Fire Officers Train for EV Fires
Over 50 Barbados fire officers will by the end of the week be equipped with the kills to manage electric fires. The one-week training program which began today at the Arch Hall Fire Station is being conducted by the Fire Wise UK Learning Academy. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Minister of Home Affairs and Information, […]
No Poultry Shortage for Xmas Says Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister, Indar Weir, says he’s been given an assurance by poultry producers and supermarket operators that there will no shortage of chicken on the shelves this Christmas, despite some supply challenges in recent months. Mr. Weir also tells Starcom Network News that the six shipping containers of eggs imported by the Egg and Poultry […]
NUPW Has Questions About Social Services Merger
Days after the National Insurance Scheme officially transitioned to a statutory corporation the National Union of Public Workers is calling for details on the plan to merge a number of social services agencies, and especially about how the more than 300 staff members will be affected. NUPW General Secretary, Richard Greene, sees significant implications in […]
Ninja Man Charged for Parliament Museum Theft
A well-known street character has been remanded to Dodds Prison after being charged for stealing a number of valuable historical artifacts from the museum of the Barbados Parliament. Starcom Network News understands that Anthony Fitzpatrick Lynch, who is known to the public as Ninja Man is currently being held at the St. Philip prison after […]