NPC Reports B’town Gas Leak Resolved
The National Petroleum Corporation says a reported gas leak in Bridgetown has been resolved. An NPC news release states that at approximately 9:49 a.m. today an NPC team returned to Tudor Street and its environs to conduct a further leak detection survey. The release notes that the Corporation had isolated the gas line in the […]
Bumper Winter Season/Big Celebrity Influx
Tourism officials report a very good winter tourist season with a major influx of visitors and especially celebrities for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Chair of Barbados Tourism Marketing Incorporated, Shelly Williams, tells Starcom Network News the heavy flow of tourists into the country even started earlier than normal. Mrs. Williams notes that several […]
Central Bank Cracks Down on Commercial Bank Transaction Fee
The Central Bank is clamping down on attempts by commercial banks to charge customers for online transactions from their accounts to other financial institutions. The Central Bank has issued a directive warning the commercial banks that they are not to charge for what are called automated clearing house or ACH Transactions. The directive from the […]