Police remanded on sexual assault charge
A well-known lawman and former member of the Barbados Police Service Band, has been remanded to Dodds Prison on a sexual assault charge. 58 year-old Constable Edmund Barrow has been charged with having sex with a minor. Starcom Network News understands that Constable Barrow is being jointly charged with another individual, who is 17 years-old. […]
Insurance rate hike
The Barbados insurance sector says it’s grappling with an increase in rates from re-insurance companies, which is driving up the costs for the consumers. New President of the General Insurance Association of Barbados (GIAB), Andrea Walton tells Starcom Network News that an increase in rates is now unavoidable. Mrs. Walton who was elected as the […]
Earlier start to Grand Kadooment/tweaked route
The Barbados Association of Masqueraders is awaiting the finalized rules and regulations from the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) for this year’s Grand Kadooment. President of the Association, Bryan Worrel says discussions with the NCF began as early as January on the way forward for Crop Over 2025. He added that adjustments are being made to […]
Shooting at Dayrell’s Road
A man is in critical condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after being shot in the neck and shoulder at Brathwaite Gap, Dayrell’s Road, St. Michael. When Starcom Network visited the area residents pointed us to a man who may have saved the victim’s life. While requesting not to be identified, the man said he […]
House destroyed by fire
Two people, a husband and wife, have been left homeless after fire destroyed their home at Bryden’s Avenue, Brittons Hill, St. Michael earlier today. Two tenders responded to the blaze with 10 fire officers just after 9 a.m. No one was home at the time and all contents were lost when the wood and concrete […]