For nearly two years now, a crisis has been bubbling along the island’s south coast.
Breakdowns and blockages at the aging South Coast Sewage Treatment Plant have caused raw sewage to flow along the streets in Worthing and Hastings, Christ Church, right in the heart of one of the island’s main tourism hubs.
The ongoing crisis has caused distress for residents, business owners and visitors to the area who have been assailed by the stench of faeces and the sight of toilet-paper flecked water flowing.
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The crisis has also cost millions of dollars in repair work for the Barbados Water Authority and in lost business for companies along the stretch.
The NATION has been on this story from the start, investigating every angle, speaking to residents and businesses to tell the human and financial impact and revealing the facts of the situation.
This timeline looks back at the NATION’s extensive coverage of the crisis, taking you the reader through every development, setback and solution that has taken place since 2016.
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