by Sharon Austin | Dec 12, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has told global leaders that there is a need to move from “placatory rhetoric to real, effective action” to address the climate crisis. Ms. Mottley made the comments as she delivered a statement at the virtual Climate...
by bgis | Dec 11, 2020 | Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will join a list of leaders who will briefly address the virtual Climate Ambition Summit 2020, tomorrow, Saturday, December 12, which will mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The...
by Government of Barbados | Oct 16, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Barbados today secured the assent of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), on the island’s proposal for new and critical political mandates that would escalate the level of climate ambition in the Americas in the midst of...
by Government of Barbados | Oct 15, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle. (FP) If the Caribbean is to rebuild better in the context of an ongoing pandemic and increasing climate threat, a systemic approach to both domestic and global financing is needed. Minister in...
by Melissa Rollock | Sep 1, 2020 | Top Stories
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus recently launched its inaugural Student Entrepreneurial Competition on Climate Change. The competition is scheduled to run from September 2020 to July 2021, and will see student teams competing at the national...