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Two new diesel-electric hybrid Straddle Carriers at the Port of Bridgetown are expected to help improve operations in terms of environmental sustainability, savings on fuel and wait times.
The Port of Bridgetown is working towards the reduction of carbon emissions and environmental sustainability and sourced the equipment via the Miami-based Oceanland Equipment LLC, from manufacturers, Kalmar.
The equipment came from Poland and was received on Friday, February 5.
In a media statement from the Port, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey said: “This is precisely the sort of clean growth and transition to a zero-emission industry, business and operation that we have been focusing on. The Port, having embarked on an eco-efficiency journey since 2019, is committed to replacing its ageing cargo handling fleet with equipment powered by electricity or alternative fuels which will not only reduce its carbon footprint, but also ush
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The Government of Barbados is asking operators of minimarts, village shops, rum shops and vendors to register with the Ministry of Commerce so they can receive “financial assistance” during the two-week shutdown next month.
Addressing the nation in Thursday’s COVID-19 management update from Ilaro Court, Minister of Small Business, Kerrie Symmonds, said they heard the cry from this sector after Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on Wednesday that village shops would be closed from February 3 to 17.
Government will be imposing new restrictions during that 15-day window to fight the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 which is now classified as community spread.
January 7, 2021
Port officials found themselves on Wednesday balancing the needs of an import-dependent nation with the safety of its frontline staff after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Barbados TODAY understands the infected worker operates from the Cube Blue administration building, which houses the accounts, human resources, marketing, and terminal operations departments.
Early Wednesday morning, news of the infection prompted scores of employees to walk off the job demanding clarity on the situation. The developments forced a meeting led by Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey, port managers, union representatives, and senior public health officials.
When it was finished, the port announced in a statement that all of its employees would be tested starting with primary contacts of the infected individual, followed by persons with underlying medical conditions.
Mottley, Bostic liked, DePeiza lashed in ‘survey’
Article by December 31, 2020
Former parliamentarian Hamilton Lashley has claimed an informal survey has praised the leadership of Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Minister of Health Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic but has poured scorn on Democratic Labour Party (DLP) leader Verla DePeiza.
Lashley told
Barbados TODAY that in his 2020
People’s Choice Award for outstanding people in politics, Prime Minister Mottley was voted Regional Leader of the Year, while Lt. Col. Bostic was named Minister of the Year for his “ leadership in the fight against the coronavirus.
He declared that Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn was considered the Workers Representative of the Year for his advocacy for workers, while Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph Atherly has been named Opposition Leader of the Year from amongst political parties including the DLP and others, for “keeping Barbadians abreast of national issues and p