BL&P seeks rate hike
Barbados Light and Power Company is applying for a rate increase. In a statement this afternoon, the now Canadian-owned BL&P disclosed that on Monday October 4 it filed an application with the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) for a Review of Electricity Rates. The statement makes the point that the application is only the second one […]
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING- WET CONDITIONS THROUGH WEEKEND
Effective 7th October 2021 3:44 pm Expires 7th October 2021 6:00 pm A severe-thunderstorm warning is issued when significant lightning activity is expected in a short period of time (generally less than 6 hours) or is already occurring within the warning area. Some lightning activity associated with scattered thunderstorms is already occurring across some […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new deaths
Barbados early this morning recorded two more covid-19 deaths, one of the victims just 36 years old. A 78-year-old woman died after spending three days in primary isolation at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, while the 36-year-old man passed away while in primary isolation at Harrison Point, where he spent 19 days. Both people had […]