by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jun 15, 2021 | Top Stories
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, points to the divers as they prepare to go underwater to replant staghorn corals at Carlisle Bay. (C. Pitt/BGIS) A rescue mission is under way to save Barbados’ coral reefs, which have been impacted by...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jun 9, 2021 | Top Stories
Marine Biologist at Barbados Blue, Andre Miller, showing Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, a fragment of the staghorn coral which was planted at Carlise Bay yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados created history on Tuesday by planting 50...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Dec 23, 2020 | Top Stories
Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, Dr. Leo Brewster. (FP) Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, Dr. Leo Brewster, is urging swimmers and sea bathers to avoid swimming between buoys being installed at beaches across the island. He made this appeal as...
by Government of Barbados | Oct 14, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Beachgoers and all sea craft operators are advised to exercise caution, as the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy (MMABE)is in the process of placing a number of buoys in several locations. The buoys will create corridors, which will...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Sep 4, 2019 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy will be revisiting the legislation governing the coordinates which designate areas for water sports activities. This was disclosed by Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey,...