Food Price Ease
Minister responsible for finance Ryan Straughn has outlined in Parliament a series of measures aimed at trying to bring down the cost of food including widening the list of VAT-free items, reducing the duty on others and cutting the retailer mark-ups. Mr. Straughn was delivering a ministerial statement as a follow up to last week’s […]
DanceHall Entertainer Merciless Found Dead
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dancehall deejay Merciless, born Leonard Bartley, was found dead on Tuesday afternoon, police have confirmed. The entertainer’s body was found at a motel off Beechwood Avenue in Kingston. A representative of the hotel confirmed that the entertainer was found dead in a room by staff members. The representative said Bartley had checked […]
89-Year-Old Latest COVID-19 Death
An 89-year-old man is the latest person to succumb to COVID-19. He died on Monday, July 18, and was fully vaccinated. His death has brought the number of deaths from the viral illness to 480. There were 400 new COVID-19 cases, 158 males and 242 females, recorded on Monday, July 18, from the 1,083 tests […]
Closer Monitoring for Banks/Credit Unions
Government plans tighter regulation of commercial banks, credits unions and other entities offering financial products and services. And it warns Barbadians to be careful where they put their money and to be wary of investment scams. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn, as he introduced in the House of Assembly, the Financial Services […]
Almost 4 Thousand Sign Up for Summer School Meals/Deadline Extended
Over 37 hundred students have so far registered for the recently announced summer school meals program. The Summer Nutrition or “SUN” program was announced last week by Prime Mottley as part of a series of measures to assist families. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, tells Starcom Network News the registration deadline has also been […]