BARP Seeks Postponement of FTC Rate Hearing
The Barbados Association of Retired Persons, BARP, has filed a motion with the Fair Trading Commission, FTC, seeking a two-month postponement of the Light and Power rate hearing that was due to start next week. BARP President Marilyn Rice-Bowen notes that while the rate hearing is due to start next Wednesday, September 21st, an acting […]
QEH Targets About 100 Cataract Procedures A Month
Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill promises a fix to the problems at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital that will include an overhaul of how the department is managed. Speaking on VOB’s Down to Brasstacks call-in program Mr. Gooding Edghill pledged to “arrest the situation” and said a key step would […]
Purity Files Police Complaint Over Viral Video
Purity Bakeries has responded to a product complaint of a video circulating on social media purporting to show a cockroach on a loaf of bread allegedly manufactured by the company. In a statement, Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Division of Goddard Enterprises, Nicholas Mouttet, said that the matter has been reported to the police […]
Purity Files Police Complaint Over Viral Video
Purity Bakeries has responded to a product complaint of a video circulating on social media purporting to show a cockroach on a loaf of bread allegedly manufactured by the company. In a statement, Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Division of Goddard Enterprises, Nicholas Mouttet, said that the matter has been reported to the police […]
Former MP for Christ Church East Dr. Denis Lowe has died
A notice disseminated by his former Personal Assistant, Gail Ann Luke stated that “it is with great sadness that I announce the passing of our beloved Former Member of Parliament Dr. Denis Stephenson Lowe. Dr. Lowe as I always referred to him was a very amazing and caring gentleman. He was a man for the […]
Road Safety Association concerned over Darcy Scott roundabout Use
The Barbados Road Safety Association is expressing concern over the use of The Darcy Scott Roundabout in Warrens and is calling on the relevant authorities to outline the right way of utilizing the roundabout. Vice President of the BRSA, John Herbert, tells Starcom Network News, that there needs to be clarity on the proper use […]