Physical Development Plan News Today

Government still has an eye on the creation of flyovers to ease the traffic gridlock faced by motorists during daily commute to and from their place of business. This conclusion was made as Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Ryan Straughn debated the resolution Barbados Physical Development Plan as amended 2023 in the House of Assembly yesterday. The Member of Parliament for Christ Church East Central lamented …

Barbados’ agriculture sector looks set to face another damaging period of drought in 2024, says Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security Indar Weir. Weir said the country was already feeling the negative effects of this weather in the poultry industry, and on root crop farms, with data in his possession showing that production was especially hard hit. The St Philip South representative said that on the other hand, the …

Barbados will be the only nation in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) to have a Physical Development Plan if both the House and the Senate agree on the latest amendment. That was the information coming from Dr William Duguid, Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office when he was introducing the Resolution: Barbados Physical Development Plan 2023, amended 2023 in the House of Assembly yesterday morning. The Senior …

(Stock Photo) Copies of the Physical Development Plan are now available for public inspection and comment, at a number of locations across the island. The p ...

The development challenges of Kampala Capital City are not confined to the non-funding or funding of comprehensive roads infrastructure only

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By Marlon Madden A new organisation dedicated to conservation and biodiversity protection has mooted the idea of using some of Barbados’ wetlands and landscapes for eco-tourism gains. Executive Director of The Land Conservancy (TLC) Lani Edghill gave that indication on Thursday as she officially introduced the not-for-profit organisation whose mission is “to protect and enhance precious natural landscapes and watersheds in Barbados

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Nya Greenidge At less than one per cent of the earth’s surface, and progressively dwindling due to a host of anthropogenic factors - coastal development, pollution and logging, to name a few - mangrove forests, also called mangrove wetlands or mangroves, are key

After significant negotiation over several years the countries of the world agreed on a Global Diversity Framework (GBF) to underpin global biodiversity conservation efforts to 2050. What does this mean for Barbados? “The world is losing biodiversity, the variety of all life on earth, at an alarming rate,” says the International Institute for Sustainable Development in its report on the

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