Push to increase ties between Reading and Barbados
A push is being made to ‘reinvigorate’ the ties between Reading and its ‘sister city’ of Speightstown in Barbados.
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A push is being made to ‘reinvigorate’ the ties between Reading and its ‘sister city’ of Speightstown in Barbados.
Some well-known businessmen who have been operating in Speightstown, St Peter for decades are demanding that Government halts its plans to make a number of roads in the northern city one-way.On Monday during a press briefing at the Speightstown Esplanade, Austin Husbands, Clement Armstrong and Ian Griffith said they were upset about how the changes were being implemented without consultation.They said the process was not handled in a democratic manner and expressed their dissatisfaction with the Parliamentary Representative for St Peter, Colin Jordan, for not including them in the decision-mak...
From next Wednesday, several major roads in Speightstown, St Peter, will become one-way with short-term parking and delivery zones. A release yesterday from the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources said the changes aimed to reduce traffic congestion and illegal parking. Queen Street, starting from the junction at Chapel Street, along with Orange Street and Sand Street, will be all one-way in a northerly direction. Goddings Alley onto Chapel …
From next Wednesday, several major roads in Speightstown, St Peter will become one-way with short-term parking and delivery zones, as authorities move to reduce traffic congestion and illegal parking. Deputy Chief Technical Officer of Design Services of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) Jason Bowen said the ministry had spent a significant amount of time examining the challenges
A long-time St Peter businessman has some questions about the recently renovated, but temporarily closed Speightstown Jetty. Although the owner of Fisherman’s Pub, Clement Armstrong, is thanking officials for renovating the jetty, he says the structure and the northern town’s full potential are not being fully explored. “The jetty looks very nice. It brings some business to Speightstown because people started walking it after it opened, so they did a …