In his Independence Day message, the Prime Minister called for national unity behind an island-wide reconstruction programme to be led by NaRRA after Hurricane Melissa.

Jennifer Hue’s rooftop solar panels survived Hurricane Melissa’s 180 mph winds intact, and her home became her neighbourhood’s only source of power for days. A real resilience case for solar, not just a cost one.

Retreat Drive and Passion Gardens in Bull Bay have reopened under SPARK, with the Prime Minister saying about 340 roads are under way and 110 already completed.

The Simpson-Whyte family has moved from a shelter into a rebuilt home in Seaford Town, Westmoreland, under an Angostura and Seprod Foundation hurricane recovery partnership.

Mansfield councillors have unanimously backed plans to demolish Chesterfield Road South Methodist Church and replace it with a smaller church and a block of 12 supported-living apartments for disabled people.

The New Testament Church of God in Barbados is converting its Fairchild Street headquarters into a community refuge centre, estimating about $500,000 in infrastructure costs and applying for a matching grant from a government fund for faith-based organisations.