Press conference re: COVID-19 and national cleanup updates – April 16, 2021. (PMO) Several animals in Barbados are coming down with respiratory illnesses, one of the effects of ash fall from the eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the...
Press conference re: COVID-19 and national cleanup updates – April 16, 2021. (PMO) Attempts are being made to find sources of fresh, clean fodder to make available for the island’s livestock, amidst challenges posed by ash fall from the La Soufriere volcano in...
Volcanic ash in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (Photo: The UWI Seismic Research Centre) Volcanic ash is toxic for animals, but it can prove beneficial to crop farmers, in the long term. This was divulged on VOB’s Brass Tacks Sunday programme, where experts from the...
Press conference hosted by the Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams re: the eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent – April 9, 2021. (PMO) Barbadians have been advised that volcanic ash poses a potential danger to their pets and livestock and if...
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, through its Veterinary Services Unit, has advised that due to an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in the United Kingdom (UK), a temporary ban has been placed on the importation of...
