AG launch investigation into QEH past purchasing practices
The office of the attorney general is investigating previous purchasing practices at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital that the hospital’s executive chair says forms part of an overall probe across the public sector to see if there was any wrong-doing. Juliet Bynoe Sutherland was speaking in parliament today as minister of health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffry Bostic […]
NCD’s Rate concerning
The Heart and Stroke Foundation reports a worrying epidemic of non-communicable diseases in Barbados, an explosion of hypertension, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes. The foundation’s senior Vice President, Ena Harvey, reports that 80% to 90% of the people admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) are a result of one of these ailments. She was […]
Sugar harvest not off to sweet start
The 2020 Barbados sugar harvest is reportedly off to a rough start due to a series of setbacks for a number of reasons. Starcom Network News understands that while canes have been delivered to the Portvale Factory in St. James, no grinding has begun, despite an official start date of February 25th. It’s understood that […]
Two men wanted by police
The Barbados police are on the hunt for two teenagers said to be wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. Both are nineteen years old. One is Tyrese Devonish alias ‘Bommer’ of Vauxhall # 2, Christ Church. He’s said to be six feet, one inch tall with a brown complexion and slim build. The other […]