Name: BUILDING FARMING OF THE FUTURE PART 2 by gisbarbados
Duration: 4 min 15 s
Description: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir explains the benefits of the Dukes Agri-Industrial Park and the Barbados Institute of Food and Agriculture. Minister Weir explains how Barbados is putting systems in place to secure food supply and grow the agricultural economy.

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir explains the benefits of the Dukes Agri-Industrial Park and the Barbados Institute of Food and Agriculture. Minister Weir explains how Barbados is putting systems in place to secure food supply and grow the agricultural economy.

BUILDING FARMING OF THE FUTURE PART 2

• Starving Gazans reduced to picking up spilled lentils from aid convoys
• IOM sounds Somalia alert amid deepening climate and displacement crisis 
• Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US aid support - OCHA

Audio Credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

UN News Today 31 July 2025 - Gaza, Somalia, Haiti

Catch up on information you might have missed during the week.

This week's programme features:
•	Hand Hygiene Matters: A reminder to wash your hands properly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds to help stop the spread of illness.

•	Transport Overhaul Ahead: Government to roll out a new mass transit framework with more electric buses and better PSV oversight.

This week In Case You Missed It Opportunities – (July 30 – August 5):

VACANCIES: 
•	Barbados Living Laboratory is seeking to fill the following roles: CEO, Senior Scientific Officer, and Administrative Assistant. Apply by August 15. 

•	Public teaching vacancies available in Music, Electronics and more! Details available 

TENDER OPPORTUNITIES: 
•	The Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy, is inviting tenders for the construction of a Boat Park at Consett Bay, St. John.  Visit https://gov-bb.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities for complete details.

GENERAL NOTICE: 
•	The Barbados National Standards Institute invites you to have a say on Engineering Standards! Review and comment on the draft CARICOM standard for engineering services by September 12.   

For more information, email: jonathan.platt@barbados.gov.bb, or call 426-3870.

To download a copy of these opportunities, go to https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/download/in-case-you-missed-it-july-30-august-5-2025/


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT JULY 30 – AUGUST 5 (2025)

- Gaza: People continue to be killed seeking food as starvation deepens 
- First UN aid mission arrives in Sweida, Syria 
- Support mums and babies during World Breastfeeding Week 

Audio credit: Dianne Penn, UN News
Audio duration: 4'18"


UN News Today 01 August 2025 - Gaza update, Sweida mission, World Breastfeeding Week

If ever the world needed to agree on stopping plastic pollution, it’s now, supporters of a deal say. 
According to the UN Environment Programme, plastic production and waste is due to triple by 2060.
In Geneva, where international talks are underway this week for a legally binding deal to stop plastic pollution, campaigners are also having their say.
They include Shellen Saling, from California, who’s the interim chair of the Youth Plastic Action Network (YPAN). Achieving an ambitious treaty is critical today because plastic impacts everything from climate change to people’s health and much more besides, she explains.


Plastics treaty campaigner urges countries to sign an 'ambitious' treaty in Geneva

- Gaza remains on brink of famine as UNRWA chief calls for release of hostages
- Sudan war: terrified civilians flee besieged El Fasher, Zamzan
- Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva

Audio Credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News
Audio Duration: 4'1"

UN News Today 04 August 2025 -Gaza update, Sudan war, Plastic pollution talks in Geneva

Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, CARICOM Chairman message ahead of the 49th Regular CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness - Youth Message ahead of the 49th Regular CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, CARICOM Chair -CARICOM Day  Message 2025

CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett Message ahead of the 49th CARICOM Heads of Gov't Meeting

- Gaza: Famine doesn’t happen overnight, says UN aid agency 
- In Sudan, children are ‘just skin and bones’: UNICEF  
- Geography shouldn’t define destiny, UN chief tells summit on landlocked nations  

Audio Credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News
Audio Duration: 4'20"

UN News Today 05 August 2025 -Gaza Update, Hunger in Sudan, Summit on landlocked nations

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BUILDING FARMING OF THE FUTURE PART 2

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