Short-range rainfall outlook a new tool for water managers, meteorologists
New tools to forecast excessive rainfall and rainfall deficits – critical issues in an era of climate change – have been unveiled to water managers and weather forecasters at a two-day workshop that ended on Wednesday, in a bid to better manage water resources amid unpredictable weather patterns. Climate scientists have shown the participants how […]
New cold storage facility now available
Barbadian, regional, and international businesses now have access to a premium cold storage facility on the outskirts of Bridgetown for short and long-term usage. Country Cold Storage Refrigerated Warehousing, situated at Lot 1 Crystalline Hub, The Mighty Grynner Highway, St Michael, boasts 22 units ranging from 220 to 335 square feet. They feature a top-of-the-line […]
Minister says new CEO right woman for the job
By Ryan Gilkes The six-month-old gap at the top of Barbados’ main tourism agency was filled Wednesday with the appointment of a new chief executive officer (CEO) and the promotion of a senior officer to a new chief operations officer (COO) post. Barbadian marketing professional Andrea Franklin has been named CEO of the Barbados Tourism […]
Minister: Airport deal could bring ‘high net worth’ people here
Wealthy people from the Persian Gulf states could be landing here soon if the deal for the public-private partnership (PPP) to run the Grantley Adams International Airport goes through, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill has declared. In a speech to the annual general meeting of the Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) on Wednesday […]
Scholarship winner’s mission to fight chronic diseases with school nutrition
Christopher Laurie intends to use his newly awarded scholarship to pursue research on how to improve the fledgling nutrition policy in the nation’s schools in the quest to fight lifestyle diseases. He made the declaration after receiving this year’s Arnott Cato/City of Bridgetown Credit Union Scholarship on Wednesday. The scholarship is awarded to one Barbadian […]
Doc warns against spurning polio, measles vaccine
The return of polio and measles in the industrialised North represents a “very big step backwards” for medicine, a leading paediatrician declared Wednesday as he warned Barbadians to take immunisation against the crippling childhood diseases seriously. Dr Clyde Cave said he is baffled that adult Barbadians who were immunised as children in the last century’s […]
Seller’s remorse as officials appeal to livestock rearers
By Sheria Brathwaite Top agriculture officials from both the government and the farming community have urged small-scale livestock owners to reach out for help from established farmers and organisations when they run into difficulties rather than letting animals suffer. And a St John farmer who sold animals in what is now a case of suspected […]
Sacrificing for Barbados a shared role
We have always been told that Barbados is a society that values sharing, giving back, and performing civic duties, but sadly some within our ranks have decided the selfish approach works better for them. This country has been proudly built on a development strategy which prioritises the pooling of resources so that all boats rise […]
Online classes at Lodge School for rest of week
Classes at the Lodge School will be conducted online for the remainder of the week, according to the Ministry of Education. The decision was prompted by concerns about mould and other issues at the St John school. The school was cleaned last weekend but the ministry said after the plant was assessed, it was determined […]
Drone surveillance system to help guard farms — Weir
A drone surveillance and mapping system is to go into force later this year under a comprehensive action plan to fight crop and animal theft, Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir disclosed on Wednesday. He said funding for the much-touted crop protection system will be secured for the new fiscal year which begins on April 1. […]