Pig farmers assured of semen supply amid ministry shortage
The Ministry of Agriculture’s inability to source pig semen to help farmers improve their animals’ genetics is not adversely affecting pig rearing in the country, Barbados TODAY can reveal. While there may appear to be a shortage of the fluid, which is stored at the ministry’s Animal Nutrition Unit on Pine East-West Boulevard, an investigation […]
England and the West Indies prepare for Wednesday’s decisive third ODI
West Indies captain Shai Hope says the third One Day International between West Indies and England, this Wednesday at the historic Kensington Oval in Barbados, is “a great occasion.” The three-match series is now keenly poised, after the visitors bounced back from a massive defeat in the opening game to post a record-breaking, morale-boosting win […]
Leave the signs, CZMU pleads
The Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) Dr Leo Brewster has voiced concern about the vandalism of tsunami warning signs in the country. Speaking at the Tsunami Ready Recognition ceremony for St James Central on Tuesday, Dr Brewster called attention to the recent removal of critical signage in Christ Church. “We’ve had vandalism […]
Airlift boost as AA resumes JFK flight, adds Philadelphia service
Barbados is set to get a major boost in airlift from the United States for the winter season, with the resumption of American Airlines (AA) direct service from New York and a new non-stop flight from Philadelphia. AA’s Managing Director of Operations for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, José María Giraldo made the disclosure […]
UNESCO official pushes for tsunami awareness in schools
A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) official wants to see tsunami awareness formally included in the school curriculum. Programme Officer for Coastal Hazards and the Caribbean Tsunami Information Centre Alison Brome made the suggestion during a Tsunami Ready Recognition ceremony for St James Central communities on Tuesday, World Tsunami Awareness Day, at […]
Power cuts affect customers in five parishes
Power was fully restored to Barbados Light & Power customers across five parishes that experienced outages earlier in the day. Customers in Christ Church, St Philip, St George, St Thomas and St John lost electricity supply around 4 p.m. as a result of what the Barbados Light and Power Company explained was a fault on […]