ONE MORE COVID 19 CASE
A 47-year-old Barbadian woman is the latest person to be diagnosed with COVID-19. She arrived on island via American Airlines on November 30, and was asymptomatic. Hers was the only positive test returned out of the 527 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday. This moves the number of confirmed cases to […]
OVER TO LABOUR MINISTER
Labour Minister Colin Jordan tomorrow tries to broker a deal in a dispute that saw some of the guards employed by security company G4S back on strike this morning. They are promising to keep up their fight for a pay increase and better conditions as long as necessary. Last week scores of the guards protested […]
GOOD GIRL GONE
Residents of Dunscombe, St. Thomas were today grieving over the death of 17 year old, Ashawna Sandiford, who reportedly committed suicide yesterday evening. The St. George Secondary School upper fifth form student was found hanging at the family home. She was discovered by her 14 year old brother. The parents are said to have summoned an […]
OLD YEARS NIGHT FETES CONCERN
There may be far, fewer, Old Year’s night’s fetes this year as a result of the strict crowd limits set by health officials. Chairman of the Barbados Entertainers Association, Rudy Maloney, tells Starcom Network News that the 250 person limit set makes it very difficult to profitably stage events especially given the decline in sponsorship […]
G4S GUARDS BACK ON STRIKE
Some of the guards employed by security company G4S are back on strike, promising to keep up their fight for a pay increase and better conditions as long as necessary. Last week scores of the guards protested outside the company’s Brighton, St. Michael headquarters, demanding that G4S provides better pay and conditions of service. They […]
POLICE PROBE ST. THOMAS SUICIDE
The police are investigating an apparent suicide at Dunscombe, St. Thomas last night. Reports indicate a 17 year old girl was found hanging at the family home. She was discovered by her 14 year old brother. The parents are said to have summoned an ambulance but concerned that it was taking too long took the […]