Hundreds brave Beryl for premier breakfast party
Despite looming concerns over Hurricane Beryl, hundreds of revellers flocked to Neil’s Plantation, St Michael, for the 10th edition of Awaken: the Ultra-Premium Breakfast Party on Sunday. The event, widely regarded as the unofficial start to the Crop Over season, saw long queues of traffic approaching from both directions for its 4 a.m. scheduled start. […]
Utilities urged to improve infrastructure
Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir has called on utility companies to ensure their poles and lines are properly installed across Barbados, citing concerns over the highly active hurricane season. Speaking to Barbados TODAY before Tuesday’s brief session of the House of Assembly, he expressed worry about the state of utility lines in his St Philip […]
Flash flood warning issued as tropical wave affects island
B arbados is under a flash flood warning as a result of intense rainfall being brought by a tropical wave affecting the island. The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) said excessive rainfall today could generate flooding across low-lying areas. Rainfall accumulations of over one inch have already occurred across some sections of the island and another […]
Bradshaw: Brace for busy hurricane season
In the wake of Hurricane Beryl’s destructive path through Barbados and the southern Windward Islands, Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw has warned that the current hurricane season is not to be taken lightly. “This is not a season we can play with in any way,” she said from the floor of the House of Assembly […]
Work continues to ensure full return of services
Thousands of Barbadians remained without essential utilities on Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, battered the island with storm-force winds on Monday night. The hurricane also devastated the fishing industry and significantly damaged coastal infrastructure. At a stakeholders’ press conference, utility providers sought to assure customers that a large percentage of services had […]
Grace under Beryl’s pressure, favour for our neighbours
As Barbados “dodged a bullet”, as Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Abrahams has said – spared a direct hit by a deadly category four hurricane – we find ourselves once again blessed by grace and buoyed by the favour of fortune. Yet this moment of relief ought not to breed complacency but rather inspire action and […]
Thorne blames Govt for fishing boat losses
Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne has chastised the administration for what he described as the inadequate management of the fishing vessel fleet in preparation for Hurricane Beryl which sank some 20 boats that sought safe harbour in the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex on Monday. Thorne, who spoke to reporters on the steps of Parliament on […]
Five per cent land tax discount deadline extended
Government has extended the five per cent discount deadline for settling 2024-2025 Land Tax bills to Friday, July 5, giving taxpayers more time to manage their payments. The Barbados Revenue Authority’s Communications Officer, Erica Lazare, also reminded the public that persons who use the land tax portal to pay their Land Tax bills online will […]
Fishing devastation prompts call for affordable boat insurance
Hurricane Beryl’s destructive blow to the fishing industry has reignited a call for affordable insurance for fishing boats. After some 20 fishing boats were sunk as high waves breached breakwater at the Bridgetown Fishing Complex, former maritime affairs and blue economy minister Kirk Humphrey told Barbados TODAY that the time has come for “a serious […]