CARDI’s research vital to agricultural development Barbados Today15/12/20191454 views Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Terry Bascombe, has lauded the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) for its “vital” role in the development of… Read more
No E. coli in Barbados’ water supply Barbados Today23/11/20190351 views Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Wilfred Abrahams, has firmly denounced the circulation of social media messages claiming that there is E. coli in the water supply in the north… Read more
Work still ongoing at BWA’s New Market pumping station Barbados Today17/11/20190374 views The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) wishes to update customers in parts of St George, St Michael and Christ Church still impacted by water outages or low pressure that work to… Read more
Power surges affect several BWA stations Barbados Today17/11/20190376 views The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) wishes to inform the public that it suffered power surges at several of its facilities Saturday night, which caused the equipment at the facilities to… Read more
Win-A-Hog Christmas Competition launched Barbados Today03/11/20190312 views Local pig farmers are being assured they will be protected from the importation of pork. During the launch of Win-A-Hog Christmas Competition at the Barbados Pig Farmers Co-Operative Society in… Read more
BAMC looking for cotton harvesters Barbados Today03/11/20190320 views The Barbados Agricultural Management Company Limited (BAMC) is seeking persons to harvest West Indian Sea Island Cotton next month. The fields to be harvested during the month of December are:… Read more
Veterinary officers receive AMR Training Barbados Today27/10/20190307 views Two veterinary services officers in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security recently received Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) training in Argentina. After the successful launching of the Triangular Cooperation Project Argentina/PAHO/CARICOM… Read more
Reduced pumping at desalination plant may cause low levels Barbados Today20/10/20190274 views Ionics Freshwater Inc is advising the public that it has been forced to reduce pumping at its desalination plant because of technical issues being experienced on Sunday. The reduction in… Read more
Meeting planned to discuss climate finance, support mechanisms for agriculture sector Desmond Brown19/10/20190499 views About 40 international experts will meet in Bridgetown for a regional workshop to discuss and identify key priorities to increase investment to support climate action for agriculture, particularly smallholder agriculture… Read more
Repair work continues at BWA’s New Market pumping station Barbados Today06/10/20190338 views The Barbados Water Authority wishes to inform the public that its New Market Pumping Station remains offline today Sunday, October 6 to allow crews to complete repairs to a faulty… Read more