Emergency repairs are ongoing by teams from the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) on a ruptured large diameter main in the vicinity of Balls Park Road and many communities will be impacted.
As a result, customers in Christ Church and St Philip i
Twelve hours later, some Flow customers in parts of Christ Church are still without internet, caused by a damaged cable on the ABC Highway. It is impacting internet, landline and television service since around 11 a.m. Wednesday and technicians have been working to rectify the problem, says Flow. Some of the affected areas include: Charnocks, Enterprise, Fairy Valley, Gibbons, Hopewell, Inch Marlow, Hopefield, Parish Land, McCleans Road, Pilgrim Road, Providence, …
Despite being harshly criticized for increasing the water rate to farmers, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Indar Weir said the move was necessary if Government was to continue financing the sector.He said Government was committed to improving the agricultural sector and had earmarked several areas for increased production.From May this year Government increased water rates for farmers from .60 cents per cubic metre to $1.80 per cubic metre.“I do not know for the life of me how you can tell me that a fella is paying $4.66 for water, as high as $7.66 but another fella is paying 60 cents and that is ok by your conscience. I ask myself where is the conscience of anyone who expects us to continue to see the Government put in all the support for farming in Barbados but yet still it is being conveyed in a manner like if nothing is being done,” Weir insisted.
Barbados’ golden boy and national footballer Thierry Gale has moved on to new pastures.
The fleet-footed forward has secured a move to Georgian club FC Dila Gori, who play in the Erovnuli Liga, the top tier of the Georgia football pyramid.
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