May 2nd Date for 2023 Common Entrance Exam
May 2nd has been announced by the Ministry of Education as the date for the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Exam this year and parents are concerned. The announcement was made at the first in a series of town hall meetings with parents to go through the steps of registration for the exam as well as […]
Visitor in Critical Condition After Being Stabbed
A female visitor was undergoing emergency surgery after being stabbed at Bay Street, St. Michael. The visitor was reportedly stabbed in the chest. Starcom Network News understands her condition was extremely serious. The stabbing reportedly happened sometime this evening.
Lewd Lyrics on PSVs & in Fetes Part of Moral Meltdown Say Pastors.
Members of the clergy are concerned about the increasing prevalence of lewd lyrics in songs being played on public service vehicles and at events. They believe the practice is contributing to the decline of decency and order in a country which they say once had higher standards of morality, behavior and taste. Pastor of Restoration […]
Driver Dead in Carpark After Collision
A motorist has been pronounced dead after his car collided with another vehicle in the car park of Massy Stores at Warrens, St. Michael. Police say they received a call of an accident between 2 vehicles within the main car park located at Warrens, St. Michael. They are unsure as to whether the deceased suffered […]
Search for Missing St. George Woman Continues
Police, soldiers and a drone have been deployed at Workman’s , St. George to search for an elderly woman who has been missing for three days. Monday was the last time 82-year-old Elmonda Husbands was last seen by her family. Police received a report on Tuesday that Ms. Husbands had left her residence about 12:45 […]
Former Chief Education Officer Laurie King Passes
Former Barbados Chief Education Officer, Laurie King, has died. His son Hayden Brathwaite tells Starcom Network News that Mr. King who was appointed as the education chief in 2012 died this morning at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness. He was sixty five years old. Mr. King had taken early retirement some years […]