1 House Destroyed/2 Damaged in Haggatt Hall Blaze
A fire has destroyed a house and damaged two others and a car at Barkers Road, Haggatt Hall St. Michael.Starcom Network News understands the blaze started just around 5:30 pm.Divisional Fire Officer Marlon Small said 7 people were affected. Meantime the owner of one of the damaged houses, Easton Jackman told Starcom Network News he […]
Row Over Payment of Road Cleaning Crew
A group of contract workers employed by the National Conservation Commission, NCC, to clean highways is complaining about not being paid. The group of about a dozen workers gathered at the NCC headquarters this morning claiming that they were to be paid per meter but now are being told they will be paid per day […]
RBC Halts Electronic Transfer Fees/Repays Customers
Royal Bank, RBC, has promised to stop charging customers for electronic transfer of funds to other financial institutions and to repay those customers who were charged. The Central Bank of Barbados had ordered a stop to the practice and in a statement today announced that following discussions with RBC, the commercial bank confirmed that effective […]
Nicholls Murder Accused Remanded
The two men charged for the murder of 28-year-old Mitchell Nicholls have been remanded to Dodd’ s Prison until February 7th. More in this report from Vonardo Corbin.
Rush for New I.D. Cards as Deadline Approaches
Almost 200 thousand people have collected their Trident ID cards, as the month-end deadline for the expiration of the old National Identification Card approaches. Manager of Information Systems with the Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenroy Roach tells Starcom Network News most of those registered have collected. He says the number of people registering for Trident […]
May 7th Tentative Date for Common Entrance/BUT Wants It Pushed Back
The date for this year’s Common Entrance Exam has been tentatively set for the first Tuesday in May, May 7th, but the Barbados Union of Teachers, complains that it wasn’t consulted on the matter and wants that date pushed back. Parents attending the first of a series of Ministry of Education town hall meetings on […]
Two Charged for Murder of Mitchel Nicholls
Two men have been charged for the murder of 28-year-old Mitchel Nicholls, one of the proprietors of the Nicholls Bakery family business. The North Criminal Investigation Department of the Barbados Police Service arrested and formally charged 20-year-old Victor Hoyte of Exchange Hill, Saint Michael and 26-year-old Devere Gittens of 2nd Avenue Bibby’s Lane, Saint Michael […]