Civil society urged to speak out for reparatory and climate justice Marlon Madden04/03/20230246 views Civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental agencies (NGOs) in Barbados and the rest of the region are being urged to raise their voices in demanding reparatory justice and climate justice… Read more
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 22,000 Barbados Today10/02/20230306 views SOURCE: BBC – More than 22,000 people are now known to have died in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is… Read more
Hydrate Barbados Station – More than just a water cooler Barbados Today09/02/20230850 views The push for a hydration station at the St. Leonard’s Boys’ Secondary School was started by the former principal. It was however, the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) of the school which… Read more
Ghana soccer player Atsu’s well-being, whereabouts unknown Barbados Today09/02/20230453 views SOURCE: AP – Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the… Read more
Sustainable water manufacturer has expansion plans for region and beyond Marlon Madden14/01/20230852 views By Marlon Madden Just off Highway 3 in Walkes Spring, St Thomas is a company that specialises in producing and bottling water in a sustainable way. Eco Skywater pulls water… Read more
#BTColumn – UK committed to championing SIDS priorities on Climate Change Barbados Today10/01/20230317 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Malcolm Geere The United Kingdom is committed to continue supporting and… Read more
#BTColumn – Environmental Accountability – Getting it right in Graeme Hall swamp Barbados Today10/01/20230412 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Nya Greenidge At less than one per cent of the earth’s… Read more
California braces for more storms after 12 killed Barbados Today09/01/20230153 views SOURCE: BBC – California is bracing for more severe weather this week, with forecasters warning of an incoming “relentless parade of cyclones”. The US state has already suffered a week… Read more
Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds Barbados Today09/01/20230156 views SOURCE: The Guardian – The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer, once the most feared environmental peril facing humanity, is set to be completely healed over most of the world… Read more
International Body agrees to hearing on Climate Change Damage Barbados Today18/12/20220500 views Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has announced that the effort by a group of small island states to seek justice for damage, caused by the impact of Climate… Read more