America Barbados Dr Adanna Grandison, vice-president of the Barbados Medical Association, has urged residents not to shy away from undergoing the Covid-19 test, stressing how such a short process can save lives
America Barbados Barbados, with the Marine Institute of Ireland, is starting a mapping of its seafloor few small islands have attempted on such a large-scale: it will include part of its EEZ, 432 times larger than its land area; work to cover fully will take years
America Barbados A major agreement to build a coconut processing plant was signed with India, part of Barbados' plan to industrialize and expand its agro-processing sector; Export Barbados said it will create full value chains for coconut products with Indian technology
America Barbados A new, fully cashless fare system with real-time bus tracking will be launched in September, in time for the new school year; Barbados will thus become the first Caribbean nation with smart card payment across its public transport network
America Barbados The launch of a cutting-edge ocean glider marked the start of the Vetlesen Caribbean Hurricane Ocean Glider field experiment, aimed at strengthening real-time ocean observation and improve accuracy in hurricane forecasting in the Caribbean