by Sharon Austin | Aug 30, 2017 | Top Stories
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has extended deepest sympathy to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, on the loss of life and the devastation in Texas, resulting from the alarming effects of Tropical Storm Harvey. Mr. Stuart said in a letter to President...
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 | Aug 18, 2017 | Top Stories
Head of the Civil Service, Dr. Louis Woodroffe, has announced that the Barbados public service will resume operation from 12:00 p.m. today, Friday, August 18, following the discontinuation of tropical storm and flood warnings for the island. The announcement was...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 18, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds, is appealing to residents across Barbados to avoid the abuse of social media during the passage of Tropical Storm Harvey. Ms. Hinds made this call during a media briefing at the DEM’s Warrens, St....
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 18, 2017 | Top Stories
Members of the public have been advised that the Transport Board’s bus service will resume after the all clear is given following the passage of Tropical Storm Harvey. Manager of Marketing and Communications at the Transport Board, Lynda Holder, said regular service...