by bgis | Jul 10, 2020 | Top Stories
Members of the Barbados Coast Guard deploying the Sargassum Seaweed Harvester at Consett Bay, St. John yesterday. (Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy) It’s that time of year when Barbadians must not only be on guard for the weather, but look to an...
by Joy-Ann Gill | May 27, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey (centre backing) and officials watch a test drive of the new seaweed harvester at HMBS Pelican, Barbados Coast Guard today. (C.Pitt/BGIS) A transformative part of Government ‘s seaweed response...
by Joy-Ann Gill | May 27, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Sonia Foster; and Consultant, Mark Hill are shown some of the features of the new seaweed harvester by Ordinary Seaman, André...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 19, 2020 | Top Stories
(FP) Government has invested just over $400,000 in equipment to battle the sargassum seaweed. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, said Government purchased a seaweed harvester for just under $200,000 along with a conveyor and tractor...
by Melissa Rollock | Sep 11, 2019 | Ministry News
Sargassum seaweed. (FP) The National Conservation Commission (NCC) will deploy work crews to Dover Beach, Christ Church, tomorrow, Thursday, September 12, to clean up the Sargassum seaweed on that beach. This is part of NCC’s efforts to maintain the aesthetics of the...
