Schools ready, says education minister
The Education Ministry has declared schools ready for the full start of the new school year next Monday. Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney, announced at a news briefing today that most of the repairs and renovations undertaken during the long summer vacation have been completed with only some cleaning to be […]
Trump’s “immigrants eating pets” claim raises eyebrows
US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump attended a 9/11 memorial in Manhattan this morning following last night’s fiery debate – their first of the 2024 US presidential election. They debated policy but personal attacks also dominated the 90-minute event Mr. Trump criticized Ms. Harris’s record on immigration and the border, and also […]
Hope for construction job boom
The Barbados government is looking to a construction boom to help generate economic activity and create jobs, especially for the unemployed young people of this country. The strategy has been outlined by Minister of State in Ministry of Education with Responsibility for Tertiary Education, Sandra Husbands, as she addressed this morning an Employer Engagement Breakfast […]
Alarm over “NCD crisis”
Government has termed the rate of non-communicable diseases in Barbados a public health crisis, describing the situation as alarming and warning that the economic costs are significant. The situation has been outlined by Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael, addressing a national forum for non-governmental organizations on NCDs. He […]
Police probe car theft racket/two men charged
Two men have been slapped with a list of charges connected with the apparent theft of a car, as well as drug and traffic offences as the police probe what Starcom Network News understands is an apparent car theft racket. Starcom Network News has learnt that there has been a series of car thefts around […]