23 The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will carry out road repairs, drainage work and other maintenance across several parishes next week, while crews will also remark school crossings ahead of the new school year. In Christ Church, work will continue at Parish Land and Chancery Lane, while pothole patching is planned for Vauxhall Main Road, Breedy Land, St Davids, Long Beach, Wilcox, Chancery Lane and Durants Development. In St Michael, repairs will continue at Fontabelle and off the Mighty Grynner Highway, while Emmerton Lane is being prepared for paving. St George will see continued work at Workmans, along with the construction of speed humps outside St Luke’s Primary School. Pothole patching is also scheduled for Sweet Vale and Newbury to St Judes. Works are also planned across St John, St Thomas, St Philip, St Lucy, St James, St Peter, St Andrew and St Joseph. Farm Bridge in St...

172 Music, dance and a colourful motorcade set the tone on Saturday as the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs officially launched the 2026 Barbados National Senior Games, encouraging older Barbadians to embrace healthy and active ageing. The motorcade travelled from Pelican Village to Golden Square, where senior athletes, dancers and supporters gathered for the opening ceremony shortly after midday. Speaking at the event, deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Mark Franklin highlighted the importance of creating opportunities for the island’s growing senior population. “There was a census done in 2021, and after that census, it was said that 60 per cent of all Barbadians are over the age of 35,” Franklin said. He noted projections that by 2050, half of the population could be over the age of 65. “We have not only an ageing population, but we’re having a super-aged society,”...