by Melissa Rollock | Aug 17, 2020 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) School leavers who are interested in careers in the maritime industry are being invited to take part in a series of webinars on the blue economy starting on Wednesday, August 19, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (AST). In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jul 3, 2019 | Top Stories
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey. (FP) Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, is urging groups seeking to protect the marine life to come together under one body. He said it should be the “first and urgent...
by Sharon Austin | Apr 19, 2019 | Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has disclosed that government is in discussions with The Nature Conservancy about the possibility of doing a maritime debt for nature swap. Ms. Mottley made the disclosure today during a press conference at Government Headquarters,...
by Sharon Austin | Feb 12, 2019 | Ministry News
A number of persons from member states of the Regional Security System (RSS) and locals will soon be given an opportunity to improve their boat handling and navigational skills. The RSS will be conducting the RSS Training Institute Advance Coxswain Course 2019, which...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 18, 2019 | Top Stories
The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) has been challenged to take the lead in transforming the Barbados economy. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, issued this challenge today as he addressed the Minister’s Award...