COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT GERIATRIC HOSPITAL
Visits have been restricted on some wards at the Geriatric Hospital, at Beckles Road, St. Michael, due to a COVID-19 outbreak. This restriction includes wards 8A, 9A and 10A as well as wards 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B and 10B. Management and staff of the Geriatric Hospital sought to assure the public that they are committed […]
Credit Union Threatening Legal Action Against Activist Patrick King
Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union and its subsidiary Capita Finance are proposing to take legal action against activist Patrick King over controversial statements about the financial institutions. Mr. King, a frequent campaigner on various issues on social media and radio call in programs, confirms to Starcom Network News that he was hand delivered a […]
Covid Rate Remains Around 20%
A resurgence in covid-19 cases in Barbados continues with the positivity rate remaining around 20 percent for the past month. The latest figures released by the ministry of health for the two-week period from December 24th to January 6th show 390 new cases recorded from one thousand, 888 cases. This represents a positivity rate of […]
BHTA Warns of Implications of Taxi Fare Hike
The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association is concerned about Barbados’ competitiveness as a destination and about what it feels is lack of proper consultation on key issues including the recent increase in taxi fares. The concerns were articulated by the chair of the BHTA, Rene Coppin on VOB’s Down to Brasstacks call-in program. Mrs. Coppin […]
Prominent Attorney: Firearms Act Will Not Deter First Time Offenders
A prominent defense attorney does not believe that the recent amendments to the Fire Arms Act will act as a deterrent for first time offenders. In the amendment to the act which took effect from January 1st this year, a first offense should now carry a sentence of ten to twenty years for first timers […]