The BWA says one of its facilities in St Michael is currently offline due to low reservoir levels.
As a result, residents in parts of St Michael, St James and St Thomas may experience low water pressure or outages. The affected areas may include:
In St Michael:
Lodge Hill, Hinds Hill, Clermont, Warrens Heights, Warrens Terrace, Warrens Park, Warrens, Rock Dundo, University Drive,
A build-up of silt and the highly-aged water supply infrastructure are responsible for the brown-coloured water coming out of taps in St Lucy.
Water Quality Specialist at the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) Alex Ifill gave that explanation during Monday’s Parish Speaks town hall meeting at the Daryll Jordan Secondary School in St Lucy.
He was responding to complaints from residents of the
Thousands of nursery, primary and secondary school children returned to the classroom on Tuesday for the start of the Hilary term. Students of Ellerslie Secondary School were not among them as incomplete repairs forced the continued closure of that institution for the remainder of this week.Pupils and teachers of the Lawrence T Gay Memorial School which has been plagued with environmental issues were however back in the classroom, starting the new term the way they ended last term, with some classes relocated to Grace Hill Moravian Church, The Church of Christ the King, at Rock Dundo, St Michael and Sharon Moravian Church, St Thomas. The relocation of classes took place as a result of a reported offensive odour.Principal of the Spooner’s Hill, St Michael school, Brent Blackett, told members of the media just after 9 a.m. that the buses to transport the students and teachers to the various churches arrived in a timely manner and made multiple trips to take students to their classes.�
School will resume for students of the Lawrence T. Gay Memorial Primary on Tuesday under the same arrangements as last term. The Spooner’s Hill, St Michael campus has been affected by an environmental issue which forced the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training to find alternative accommodation. Earlier this week, president of the Barbados Union of Teachers, Rudy Lovell, said they were awaiting the latest update from the Ministry. …
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) wishes to inform parents and guardians of students enrolled at Lawrence T. Gay Memorial Primary School, that school commences on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, for students of the school as follows: All students of classes that were accommodated at the school’s Spooner’s Hill location during Term 1 will report to that