Worthing Beach closed indefinitely
For safety reasons, one of Barbados' South coast beaches will be kept closed. The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Beautification has issued a statement to advise the public that d...
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Government trying to avoid complete shutdown of South Coast
The issues plaguing the South Coast Sewage Plant continues to give government headaches and they are hoping that the entire stretch of Highway does not need to be excavated in order to fix.&...
Traffic diverted to assess condition of sewer network
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) will conduct an assessment to determine the condition of the sewer network along the South Coast. This assessment is critical to resolving t...
South Coast sewage issue deemed a national crisis
Prime Minister Mia Mottley today deemed the continuing sewage problems on the south coast a national crisis and has ordered that a Cabinet Paper be prepared in time for tomorrow’s meeting of Cabinet o...
Inniss: Condoms, rags, grease still clogging sewage network
Condoms, bedsheets, needles and rags. These are but some of the materials the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has been removing from the South Coast sewage network in the last few days. ...
Chicken Barn Worthing air-conditioned to cut some issues
Chicken Barn has renovated, dropped staff and is working to pull customers back into its doors. “The restaurant is scheduled to open its doors on Thursday, [May 3, 2018],” said Director, Paul Hynam...
Sewage relief on the horizon
It appears as though some progress is being made by the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) in mitigating the persistent overflows of sewage on the South Coast, as the deep injection wells a...
St. Lawrence Primary to reopen Tuesday
The St. Lawrence Primary School in Christ Church will re-open next week at the start of the new school term. Word of this has come from Chief Education Officer, Karen Best, who said the schoo...
Health Ministry continuing to monitor South Coast
The Ministry of Health is assuring the public that it is continuing its heightened surveillance on the south coast to prevent any possible risks to public health as a result of the sewage spills in th...
Germany flags sewage, crime and piracy in Barbados
A travel advisory has been issued for Barbados by the German Foreign Ministry. Loop News received correspondence from the Press Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affair today, March 20, 2018. Unde...