by BGIS | Apr 26, 2018 | Ministry News
Coconut vendors in Barbados have been encouraged to adhere to a set of guidelines designed to improve their operations, as Barbados joins 10 of its Caribbean neighbours in developing the coconut industry at the local and regional levels. The measures have been based...
by Sharon Austin | Apr 20, 2018 | Ministry News
Barbados is in the process of trying to gain access to some of the funds pledged for climate finance, during the Paris Climate Agreement in December 2015. This disclosure has come from the Commonwealth-funded National Climate Finance Adviser to Barbados, Winston...
by Nya Phillips | Apr 17, 2018 | Top Stories
Steps are being taken to devise a strategy to “bridge the gap” between education and training and the agricultural and fisheries sector in Barbados, as a means of stimulating the economy, creating jobs and reducing food imports. This was revealed by Permanent...
by Nya Phillips | Apr 17, 2018 | Top Stories
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, Andrew Gittens, has described enforcement of the Protection of Agricultural Products and Livestock Act 2017 as critical in the fight against the scourge of the theft of...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Apr 16, 2018 | Top Stories
It will not be business as usual for the local $10 million coconut industry as efforts are underway to streamline the players and bring them in line with international best practices for hygiene. Topping the list of concerns for the Ministry of Health is the pile-up...