DLP candidate apologizes over platform speech
The Democratic Labour Party’s Candidate for St. George South, Dawn-Marie Armstrong, has issued an apology over statements she made during last evening’s DLP campaign launch at Checker Hall St. Lucy. Her apology follows criticism by many on social media who deemed her comments distasteful.
New covid-19 directives; curfew suspended election night
New covid-19 directives take effect from midnight tonight, largely unchanged except there will be no curfew on election night. Attorney General Dale Marshall made the announcement following today’s cabinet meeting.
Covid-19 positives at New Years Day fete
At least a half dozen patrons of a New Year’s Day fete at the Ball Park Events Centre have tested positive for covid-19 and several others are awaiting test results. This has been confirmed by Dwayne Drakes, one of the Directors of Blended Events, the organisers of the fete. Mr. Drakes points out that protocols […]
Nurses march in the city
Scores of nurses who are members of the Unity Workers Union as they staged a protest march this morning from Cheapside to the Golden Square Freedom Park. They chanted “we have rights” and “no retreat, no surrender”. General Secretary of the UWU, Caswell Franklyn, says the nurses will continue their industrial action until the many […]
Four people injured in car crash near airport
Four people were injured in a collision involving a car and a bus near the Tom Adams roundabout on the ABC highway. Starcom Network News understands the incident occurred around 12:45 pm and the Jaws of Life had to be used by the Fire Service.