Man Injured in Stabbing at Swan Street
A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in an altercation at Swan Street in Bridgetown. The incident happened just after 3pm. The victim, a 35 year old male, ran to Central Police Station and he was taken to hospital by ambulance. The assailant is being sought by police.
BWA Working on Fix for Discolored Water
The Barbados Water Authority says it is putting measures in place to resolve the issue of discolored water at its Bowmanston Station in St. John. The BWA had to shut down the station more than six times this year to due to this problem. Residents in parts of St. John, St. George, and St. Philip […]
Mixed Bag For Xmas Sales
This country’s business sector reports overall reasonably good sales for the Christmas period so far but believe some sales especially on big ticket items were affected by consumers waiting for the VAT-Free Day that never came. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, James Clarke, tells Starcom Network News, that in the absence […]
Dozens of Severed Sugar Workers to Be Rehired/Get Pay Hike
Some of the scores of workers severed by the former state-owned Barbados Agricultural Management Company, BAMC, are to be re-hired by private companies starting from the middle of next month. That’s according to a letter sent this week to the General Secretary of the Barbados Workers Union by the Chairman of the now defunct BAMC, […]
Flash- Flood Warning in Effect for Barbados
A FLASH-FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS This alert message is valid from 11:35 am Friday 22nd December 2023 and will be TERMINATED at 6:00 pm Friday 22nd December 2023 or sooner if conditions warrant. A flash-flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of […]