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A multi-sectoral approach should be taken to restore and protect Barbados’ largest wetland, the Graeme Hall Swamp, before it is too late.That call was issued at a town hall meeting on Thursday night as members of The Land Conservancy, representatives of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) of the Caribbean and other interested parties spoke of the importance of the Christ Church location to the ecosystem.Travis Gardiner, research and development coordinator with SOA Caribbean, said a more proactive approach is needed to protect the Graeme Hall wetland.He said it required a plan led by the Go...

Fire officials were called in around 2 a.m. on Tuesday to extinguish a fire in a stall at the Constitution River Terminal, The City. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, but stock was destroyed. However, an eyewitness who tried to quell the flames, said he saw two people running away from the scene just before there was an “explosion”. He said he was sitting on the wall in front of a …

A vendor at the Constitution River Terminal is counting his losses but determined to bounce back after a fire gutted his stall in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.The Barbados Fire Service was contacted around 2 a.m. when vendor Nelroy Calderon raised the alarm after hearing a loud explosion and seeing flames coming from Tyson Horne’s stall.Staring at a red gas can that lay on the ground in front of what he said had been “a nice shop”, Horne told the media that he had left his business around 10:30 p.m. on Monday but received a call about the fire after 2 a.m. the following day.A visibly...

By Emmanuel Joseph & Shamar Blunt On the day that a surprise work stoppage by Transport Board employees crippled transportation in the country, the leading public service vehicle (PSV) organisation has hinted at possible industrial action over an outstanding issue with the Government. Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael sounded a warning to the Minister of Transport,

Member of Parliament for St Peter Colin Jordan has called on relevant Government agencies to do what is necessary to stop the beach erosion at Six Men’s in that parish. Noting that he was especially concerned that the situation was having a negative impact on the popular Braddy’s Bar, Jordan stated that the problem must not be allowed to persist.  Contributing to