The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has conducted tests on beam samples currently being used on the Georgetown Coastal Defence Project. The flexural strength tests were done to determine the maximum load the concrete would be able to take before failure. The beam samples were taken from the OB Sadoo Plant located in Rabacca. The Georgetown Coastal Defence project is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Finance. The tests were carried out at BRAGSA’s Laboratory located in Argyle.
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The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has completed excavation work on 300 feet of the Richmond River. The project saw the rebuilding of a damaged area of the river bank following the heavy rains in recent months. The work was carried out in an effort to reclaim a section of the road that was damaged due to the rains. In addition, work was done to align and trench the river bed to facilitate a smoother flow of water.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. stood on the verge of adding a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday as the outbreak passes through its most lethal phase yet, with the nation regularly recording over 3,000 deaths per day. The Food and Drug Administration was evaluating a shot developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health and was expected to give it the green light soon, clearing the way for its use to begin as early as Monday. That would give the U.S. a critical new weapon against the coronavirus in addition to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine now being…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — The Bermuda government has extended COVID-19 restrictions through the holidays after a surge in coronavirus cases continued to impact the island. The restrictions – including an 11:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew and orders for bars and restaurants to close at 10:00 pm – were scheduled to end on December 22, but will now continue until January 4, officials announced. Premier David Burt reintroduced the curfew last week after the island logged 86 new cases of the coronavirus in six days. Burt told Thursday night’s media briefing that some minor changes to the curfew may be…
A Texas man allegedly stabbed his wife and their two children to death over the weekend, and lay in bed with the three dead bodies, authorities said. Officers responded to Bryan Richardson’s home in Copperas Cove on Saturday night on a welfare check, and found him covered in blood lying next to his dead wife, Kiera, and their two young children, WFTV reported. Copperas Cove police officers asked Richardson what happened and he responded he didn’t know, according to a criminal complaint obtained by KWTX-TV. Cops also found a blood-covered kitchen knife on a table, an empty six-pack of beer…
The following statement was issued by the Ministry of Health in Grenada: On 17 December 2020, the Ministry of Health announced the laboratory diagnosis of 9 new positive cases of Covid-19. Based on the size of the cluster and vigorous contact tracing efforts, the number of positive cases is constantly changing, as more tests are being conducted and many other individuals are carded to be retested in the coming days. The number of positive cases currently on island, is now 45 and are reflected as follows: At last update on 15 December, there were 44 active cases. Since then, one…
The over five thousand persons who participated in this year’s Christmas Road Cleaning programme are scheduled to be paid early next week. They are expected to receive 2.5 million EC dollars for work done. The programme saw the employment of 5,405 persons. These included 450 gangs, and 905 Jobbers. In addition, over 100 Truckers were employed. Payments will be made on Monday December 21 and Tuesday December 22 between the hours of 9:30am and 4:30pm at the following locations: Monday December 21, 2020 South Windward – BRAGSA’s Biabou Office South Central Windward – North Union Learning Resource Center (LRC) North…
The accounts given by prison authorities, double-murder accused and two-time jail-breaker Veron Primus and his jailed sex mate Shadene Farrel are as controversial and ridiculous as can be. Where exactly were prison escapees Veron Primus and Ulric Hanson between December 8th and 9th, 2020? That’s the big question now being asked after careful scrutiny of the information presented to the Kingstown Magistrate court on Friday 11th December and Monday 14th December on matters relating to the recent jailbreak. Better yet, how did Hanson and Primus managed to be three places at the same time, on the same day? Authorities reported…
The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has completed the renovation of the Soroptimist International Comfort Station in Heritage Square, Kingstown. The project saw the replacement of toilets and wash basins, along with the construction of a counter and a baby change station in the female bathroom. Work was also done on the roof, and a perimeter fence was erected. In addition, BRAGSA painted and carried out electrical work on the building. The Comfort Station is scheduled to be re-opened tomorrow.
GENEVA (AP) — Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Lausanne-based court halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that accused Russia of state-ordered tampering of a testing laboratory database in Moscow. The ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years. Russian athletes and teams will still be allowed to compete at next…