BREAKING NEWS
Today Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Blue Economy (MMABE) wishes to advise as of August 4th, 2020 local manufacturers will restart the production of biodegradable plastic bags – Supermarkets, shops,…
by Bajan Reporter • August 2nd, 2020 • 0 comments 
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Last weekend, Barbados took another step closer towards fine tuning aspects of the domestic vessels suite of laws aimed at improving maritime security and environmental and general business and operat…
by AirBourne • August 1st, 2020 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
Barbadians are breathing a sigh of relief as a tropical storm warning for Gonzalo was discontinued around 8:00 tonight, Friday, July 24. And, Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, …
by Bajan Reporter • July 25th, 2020 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley held an impromptu meeting with high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Transport and Works, after touring a number of flood-prone areas. Her focus, however, fell on t…
by Bajan Reporter • July 24th, 2020 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Nature, Video Gallery )
It’s that time of year when Barbadians must not only be on guard for the weather, but look to an annual challenge along its shores – Sargassum seaweed. Now the Ministry of Maritime Affairs…
by AirBourne • July 11th, 2020 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
As a public health response to COVID-19, Trinidad And Tobago’s Ministry of Works and Transport’s (MOWT’s) Coastal Protection Unit (CPU), and the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA’s) W…
by Bajan Reporter • March 17th, 2020 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has officially started accepting applications for the 2020 Young Champions of the Earth prize. The global competition is one of the UN’s most prestigi…
by Bajan Reporter • February 13th, 2020 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy and the Blue-Green Initiative urge all Barbadians to play their part in keeping the island clean. ************************************************…
by Bajan Reporter • February 5th, 2020 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
Climate change will be in focus when Giza Gaspar Martins, Director of the Cabinet on Climate Change at the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Angola delivers the 44th Sir Winston Scott Mem…
by Bajan Reporter • November 23rd, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature )
Finding innovative ways to spur investment in making electricity infrastructure climate resilient took centre-stage recently as Caribbean energy stakeholders participated in the Island Resiliency Acti…
by Bajan Reporter • October 22nd, 2019 • 0 comments ( Featured, Nature )
Members of the public must stop interfering with sea turtles which come to the island’s shores to nest or risk being caught, arrested, taken before the court and fined hefty sums of money. The w…
by Bajan Reporter • October 17th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature )
CCRIF will pay The Bahamas approximately eleven million United States dollars (US$10,936,103) following the passage of Hurricane Dorian that caused widespread devastation in the northern part of the 7…
by Bajan Reporter • September 8th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Featured, Nature )
The humanitarian crisis in the Bahamas is growing increasingly dire almost a week after Hurricane Dorian made landfall. Food, water and other supplies are rapidly running out. Errol Barnett reports on…
by Bajan Reporter • September 7th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful in the Bahama’s history, has officially killed at least 43 people in that CARICOM neighbour. However, there are fears that the number of dead will significant…
by Bajan Reporter • September 6th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
Now the Bahamian survivors of the hurricane face a second harrowing ordeal: getting out of there, Robert Moore from ITV News explains…
by Bajan Reporter • September 6th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
Residents in heavily damaged areas of the Bahamas are struggling to evacuate as aid vessels slowly arrive to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
by Bajan Reporter • September 6th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
The Mia Mottley Administration will be conducting a whistle-stop mission with the 15 member trade bloc of the Caribbean Community or CARICOM as well as CDEMA, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Manageme…
by AirBourne • September 5th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
Due to Tropical Storm Dorian, the Barbados office of Island Heritage was closed since 10:00am today per National Shutdown, until official notice is received that it is safe to reopen. An announcement …
by Bajan Reporter • August 26th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature )
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Barbados. Hence, tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within the next 48 hours. All Police Officers of the Royal Barbados Pol…
by Bajan Reporter • August 25th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
The Animated Early Warning Systems video demonstrates the importance of paying attention to the media and advisories from the local MET Office for updates and information about incoming weather events…
by Bajan Reporter • July 30th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
The 2019 Hurricane season is well underway, and by now all preparations should be in place in the event a weather system affects the island. Here are some important terms we should all know: Flood Wat…
by Bajan Reporter • July 29th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature, Video Gallery )
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, are holding a high-level symposium to dis…
by Bajan Reporter • July 8th, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature )
Over the years, Barbados has experienced droughts of different magnitudes and impacts (e.g. 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2015). One of the major difficulties in dealing with the drough…
by DevilsAdvocate • June 3rd, 2019 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
A low pressure system several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda has become Subtropical Storm Andrea. Miami’s Hurricane Center says Andrea should have a short life. A cold front should quickly a…
by Bajan Reporter • May 21st, 2019 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Nature )
The European Union (EU) has signed two agreements with the World Bank’s (WB) Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) to provide funding totaling EUR 30.7 million that will st…
by Bajan Reporter • February 1st, 2019 • 0 comments ( Nature )
