by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 22, 2023 | Top Stories
Minister of the Environment, Adrian Forde in discussion with Chief of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit in UN Environment’s Ecosystem Division, Johan Robinson, at the opening ceremony of the 23rd Global Meeting of the...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jun 5, 2023 | Top Stories
Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, chatting with Grantley Adams Memorial students ahead of a tour onboard the Atlantis Submarine, as part of activities to mark World Environment Day, today. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Students of the Grantley...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 31, 2022 | Top Stories
Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, speaking at the launch of a week activities to mark Blue Fest 2022 under the theme: Telling our Story, in the Ministry’s Warrens Tower II conference room, last Friday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbadians are...
by Melissa Rollock | Sep 21, 2022 | Top Stories
Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael. (GP) Government, through Export Barbados (BIDC), is currently ‘building out’ an Ocean Economy portfolio which will see the development of a sea moss industry and a wave energy project....
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 10, 2021 | Top Stories
Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, Dr. Leo Brewster. (FP) A call is being made for ocean research to be viewed as an area for potential development and investment as Barbados continues the roll out of its blue economy. Noting that it was important for...