Stabbing in Bridgetown
A man has been transported to the hospital with injuries after a stabbing in Bridgetown. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. The condition of the victim is unclear.
400 Elder Care Workers to Get Permanency
The government is in the process of making the positions of over 400 elderly care workers permanent soon. This has been revealed by the Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey, on the sidelines of an opening ceremony of the renovated Lancaster House in St. James. Lancaster House is a home for elderly […]
Man Shot at Silver Sands
A man remains hospitalized with multiple gunshot injuries suffered in a shooting at Bourne’s Land, Silver Sands, Christ Church last night. Police say at around 8:40 last pm, the victim who is in his 30’s, was sitting next to a shop with a number of people when a man approached them from behind and fired […]
Masked Men Attack SSA Worker
The Sanitation Service Authority reports that one of its workers was attacked and injured by three masked men in a robbery attempt early this morning. SSA Public Relations Officer, Carl Padmore, tells Starcom Network News the incident happened about 5 am as the state employee was sweeping the road. Mr. Padmore notes that this is […]
Repair Plan for Highway 7
Extensive repairs are planned for the badly deteriorated south coast main road, highway seven, with work to be completed by March of 2025. In the meantime, a short term fix of the worst areas is to commence next month. This has been disclosed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works, Santia Bradshaw, […]
600 Derelict Vehicles to Be Moved
The Environmental Health Department will be removing more than 600 hundred derelict vehicles left across the country and has also launched an app for the public to identify others to be dealt with. The plan was outlined by head of the department Anthony Headley during last night’s Christ Church town hall meeting. He was responding […]
PM Warns Coconut Vendors to Clean Up Their Act
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has been providing an update on a long-mooted plan to relocate coconut vendors from along the highways to designated areas. She was responding to a member of the public who accused some of the vendors of creating a garbage dump along the road way. Prime Minister Mottley made it clear […]