Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Water woes hit school

Date:

Share post:

WATER REMAINEd a scarce commodity in St Joseph yesterday as dry or slow-running taps again forced the early closure of Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary School and caused some people to miss work.

At Grantley Adams Memorial, deputy principal Ian Holder said water shortages were a perennial problem in the area and the school was not well enough equipped to deal with them.

“Every year St Joseph suffers the problem of not having water during what I call the drought season. Right now the water is off; we called the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), who told us it is a pumping problem due to the low levels of water.

Please read the full story in today’s Daily Nation, or in the eNATION edition.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here
Captcha verification failed!
CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us!

Related articles

President going on holiday

The President, Her Excellency, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, will travel overseas on vacation leave for the...

Dust haze subsides in Barbados as BMS keeps close watch

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) continues to track a large plume of dust haze affecting Barbados and the...

Police seek help in identifying man found dead at Brownes Beach

Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they continue investigations into yesterday evening’s death of an adult male...

Early closure of two primary schools

Due to environmental conditions, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training took the decision to allow for...