Sitting in a vehicle trapped in traffic on the highways and byways of Barbados any hour of the day has become a permanent inconvenience. The inability of authorities past and present, public and private, to effectively implement and enforce measures to address this and other woes. The problem of chronic gridlock on our roads is symptomatic of a crisis of
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Following the ongoing national debate about the response by EMERA to post-Elsa damage to its network gets the blogmaster’s dander up. In 2012 the BU family predicted the decision by the NIS Board chaired by Tony Marshall to dump our shares in Barbados Light and Power (BL&P) to Canada-based EMERA would comeback to haunt us. ALL sensible Barbadians agreed at
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Compiled by caribbeansignal.com From mid-night February 17 consumers in Barbados paid less for gasoline and diesel. The retail price of gasoline fell from $3.60 BDS per litre to $3.56, 4 cents / 1.1% less. The retail price of diesel fell from $3.00 BDS per litre to $2.89, 11 cents / 3.7% less (Source: Barbados Government Information Service). See full analysis HERE.
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He added that Light & Power is also planning “community solar to ensure that every Barbadian has the opportunity to participate in the island’s green transformation and the renewable energy future for Barbados.” – Roger Blackman, Managing Director (BLP) The Barbados Light & Power in its recent edition of Watts New Business Managing Director Roger Blackman reassured the audience that
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The following articles posted by fellow blogger over at caribbeansignal.com, separating signal from noise – Barbados Underground Barbados Fuel Price Change December 2018 From mid-night December 2 consumers paid less for gasoline and diesel. The retail price of gasoline fell from $3.91 BDS per litre to $3.71, 20 cents / 5.1% less. The retail price of diesel fell from
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, Please see the attached video taped conversation on REPARATIONS between Dr. PEDRO WELCH, the chairman of the Barbados National Task Force on Reparations, and DAVID COMISSIONG in his role as host of the University of the West Indies REGION TALK television programme. Region Talk: Interview with Prof. Pedro Welch on Reparations David Comissiong
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Submitted by David Comissiong, President,Clement Payne Chambers CLEMENT PAYNE MOVEMENT CLEMENT PAYNE CULTURAL CENTRE CRUMPTON STREET BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS 25 January 2017 Ms Sandra Sealy Chief Executive Officer Fair Trading Commission Green Hill St. Michael Dear Madam Re: Proposed Sale of the Barbados National Terminal Company Limited and its proposed merger with the SOL Group of companies I write this “Open
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Compiled by Due Diligence The Deltro name first surfaced in an October 25, 2015 story in Barbados Today which quoted Mia Motley saying “Any day now this Government will have another government entity sign yet another power purchase agreement with yet another Canadian outfit, called Deltro Electronic Inc, to provide power to a new utility company for 20 years in
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Submitted by Anthony Davis The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) today announced a temporary ban on the use of water for a wide range of activities including watering of gardens, lawns and grounds. “And unless the rain begins to fall soon, the BWA is likely to begin rationing water, the state agency said – Barbados Today February 26, 2016 Well, well,
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The purpose of a solid waste characterization study is to identify the quantity and composition of the waste stream being generated or collected by a facility. In this case the waste stream being generated […]
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The following letter is a reply by Minster of Housing Denis Kellman to a Barbadian who exercised her right under the Constitution of Barbados. We have always found Kellman to be approachable – as all ministers of government should be. That said, one must question […]
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More documents leaked to BU expose the financial state of the CEO of a company described as the facilitator of a USD350 million waste-to-energy plant in Barbados. In recent days, Barbadians agitating against […]
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Minister Donville Inniss must be given credit for joining the Facebook Group – Bajans Against $700M Waste To Energy Plant. It is a decision many of his colleagues will never (ever) make, especially Minister Denis Lowe […]
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