Big UK gamble: most restrictions lifted
Analysts are calling it a big gamble as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sets out his plan to lift most of England’s remaining coronavirus restrictions by mid-July. This despite warnings from some experts that the current surge of Delta variant cases across the country means such a move is premature. Mr. Johnson said today that […]
Alarm over Elsa damage
A leading insurance executive has expressed concern about the extent of damage to houses in Barbados from category one Hurricane Elsa and has called for urgent enforcement of the building code. Chief Executive Office of Trident Insurance, David Alleyne, strongly believes that properly built homes in Barbados should have been able to withstand storms of […]
BL&P: (80% restored)
About twenty percent of the Barbados Light and Power Company’s customers are still without electricity two days after the passage of Hurricane Elsa. The BL&P’s Manager of Communications Jackie Marshall-Clarke tells Starcom Network News the company continues to make steady progress in restoring service. Mrs. Marshall-Clarke says the company has received almost four thousand reports […]
Hardware store: ( no price gouging)
Building supplies and power generators are in big demand at hardware stores. Managing Director of Carters Stores, Michael Edwards, says lumber sales, in particular, have increased. On social media, there was speculation that prices would increase but Mr. Edwards says any prices hikes were prior to the storm and had to do with rising costs […]
Repair plan
Government’s storm response committee was meeting this morning as they plan for repairs to the almost two thousand homes said to have been damaged during the passing of Hurricane Elsa. Minister of Housing and Lands, Dr. William Duguid, says almost a hundred houses have been destroyed. He updated journalists this morning after a tour of […]