Insurance Rate Hike
Insurance rates in Barbados are going up from next month by up to ten percent. President of the General Insurance Association of Barbados Randy Graham tells Starcom Network News that overseas re-insurers have significantly increased their rates. Those increases will soon be implemented.
Barbados gets $200 Million World Bank Loan
Barbados is getting a two hundred million dollar loan from the World Bank. The Bank has announced in a news release that it approved yesterday one hundred million US dollars in financing to support Barbados’ low carbon economic development and resilience to climate change. The release quotes Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as saying that […]
US Flights Delayed
The US Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its grounding order of airline flights that has affected air traffic schedules in and out of Barbados. Planes in the US were grounded by an outage to a system that provides pilots with notices they need before flying. Normal operations have resumed, but delays from the ground stop […]
Haynesville Residents Concerned Following Shooting
A shooting last night at Haynesville, St. James has left some residents there fearful for their safety and concerned about the gun violence in the country. A 34 year old Haynesville man was shot in his chest about 8:20 pm. The victim was transported to hospital by private motor car. When Starcom Network News visited […]