Tag: Indar Weir
Gov’t closer to exiting sugar industry – Weir
Government confirmed on Monday that it will be exiting the sugar cane industry in Barbados and handing it over to the private sector.
Minister of...
Medicinal cannabis licences issued to two Barbadians
Licences for Barbados’ medicinal cannabis industry have been issued to two Barbadians to the value of about $1.5 million in licence fees this year.
This...
No need for alarm, Weir tells farmers
Some farmers are said to be worried about the prices they will be paid for their produce once the agricultural arrangement with Guyana and...
St Philip farmers happy with catchment pond
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley watched years of pain turn into tears of joy for scores of St Philip farmers yesterday.
Mottley had been Opposition...
Farmers ‘still getting’ water subsidy
Despite the pushback from some sections of the farming community about the new water rate, Government says it is providing a subsidy for the...
Roadside vendors may face checks
People selling canes and other agricultural products by the roadside may soon have to produce a receipt to allow authorities to trace where they...