Fuel Tax Hard To Cut
Government indicates it’s willing to look for ways to deal with rising fuel prices but warns the options are limited and it may be difficult to cut the fuel tax. Minister in the ministry of finance Ryan Straughn, speaking on VOB’s Brass Tacks program, blamed the hikes largely on rising prices internationally noting that Barbados […]
Airport Control Tower Evacuated
An odor has prompted the evacuation of the control tower at the Grantley Adams International Airport but aviation officials say planes are still taking off and landing. Sources tell Starcom Network News that the tower was evacuated around 2pm and the fire service called into to do an assessment due to the intermittent smell of […]
Taxi Operators Cry Out
Business continues to be slow for many taxi operators in Bridgetown, with some reporting there are days where they don’t get any jobs what so ever. Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport, Roy Raphael, speaking to the media during a cheque presentation ceremony at which some of their members received assistance from government, […]
Police Breakthrough in Beckwith Street Death
The police have made a breakthrough in investigations into the death of a Jamaican woman whose body was found at Beckwith Street in the Bridgetown about a week ago. The victim was identified as that of 44 year old, Odith Henriques, who was well known in the Nelson Street area where she resided. Her naked […]