8th PM of Barbados responds to St John water woes, pledges solution forthcoming as funds available

by AirBourne / July 6th, 2020

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley vowed this weekend getting water to Barbadians in rural areas is now a top priority, revealing a special capital works project on a feeder to the Bowmanston Pumping Station in St John will be fast-tracked;

 

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A viral YouTube video depicting the hardship of St John residents caught the attention of @mamottley Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley this weekend, she spoke to measures in progress and about to be undertaken by the Barbados Water Authority @barbadoswaterautho while opening a Farmer’s Market on the Mighty Grynner H’way as a means for BARVEN the Barbados association of Vendors and Entrepreneurs to have a venue for produce apart from the Palmetto St Market. @charlesjongpmobgi

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Her pledge came a few days after Wilfred Abrahams and acting general manager of the Barbados Water Authority, Dr John Mwansa, went 269 feet down into the reservoir at Bowmanston, only to find a mere three feet of water within one of the most important aquifers.

In an effort to address the low water levels at Bowmanston, the BWA began the $14.8 million project, which would see the movement of water from Vineyard, St Philip, to the Golden Ridge/Bowmanston system.