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Barbados warns broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations. The warning comes from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, as the Government prepares for...
Weather forecast for Thursday, July 10, 2025
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
Here is today’s weather forecast according to the Barbados Meteorological Services. Weather Forecasts Today from 6:00 a.m. Synopsis: Surface to low-level instability is affecting the island. General Forecast: Sunny with cloudy periods, with a few...
Barbados warns of deepening climate frustration ahead of COP30
Barbados Today
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July 10, 2025
51 Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations, as the government prepares for the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference with “guarded and cautious...
Exact date UK to be hotter than Barbados as another heatwave declared by Met Office
Derby Telegraph
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July 10, 2025
Brits are in for a sizzling surprise as the UK is set to outshine Barbados this Friday, with temperatures soaring to a scorching 32C. The Met Office has signalled another heatwave, expecting the warmth to linger for a substantial duration. This...
Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme
WKZO - Michigan
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By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Barbados is set to become the first nation to use a new standardised debt swap facility aimed at helping multiple countries use money for development projects instead of high-interest loan payments, finance...
Weather forecast for Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 9, 2025
Here is today’s weather forecast according to the Barbados Meteorological Services. Weather Forecasts Today from 6:00 a.m. Synopsis: The Atlantic high-pressure system is dominant across the island. General Forecast: Partly sunny with a few brief...
Jamaica and Barbados Lead CARICOM Team to Review Regional Trade Barriers
Jamaica Information Service
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July 9, 2025
Prime Minister and Chair of CARICOM, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a CARICOM-level committee to review and propose measures to reduce barriers to regional trade. The team will be led by Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade...
Landmark Human Rights Court ruling is “Watershed Moment” for Climate Justice
Now Grenada
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July 9, 2025
by Curlan Campbell Hoschtialek spoke at IACHR during its 166th Regular Session in 2024 IACHR: states have binding human rights obligation to protect people from harms of climate change Impacts of climate change in Grenada are disproportionately...
Inter-American court provides a ‘rich roadmap’ for climate action
Dialogo Chino
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July 9, 2025
States and legal experts have welcomed “historic” guidance from the Americas’ top court that outlines the legal responsibilities for governments and companies to address climate change. The much-anticipated “advisory opinion on the climate...
Barbados committed to cultivating deeper ties with Nordic partners
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 8, 2025
Barbados is committed to cultivating deeper ties with its Nordic partners and crafting new pathways for collaboration and growth. That’s according to Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill, who says Swedish travellers...
‘You don’t have to be in London’: why Barbados is inviting people back to their homeland
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m Natricia Duncan, the Guardian’s Caribbean correspondent, based in Jamaica. I’m taking over this week to focus on the sticky subject of migration between the UK and the Caribbean, how young people on both...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley snags Humanitarian Award
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 8, 2025
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW: Health and Climate Financing Sessions – The Urgent Need for Action at Guastavino’s on Sept. 25, 2024 in New York City. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global...
Heatwave weather maps show exact time North East will hit 30C this weekend
Chronicle Live
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July 9, 2025
The North East is set for another spell of hot weather this weekend with wall-to-wall sunshine forecast for much of the region on July 12 and 13. The current forecast shows that temperatures are expected to peak on Saturday, with sizzling highs of...
Barbados government pleased with sugar production for 2025
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Barbados has produced 96 000 tonnes of sugar for the 2025 sugar cane harvest including 6.8 million kilogrammes of molasses. “This, of course, speaks to the fact that we have remained consistent in delivering sugar so that we can...
Weather forecast for Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 8, 2025
Here is today’s weather forecast according to the Barbados Meteorological Services. Weather Forecasts Today From 6:00 a.m. Synopsis: The Atlantic high-pressure system is the dominant feature. General Forecast: Mostly sunny. Tonight From 6:00 p.m....
Barbados PM: Let’s control our information
Stabroek News
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July 8, 2025
(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has cautioned the region to move towards controlling its own information and generating its own content, lest it falls victim to a new type of control. Briefly holding her mobile phone aloft as she...
Weather forecast for Monday, July 7, 2025
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 7, 2025
Here is today’s weather forecast according to the Barbados Meteorological Services. Weather Forecasts Today From 6:00 a.m. Synopsis: Surface to low-level instability is affecting the island. General Forecast: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with...
Ali calls for unified action on climate, security and movement at CARICOM summit
The Gleaner
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July 8, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, president of Guyana, says there is an urgent need for a coordinated regional action to tackle pressing challenges facing the Caribbean, including climate change, national security, and the full implementation...
Exact date UK to be hotter than Barbados as Met Office declares new heatwave
The Mirror
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July 8, 2025
The UK will be warmer than Barbados on Friday - with the mercury expected to hit 32C. The Met Office has declared another heatwave is on its way with temperatures staying warm for some time. This period will envelope Friday, the hottest day of...
UK weather maps show whole country deep red as Brits brace for 35C and 'longest heatwave of 2025'
Daily Star
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July 8, 2025
Brits are bracing for blistering temperatures, with the UK forecast to sizzle at a sweltering 32C on Friday and mark the start of the "longest heatwave this year". According to the Met Office, the mercury is expected to skyrocket, with...