Government has a limited budget to conduct road repairs each year, so there is careful consideration in determining which ones are to be fixed, and it has nothing to do with politics. Chief Technical Officer Cheryl Bennett-Inniss said both a scientific and hierarchical approached were employed across Barbados’ extensive road network. Last year, members of the public queried why the section of the ABC Highway between the Clyde Walcott and …
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has spent almost $25 million “over the last few years” to fix ongoing water woes to the north, and they are asking residents to bear with them a little longer. Speaking on the Starcom Network’s Sunday Brass Tacks which was moderated by Dr Kristina Hinds, director of engineering Charles Leslie said many problems could be traced to the aged network, which they were in the …
Last year was chockfull of news on the political front. Whether it was general elections, internal party affairs or the Cabinet reshuffle in the last quarter of the year, there always seemed to be something happening and being discussed among the pundits and those who occasionally have a look-see into the goings-on. In the dying embers of 2021 while people were making plans to usher in the new year, on …
Barbados’ “painful” debt-restructuring in 2018 was all for nothing, says president of the Democratic Labour Party, Dr Ronnie Yearwood. And he has given the re-elected Mia Mottley administration a failing grade, saying the country was now in a debt trap, while the economy yet to fire. “At the moment public debt is $13.7 billion, so effectively we are back to the position when this Government assumed office. The reality is …
Based on the calls he receives from both parents and schools, Chief Executive Officer of the Supreme Counselling for Personal Development, Shawn Clarke, believes that bullying remains a problem and there is a need for intervention. Clarke, who is a certified Olweus trainer and consultant, says the issue must be addressed with some urgency. “If we look at bullying in its holistic form, which is not only things that are …