Flash Flood Watch in Effect for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Service has issued a A flash-flood watch for Barbados from 5:45 this evening (June 27th). The will be updated at 8:00am tomorrow (Wednesday, June 28th) or sooner if conditions warrant. A flash-flood watch is issued when heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time (generally less than 6 hours) could […]

Car Shot-Up in St. Philip

The police are trying to determine the circumstances of a bullet-riddled car abandoned on a St. Philip road. Police receive report about three minutes past noon of shots fired. They responded to the area and found the car abandon with no one in it. The red Suzuki Swift was left at Farm Road, near Six […]

State Funeral for Sir Lloyd

The House of Assembly today observed two minutes silence and then the sitting was adjourned the until next week as a mark of respect at the passing of former Prime Minister Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford. Acting Prime Minister and leader of government business in the Chamber, Santia Bradshaw, offered condolences to Sir Lloyd’s family on […]

Big Plans for Shrimp Industry

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Indar Weir sees potential for Barbados to develop a multi-million dollar shrimp industry that could replace much if not all of the significant quantities of shrimp imported every year. He disclosed that a pilot project to lay the groundwork has just been completed. Barbados imports more than 30 million […]

UPDATE TO CARJACKING STORY

A woman was last night robbed of her vehicle and valuables in the vicinity of the Netball Stadium. An onlooker told Starcom Network News that the incident occurred about 9 50 pm (Monday). The woman is said to have been accosted by three men (our initial report said four) in black hoodies as she parked […]