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Legendary Barbadian Singer Carlyn Leacock Passes Away
Renowned Barbadian songstress Carlyn Leacock has died. Carlyn a member of the talented Leacock family of singers had been ailing since suffering a heart attack last year. In her early years Carlyn was a member of Sing Out of Barbados and went onto a stellar singing career including winning the Caribbean Song Contest in 1994 […]
$150 Million In Bdos Car Crash Claims
This country’s insurance companies report an upsurge in vehicular accidents and say they are paying out 150 million dollars a year in traffic accident claims. The President of the General Insurance Association of Barbados Randy Graham tells Starcom Network News that payouts for property claims have not been significant as Barbados has been spared major […]
Trinidad PM: No Cancelling Carnival Over Covid
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley today assured the country there’s no need to change COVID-19 protocols, impose new restrictions, cancel Carnival or close the country’s borders despite an increase in covid cases and hospitalizations. He asserts that the population is now highly immune, with about half vaccinated and a large portion of […]
Cherry: “I Need Help”
Businessman Anderson Cherry is appealing for help from government as he claims some businesses are being given an unfair advantage while others like his essentially go bankrupt for lack of work. Mr. Cherry, the Chief Executive Officer of the Jose and Jose Group, in an emotional contribution on VOB’s Down to Brasstacks call-in program claimed […]
$150 Million in Traffic Accident Claims
This country’s insurance companies report an upsurge in vehicle accidents and say they are paying out 150 million dollars a year in traffic accident claims. The President of the General Insurance Association of Barbados Randy Graham tells Starcom Network News that payouts for property damage have not been significant as Barbados has been spared major […]
Training for Over 200 Skilled Workers Starts
Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance Dwight Sutherland says training for over 200 skilled of workers in the construction sector has started. In April last year the Government introduced the Barbados Construction Gateway Training Initiative in an effort to deal with the shortage of skilled workers in the country. Speaking at a ceremony to hand […]