JUL 6, 2021 Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) The Barbados Light and Power Company Limited (BL&P) has sought additional manpower to assist with its restoration efforts, as thousands remain without power, following the passage of Hurricane Elsa last Friday. […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG – BGIS Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) To date, the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) has received 2,372 reports of damage to structures resulting from the passage of Hurricane Elsa, on Friday, July 2. Director of […]
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JUL 6, 2021 Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) Government’s top priority following the passage of Hurricane Elsa on July 2 is on reconstructing homes completely destroyed by the category one system. Such houses, said Minister of Home Affairs, Information […]
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JUL 3, 2021 Press conference – update post Tropical Storm Elsa – July 3, 2021. (PMO) Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, has described the work to repair and rebuild the houses damaged during the passing of Hurricane Elsa as a “mammoth task”. He was speaking this evening at the Lloyd Erskine […]
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Pictured above Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, at a press conference at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, giving an update about the state of the country in the aftermath of Elsa. BY BGIS | JUL 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES Press Conference – update post Tropical Storm Elsa – July 3, 2021. (PMO) There will be […]
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By Julia Rawlin-Bentham BGIS. As Barbados continues to brace for impact from Tropical Storm Elsa, emphasis must now be on safety, the preservation of life and property. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, said the time for persons to safely get to shelters has now passed, and urged individuals to remain […]
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By Julia Rawlin-Bentham BGIS. An urgent appeal is going out to residents across Barbados to seek shelter now if they believe their homes may be compromised. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, made an impassioned plea tonight, as Barbados continues to brace itself for the impact of Tropical Storm Elsa. He […]
Continue ReadingAdd titlePermalink:http://caribpix.net/8943-2/(opens in a new tab)Edit JUL 1, 2021 — By Sheena Forde-Craigg – BGIS All public services have made the necessary arrangements for the passing of Tropical Storm Elsa, which is expected to pass about 40 miles to the south of Barbados tomorrow morning. This is according to Minister of Home Affairs, Information and […]
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JUL 1, 2021 — By Sheena Forde-Craigg – BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and officials from the Department of Emergency Management. (PMO) All public services have made the necessary arrangements for the passing of Tropical Storm Elsa, which is expected to pass about 40 miles to the south of Barbados tomorrow […]
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JUL 1, 2021 – By Sharon Austingill-Moore — BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and officials from the Department of Emergency Management. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has described Tropical Storm Elsa as a “threat to Barbados” and urged Barbadians to be prepared for the cyclone, which should begin affecting the […]
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