Government expects to break ground soon for construction of a new Geriatric Hospital. This was revealed by Minister of Health The Most Honourable, Senator Dr Jerome Walcott during the Estimates debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday. Word about the proposed facility was made public by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley during a tour of the Sagicor Estates at St George. She announced the multi-purpose hospital would be located …
Senator Dr Chelston Brathwaite has suggested that Barbados needs a school for agriculture to provide the necessary expertise to meet the level of agricultural development Barbados is proposing. He lamented the fact that emphasis appeared not to be placed on such training, noting The University of the West Indies had only produced one Barbadian graduate in agriculture per year between 2015 and 2020, while islands such as Jamaica, Trinidad and …
Government is taking action to protect the island’s plant resources and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security Indar Weir has cautioned Barbadians against bringing undeclared seeds or plant products through the Grantley Adams International Airport. “Those practices I am urging people to stop because we cannot afford to take the risk of bringing diseases or pests into this country that we are not going to be able to manage,” …
Government is starting to deliver on some of the promised housing solutions for Barbadians. More than 150 Barbadians in the lower and middle income earning brackets will be spending Christmas in their own homes in the Ridge Meadows Development in Christ Church. They are among 200 homeowners who have already invested in the private/public sector project executed by BJ Investments, which will ultimately see 565 houses built on the 75-acre …
A new reservoir is to be constructed at Balls Plantation in Christ Church. The House of Assembly yesterday approved a resolution that will allow Government to acquire 40 932 square feet of land to build a 1.5 million gallon capacity reservoir which will support the existing Rising Sun reservoir in Christ Church. Senior Minister Dr William Duguid, who introduced the resolution, said the project, which is expected to take five …