flawed” and warning… Read more
Sugar factory dispute sparks fears for food security Lourianne Graham30/03/20260220 views The Democratic Labour Party’s shadow minister of agriculture, Amoy Gilding-Bourne, is calling for urgent intervention into the Portvale sugar factory workers’ dispute. Gilding-Bourne appealed to the minister of agriculture and… Read more
Foul odour at farm eliminated after BADMC clean-up Sheria Brathwaite27/03/20260408 views Farmers at Spencer’s in Christ Church said Thursday they were relieved after the Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) completed remedial work that removed a foul odour stemming from… Read more
Strike puts cane harvest, sugar quality at risk — Sealy Emmanuel Joseph26/03/20260163 views The group representing private cane growers complained on Thursday that their livelihoods were in limbo as a strike at Portvale Sugar Factory ended a second week, warning that with each… Read more