BBC reports positive on Caribbean’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic
A BBC Report has been highlighting the Caribbean’s handling of the COVID’s pandemic. It notes that the death toll in the region from the coronavirus has been relatively small, with 84 deaths across 20 nations, when compared to other parts of the globe. The UWI’s Professor Clive Landis in the BBC report on the Caribbean’s […]
NUPW: ‘Forced savings’ a tough sell
Prime Minister Mottley may have a tough task in convincing public servants to accept the forced savings concept she hinted at last week, which government employees are seeing as a pay cut by a different name. Speaking at a news conference after a meeting of the social partnership last week, Ms. Mottley spoke of the […]
Digicel files for bankruptcy
Regional telecommunications conglomerate Digicel has filed for bankruptcy before the Bermuda courts but insists that its day-to-day operations will not be affected by the filing and directors of the Barbados division say that unit is financially strong and here to stay. The bankruptcy filing involves the appointment of three provisional liquidators from KPMG, the global […]
UPDATE: Police Identify body found hanging
The 32-year-old man found hanging in a shed at Odessa McClean Drive My Lord’s Hill, in an apparent suicide has been identified as Matthew Rommel Alphonso Omar Reeves of said address. Police said they received a report from a female caller who stated that her son was hanging from a rope and appeared to be […]
Last night’s shooting victim dies
Police have confirmed that a 30-year-old man who was shot last night has died. Jamar was rushed to surgery after being shot while walking through a track in the area of Odessa McClean Road, My Lord’s Hill, St Michael. Police said the victim was shot twice, in the back and chest, around 9:30 p.m. When […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: TWO NEW CASES AND ONE RECOVERY
Two Barbadian women are the latest COVID-19 positive cases. Aged 21 and 35, they were both identified through contact tracing. The number of persons who have been confirmed infected by the viral illness now stands at 88. Meanwhile, one person will be released from isolation today. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory carried out 141 […]
New date set for 11-plus exam
Education Minister Santia Bradshaw has announced that class four primary school students will return to school next month. She also disclosed during a news conference today that the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (Common Entrance Exam) was originally scheduled for May 5th but was then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will now be held […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: CONFIRMED CASES NOW 86
Barbados’ latest COVID-19 positive case is a 55-year-old Barbadian man who was identified through contact tracing by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. His was the only positive test out of 132 carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday. Two people will be released from isolation today. This brings the number of […]
Twenty-nine arrests made for curfew breach
A group of twenty-nine people held by police at a bar in the city last night is due to appear in court this morning charged with breach of curfew. Starcom Network News understands this follows a police raid late last night on the entertainment spot located at Crumpton Street, Bridgetown. The raid on the entertainment […]
“Coco” passes
Police today confirmed the death of Antonio Renaldo Todd alias “Coco Chanel”. According to lawmen, officers from the Black Rock Police Station responded to a report at Ceres Land, Fairfield, St Michael where they viewed and examined the body of Todd. The 33-year-old man of Whitehall Main Road, St Michael had been complaining of feeling […]