HousingLocal News Housing plan to include vacant lots, abandoned houses by Sheria Brathwaite 31/12/2024 written by Sheria Brathwaite 2 min read The government is fast-tracking its plans to transform thousands of derelict buildings and vacant lots into new housing schemes in the new year, Minister of Housing and Lands Dwight Sutherland … Continue Reading 31/12/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Housing initiative bid ‘to revive urban communities’ by Sheria Brathwaite 21/12/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 21/12/2024 In a move to uplift communities plagued by inadequate living conditions, the government has announced plans to develop sustainable housing solutions that promise to enhance the quality of life for … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Govt defends ambitious housing plan by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2024 The minister responsible for housing and lands, Dwight Sutherland has vigorously defended the government’s ambitious initiative to build 10 000 houses in a short time frame, despite mounting criticism over … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Housing project to pick up next year by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2024 Housing Minister Dwight Sutherland has given assurances to the nation that despite setbacks, the government’s ambitious 10,000-home construction project is finally gaining momentum, with significant progress expected in the new … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Fire chief concerned about spike in house fire, urges vigilance during holidays by Shanna Moore 17/12/2024 by Shanna Moore 17/12/2024 A surge in house fires has cast a grim shadow over the holiday season, prompting Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard to issue an urgent call for Barbadians to prioritise fire … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal NewsNews Too many constructures not following code, warns standards official by Sheria Brathwaite 09/11/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 09/11/2024 Widespread failure to comply with the Barbados National Building Code is putting lives at risk, a senior standards official warned on Friday. Senior Technical Officer with the Barbados National Standards … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Minister Sutherland says innovative building technologies being examined by Shanna Moore & Barbados Today 25/09/2024 by Shanna Moore & Barbados Today 25/09/2024 Minister of Housing Dwight Sutherland says the government is actively working on finding innovative building technologies as it expands the island’s housing stock, and has identified one that could help … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Four homeless after devastating St James blaze by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 A family of four has been left homeless after a fire ravaged their home in Husbands, St James, early Thursday morning, destroying all their possessions. The Barbados Fire Service … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Reluctance delays vital help for elderly woman in distress by Sheria Brathwaite 28/08/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 28/08/2024 Government officials are encountering resistance from the family of a 90-year-old Brittons Hill woman, as they attempt to intervene and provide much-needed assistance for her dire living conditions, a Barbados … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Solaris Court to hook-up to City sewage system by Emmanuel Joseph 09/08/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 09/08/2024 Several residents of the newly completed Solaris Court public housing project on White Park Road are set to be connected to the Bridgetown Sewage System, Senior Minister of Town Planning … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail