(Image: Regional Security System) The Regional Security System (RSS) is working to ensure that the maritime space within its Member States is secure. In October 2019, the RSS, in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Organization of American...
Participants in the Fishing Vessel Operations Course being put through their paces for Safety of Life at Sea exercise. (BDF) The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Division of Fisheries, recently...
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey. (FP) Sustainable trade will be very critical in helping countries find solutions to the unprecedented economic, health and environmental challenges being faced globally. Minister of Maritime Affairs and...
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey (left) and BSA President, Dr. Gus Reader, at the handover ceremony. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) The Barbados Sailing Association (BSA) received seven new O’pen Skiff sailboats, yesterday morning, as part of...
Youngest participant in the Sail For Life programme, nine-year-old Zenobia Walcott, greets Minister Kirk Humphrey. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Schools in Barbados could soon have a curriculum that includes teaching about the Blue Economy. Minister of Maritime Affairs and...
