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UWI expert predicts further setback as businesses close
By Emmanuel Joseph Leading university academic is predicting a setback to any potential economic growth for Barbados, if the ashfall from the La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines keeps...
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Pharmacies report big sales of drugs to help breathing ailments
By Anesta Henry Drugs to treat asthma, allergies and sinus trouble have been flying off the shelves of pharmacies in the wake of the volcanic eruption fallout. Drug store owners and managers also...
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Final decision coming on the start of the new school term
By Kareem Smith There is growing uncertainty among teachers about the resumption of school which is scheduled for next week, which would mark the first time in more than four months that students and...
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Miffed by motorists, SSA halts refuse pickups
The Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) was forced to suspend collection services on Tuesday morning blaming motorists’ reckless driving for making conditions impossible for sanitation workers on the...
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Bajans ‘not coping well’ with ashfall, pandemic, coming hurricane season
A volcanic ashfall, a global pandemic and the uncertainty of an upcoming hurricane season have all caused some people to panic and feel they are losing control of their lives, a psychologist in private...
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Government’s ash clean-up gathers momentum
Government is committed to ensuring that the ash spread across the length and breadth of Barbados is removed. Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr William Duguid, gave that assurance during...
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La Soufrière’s Good Friday 1979 eruption marked by explosion
St Vincent’s La Soufrière volcano heralded the 42nd anniversary of its Good Friday 1979 eruption with a classic, dramatic explosion that sent a towering mushroom cloud of ash and rock splinters miles...
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St Thomas water woes ‘need bigger main’ – Gibson
Persistent water shortages in Redman’s Village and Kew Land, St Thomas, have prompted the Democratic Labour Party’s shadow spokesman on health to call on Government to address the problem urgently by...
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Community spokeswoman among those recognised by Rotary Club
Roslyn Hurley, who is nationally recognised as the voice of disabled persons, is one of three individuals dubbed heroes by the Rotary Club of Barbados South during the current coronavirus crisis....
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La Soufriere erupts, PM Gonsalves urge residents to leave red zone
SOURCE- CMC— La Soufriere volcano erupted shortly before noon on Wednesday hours after authorities urged persons defying evacuation orders were, to leave the Red Zone. The eruption, for the sixth day...
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A significant volcanic and dust haze advisory is in effect for Barbados – BMS
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a significant volcanic and dust haze advisory for the island. In its latest bulletin, the forecasters said: “Early this afternoon satellite imagery...
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Emergency shutdown of Hope Desalination Plant in St Lucy – BWA
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) wishes to inform there has been an emergency shutdown of the Hope Desalination Plant in St. Lucy. This plant has been taken out of service to allow for urgent...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 4 new cases, 11 recovered
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory recorded four new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, April 13. The cases, two males and two females, were identified from among the 153 tests conducted....
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Ashfall delays start of Trinity term
The start of the new school term has been delayed by one week as the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training embarks on a massive cleanup of school plants, due to the ash fall from...
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CDEMA warns an active hurricane season looms
By Marlon Madden As Barbadians dust off tons of ash, while a major relief effort is underway in volcano-stricken St Vincent, the Caribbean’s top disaster management official has warned the region’s...
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BWA may implement stricter measures for water use
By Emmanuel Joseph Concerned about the heavy water use in recent days, the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) could soon be implementing new, stricter measures, to prohibit the indiscriminate use of the...
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Ashfall causes delayed start to school
By Randy Bennett With a major cleanup effort to be undertaken at schools across the island to remove significant amounts of ash, the resumption of school has been pushed back by one week. The...
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Unions agree with move to push back school reopening
The two leading teachers’ unions in Barbados have sided with Government and agreed that school should be delayed by one week, a re-opening promised for next Tuesday to give the authorities time to...
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Ash claims covered by insurance
At least one insurance company will be covering policyholders whose properties are damaged by the volcanic ash. However, chief executive officer of Massy Insurance Ltd, Randy Graham does not believe...
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Coast guard cutter puts humanitarian mission training to the test
The Barbados Coast Guard is putting its training for humanitarian missions to a test of resilience as it contends with numerous explosive eruptions at St Vincent’s La Soufriere Volcano. Coast guard...
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