Bajans stock up on water tanks as outages persist

As water outages continue to plague various communities across the island, more Barbadians are purchasing their own water storage tanks as a contingency plan when their pipes suddenly stop running.

Across St George, St John and St Philip, as well as in St James, St Andrew and St Thomas, residents have complained of water outages and low water pressure for lengthy periods, forcing some to invest in their own water supply.

In the March 2024 Budget, the government announced a waiver of VAT on the sale and installation of water tanks, septic tanks, electrical pumps and pressure tanks for residential properties, effective April 1, 2024, for two years.