COVID-19 cluster at St. Michael business
After several days with only one or two new covid-19 cases or sometimes none, Barbados yesterday recorded seven new positives. The cases involving one male and six females were recorded from the 490 tests conducted by the Public Health Laboratory. There are now thirteen people in isolation. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey […]
Chamber opposes price control
The President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anthony Brancker, says he is against the implementation of price controls and also denies indicating any support for such a move. Mr. Brancker reached out to Starcom News today to refute what he felt was incorrect representation of his views on price controls in another […]
The system to the east of Barbados weakens
The Barbados Met Office reports that convection with the tropical wave located near 300 miles or 480 km to our east has continued to weaken overnight. It adds that any development of this system is now very unlikely at this time as environmental conditions around the system are becoming less conducive for tropical cyclone development. […]
Man charged for last week’s murder of ex policeman
A man has been charged for the murder of a former policeman at Rose Hill, St. Peter a week ago. A statement from the force this morning states that police from the Northern Division Criminal Investigations Department have charged 21 year old Keon Curwen Downes of Rose Hill, St. Peter with the murder of Grenville […]