Fatal shooting
Barbados has recorded yet another firearm related homicide. Starcom Network News understands that a man has been shot dead at Boscobelle, St. Peter. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, which is along Boscobelle Road. This is the latest in a recent resurgence of gun violence which included three shootings, two of them fatal, […]
World Bank predicts 3.7% economic growth for B’dos this year
The World Bank is forecasting economic growth of 3.7 percent for Barbados this year, down from the 4.4 percent expansion achieved in 2023 and the 4.1 percent growth reported by the Barbados Central Bank for the first quarter of this year. The forecast is contained in the Global Economic Prospects report released today. Overall the […]
Way cleared for jury trials and plea deals
Parliament has passed a new Criminal Procedure Act with fundamental changes to the judicial system that Attorney General Dale Marshall believes will help speed up the delivery of justice and eliminate the backlog of court cases. The changes provide for plea bargaining and judge-only trials and Mr. Marshall says this aims to make the judicial […]
Some SSA staff still off the job
Some Sanitation Service Authority workers remain off the job for a second consecutive day in protest over a promised incentive payment and other grievances. SSA Chairman, Ramon Alleyne, tells Starcom Network News, the majority of the employees are still at work. He condemns the work stoppage as a wild-cat strike and indicated there will be […]