by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jul 28, 2020 | Top Stories
(FP) Residents across Barbados living in flood-prone areas are being urged to be vigilant tonight into tomorrow, as potential tropical cyclone number nine continues to affect the island. That is the advice coming from the Barbados Meteorological Services, which is...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 12, 2017 | Top Stories
Flooding from recent heavy rains across Barbados has resulted in some serious challenges across the island, mainly because the natural outfall locations for the free flow of water were cut off. And, Minister of the Environment and Drainage, Dr. Denis Lowe, has...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 22, 2017 | Top Stories
Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite, has pledged to find a solution to flooding in Round-the-Town and Gill’s Terrace, St. Peter. These two districts were hard hit by flooding following the passage of Tropical Storm Harvey last Friday. Mr....
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Sep 29, 2016 | Top Stories
The tropical storm warning for Barbados was discontinued at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, as Tropical Storm Matthew continues to move away from Barbados. During a 7:00 p.m. press briefing, Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds,...