Move to Postpone FTC Hearing Heads to High Court
A bid to postpone the Fair Trading Commission’s hearing of a request for an electricity rate hike is headed to the high court. Government’s public counsel, office the office tasked to represent the interests of consumers, has signalled its intention to take the matter higher after the hearing Chairman, Dr. Donley Carrington, denied a request […]
High Winds Damage the Roof of the Alleyne School
Classes at the Alleyne School in St. Andrew have been suspended for the day and the children sent back home after winds gust from the passing tropical wave this morning dislodged galvanise sheets from the recently repaired roof the school’s library. Chief Education Oficer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw tells Starcom Network News the authorities deemed the […]
Electricity Rate Hearing Commences
The Barbados Light and Power Company rate review hearing has commenced with a number of interveners arguing for an adjournment. The Barbados Light and Power Company wants an 11.9 percent rate hike. Speaking during the first session of hearing at the Accra Beach Hotel, acting Public Council, Sharon Deane, proposed that the hearings be adjourned […]