Checker Hall shooting rattles residents

Residents and business owners at Checker Hall, St. Lucy say they are shocked and saddened by the shooting death of 30-year-old Vere Hoyte. Hoyte was liming in a shed located in the area of the Checker Hall cross roads yesterday afternoon when gunmen in a passing vehicle fired several shots at him. He died at […]

BCCI/BHTA upbeat about We Gathering

The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry reports a boost in business from a strong winter tourism season and expects a further economic lift from the We Gathering that’s taking place this year. President of the Chamber, James Clarke, tells Starcom Network News, that the high arrival numbers reported by the hotel sector are evident […]

Man injured in St. John attack

A 33 year old man is being treated for injuries he suffered in an attack in St. John last night in which a gunshot was also reportedly fired. Starcom Network News understands the man had disembarked from a bus at the Welches/Bath Village junction when he was attacked by a group of men. He was […]