A hole lot of trouble

Residents of Syndicate Road, Bush Hall, St Michael, are fearful of an eight to ten-foot deep hole in their community.

The hole, which is about four feet wide and filled with water, resulted from work done by the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) in response to a burst main a few weeks ago, residents claimed.

Concerned residents said yesterday they feared children in the area might be hurt if the problem was not dealt with immediately.

One in particular, Anderson Bovell, said the BWA visited the area on Friday after the main burst again.

"[They] just went along and left the hole open. No signs, no cans, just a few cones and all the marl in the road. No cars can pass.

The worst part is that we called them on Saturday to let them know it had burst again and we have seen no one since. We have a lot of children in this neighbourhood and if any of them fall in, they will drown," he said.

Several attempts were made to get a comment from the BWA, but when reached, General Manager Denis Year-wood referred the DAILY NATION to the Communications and Marketing Department. (Barbados Nation)