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More than a week after Hurricane Elsa, hundreds of people are still to be relocated after losing their homes to the category 1 system.

Head of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds says just over 500 households remain in government-sourced accommodation or are staying with family and friends.

And she says several damage assessors are still in the field to verify reports and any additional needs residents would have.

We continue our focus on highlighting inter-racial friendships in sports, with much attention being given to racism in sports, and the Black Lives Matter movement.

This time, we focus on two NBA legends.

With much attention being given to racism in sports, and the Black Lives Matter movement, CBC's Shawn Greene begins a new series on the theme 'why can't we be friends'?

In this series, we will be highlighting inter-racial friendships between high profile athletes, past and present.

First out of the blocks, we focus on two cricketing buddies.

The BFA 2020 season is still on hold despite the ease in sporting restrictions.

President of the Barbados Football Association Randy Harris says the season will remain suspended until further notice.

In a contact sport such as football, the President says they won't be taking risks.

Two young Barbadian surfing brothers are even more motivated to hit the waves, after the easing of the coronavirus restrictions.

Seven year old Melinik a.k.a. King, and ten year old Ras a.k.a. Emperor, recently received new custom-made surfboards from their sponsor Josh Bolding from Vivo Life in California.

CBC's Shawn Greene reports.

Windies top order batsman Shai Hope says that even though the team will be missing two key batsmen in Shimron Hetmyer and Darren Bravo, the other batsmen should use the opportunity to buckle down even more.

Hope is much more prolific in one day internationals, averaging over fifty against a test average in the low thirties.

While he's not too sure why that is, he says that this tour is a good time to improve his red ball game.

The Barbados Cricket Association is proposing a T20 tournament starting in August, to replace its 2020 competitions which have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The idea is to be pitched to representatives of local clubs at a meeting scheduled for today at Kensington Oval.

The T20 competition will be an attempt to get the BCA season started, after Government eased restrictions on all sports on the island.

BCA President Conde Riley told CBC Sports that an audit of all the clubs has also been undertaken to assess their needs at this time.

Riley also revealed that there will be no promotion or demotion of teams this year, as clubs try to get back up and running.

Select venues will also be utilised for the competition.

With Barbados-based West Indies players leading the way in terms of training ahead of the possible three-test tour of England, Cricket West Indies has released training protocols which all regional territories must follow.

Several Bajan players returned to training this week under strict safety guidelines, and Director of Cricket at the BCA Steven Leslie says that CWI has now outlined their general safety principles for the regional boards in a document released this week.

He reiterated that all Barbadian players who have been involved in the training at Kensington Oval have been following the guidelines closely.

There were areas of concern coming out of the 2020 Regional Four-day Championship.

That assessment from Jimmy Adams, Director of Cricket at Cricket West Indies, in an exclusive interview with CBC Sports.

As he seeks to chart a path forward for the development of the sport in the Caribbean, Adams says the bowlers definitely dominated the tournament, which was cut short by COVID-19.

He's calling for more consistency from the batsmen.

Table leaders Barbados Pride were declared winners after 8 of the 10 rounds were completed.

Long standing Vice President of the Barbados Olympic Association, Ralph Johnson, passed away this morning at the age of 80.

"Brugga Down" as he was affectionately known, had been a member of the National Olympic Committee Board since 1986 and passed away after a long illness.

He first joined as a Director, and then in 1992 was elected Vice President, a position he held until his death.

Johnson was awarded the Barbados National Honour Gold Crown of Merit in 1997 for his contribution to business and sports.

President of the BOA Sandra Osborne sees the passing of Johnson as a great loss, saying his contribution to the Association is an indelible one.

Past President of the BOA, Steve Stoute, says Barbados has lost one of its sporting icons.

Johnson leaves to mourn his wife Isabelle, five children including son James Johnson, Barbados' number one golfer, and four siblings.

May 29th to 31st...those were the dates for Sol Rally Barbados 2020.

However, the actual event being postponed doesn't mean that there won't be rally action, as we hear from CBC's Ann Marie Burke.