St Lucy hard hit by heavy rains
Less than two hours after the rain started to fall this morning, chairman of the St Lucy District Emergency Organisation, Rontae Johnson-Annius, was receiving calls about flooding in the parish. Johnson-Annius…
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DEM Director: Stay indoors, emergency services available
Stay indoors! That is the message to Barbadians, especially those in the north, as the island continues to be hit by heavy showers which have caused flooding. Director of the Department of Emergency…
Alexandra old scholars AGM today
The annual general meeting of the Alexandra School Alumni Association takes place today at the school, Queen Street, St Peter. It starts at 4 p.m. in the hall and all past and present students are…
Flood watch upgraded to warning
As heavy showers continue to affect Barbados, the flash flood watch has been upgraded to a warning. It will be in effect until 5 p.m. A flash flood warning means, in this case, that flooding due…
School horror
Wails of anguish could be heard coming from the Frederick Smith Secondary School auditorium yesterday where several students and staff were assembled after the stabbing death of Upper Fifth student Temario…
‘No politics’ in assemblies
After starting in July this year, The Thorne Commission on Local Governance has been working, says chairman Ralph Thorne QC. He made this point at the first town hall meeting to canvass views from…
Pride looking to win again
BASSETERRE – Barbados Pride will be hunting their second straight win in Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup today when they meet defending champions Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners. The…
‘Top up’ kettle
As demand for the Salvation Army’s services grows, its management is appealing to Government to increase financial support to the organisation. Chairman of the Army’s advisory board, Paul Bernstein,…
Anti-doping challenge
The local National Anti-Doping Commission is finding it difficult to comply with the modified World Anti-Doping Code. While supporting the changes to the code, National Anti-Doping Commission chairman…
Funding let-down
Organisers of this week’s international surfing tournament at the Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, St Joseph, are “disheartened” by the limited funding given to it by the private sector and Government. Luiz…